The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection recently announced that nearly 50 groups will be sharing roughly $1-million-dollars in producer-lead Watershed Protection Grants.
Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil and Health Water is in line for $26,400.
This is the ninth round of grant awards since funding was first made available in the 2015-17 biennial budget.
Officials say annual interest in the Watershed Protection Grant program continues to exceed the program budget.
This funding cycle received the highest amount of requests in the history of the program, with 47 groups applying for a total funding request of almost $1.6-million.
This year’s grant cycle funding will support four new groups while helping veteran groups continue to advance their work.
