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DNR NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                       
         SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
Media contacts: Colleen Coyne, DNR communications director,
651-259-5023; Pat Collins, Coastal Program Manager, 218-834-1443

Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program solicits projects,
announces reduced match program

Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program is soliciting projects for
funding for the 2010 grant cycle. The program provides grants to help
balance natural resource protection with the needs of coastal
communities to provide places to live, work and recreate. 

Projects must show a direct connection with preserving, restoring or
enhancing Minnesota’s coastal resources. The coastal area consists of
portions of 31 local governments, including the lower St. Louis River,
its estuary, Lake Superior, and the North Shore. 

Approximately $500,000 will be available for grants. The Governor’s
Council on Minnesota’s Coastal Program helps establish funding
priorities and recommends projects for funding.

Grants can fund projects such as land-use planning, education and
interpretation, construction of paths and walkways, urban waterfront
revitalization, public access to coastal areas, economic analysis,
rehabilitation of cultural and historic buildings and structures, and
land or easement acquisition and other projects that address the coastal
resources of Lake Superior. 

Other examples include costs for field experiences for classroom
students such as bussing and program fees and planning for long-term
sustainability of coastal communities such as increasing coastal
resiliency to climate change, and climate change adaptation or
mitigation activities.

Emphasis areas for this funding cycle:
●	Coastal Outreach and Education.
●	Coastal Land Use, Planning, and Development.
●	Public Access and Recreation.
●	Enhancement, Protection, and Management of Natural Resources.
●	Protection, Preservation, and Enhancement of Cultural and
Historic Coastal Resources.
●	Support of Coastal Economic Activities and Analysis.

Reduced match program
The Coastal Program will require a reduced match for one project per
applicant for smaller projects. Those eligible include non-construction
projects with a total cost (grant and match) of $20,000 or less. Match
requirements will be 25 percent of the total project cost (for example,
a $20,000 total project would equal a $15,000 grant request plus a
$5,000 match). 

Eligible applicants include local units of government, state agencies,
school districts, institutes of higher learning, joint powers boards,
nonprofit organizations, area-wide agencies, conservation districts,
port authorities, sanitary sewer districts, and tribal governments.

Application forms are available from Minnesota’s Lake Superior
Coastal Program, 1568 Hwy 2, Two Harbors, MN 55616; phone 218-834-1447;
fax 218-834-6639; or for download from:
http://mndnr.gov/waters/lakesuperior. Applications are due Dec. 7,
for funds available Summer/Fall, 2010. 
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