Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program solicits grant applications

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Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program solicits grant applications
(Released October 20, 2011)

Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program is soliciting applications by Nov. 18 for its 2012 annual grant cycle. Approximately $450,000 will be available for non-construction, construction and land acquisition projects that preserve, restore and enhance Minnesota’s coastal resources.

Priority will be given to projects that focus on public access, coastal community planning and development, coastal hazards, coastal habitat and government coordination.

The Coastal Program preserves, protects, develops and, where possible, restores or enhances coastal resources along Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior,

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, are eligible to apply.

In general, applicants are required to match 50 percent of the total project costs. Individual requests can vary, but no more than $100,000 per request will be awarded.

Grant funding is available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. Funds are administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Get application materials. Interested applicants can also request information in alternative formats by contacting Karla Sundberg, grants specialist, at 218-834-1447 or karla.sundberg@state.mn.us