Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program schedules

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Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program schedules
(Released September 27, 2010)


Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program has scheduled three workshops in early October to explain the application process for its annual grant program. The workshops will run from 10 a.m. to noon.


Dates and locations of the workshops are:         

* Tuesday, Oct. 5, Superior National Forest office, 2020 W. Highway 61, Grand Marais.·       

*Wednesday, Oct. 6, Department of Natural Resources office, 1568 Highway 2, Two Harbors.

*Thursday, Oct. 7, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) office, 525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400, Duluth.

Workshops will cover eligibility, types of fundable activities and match requirements. They will also include tips on grant writing, information about the scoring and ranking system, and an update on required forms and attachments. Coastal program staff will be available after the meeting to answer questions and to discuss specific projects.

“The application process has changed a bit this year,” said Karla Sundberg, grants specialist, Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program. “Our workshops will cover those changes and much more.” 

This year, Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program anticipates having approximately $500,000 to award to projects that address coastal issues. Priority will be given to projects focused on coastal habitat, coastal water quality, coastal hazards, public access, coastal community planning and development, government coordination and public involvement, cultural and historical resources, and coastal education and outreach.

Funds are available to local and state governmental entities and nonprofit organizations working in the state’s coastal area, which includes portions of the lower St. Louis River, its estuary, Lake Superior and the North Shore.

Minnesota’s Coastal Program was approved in July 1999, and is administered through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological Resources/Waters Division in Two Harbors.

For more information about the program or application materials, contact Sundberg at 218-834-1447 or karla.sundberg@state.mn.us.

Additional information and application materials are also available online at www.mndnr.gov/waters/lakesuperior. Applications are due Nov. 19 for funds available in summer/fall 2011.