BWSR offers a suite of program & operations grants to each Soil and Water Conservation District with funds for the general administration and operation of the district or to provide cost-share funds for landowner conservation projects. The grants are intended to provide districts a certain degree of funding stability. The following is a partial list of how Soil and Water Conservation Districts use BWSR grants:
- Pay for the costs of employing staff
- Rental of office space
- Automobile operating expenses
- Postage and utilities
- Supervisors' compensation and expenses
- Reporting Profiles
Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture Pilot Reporting Profile
Buffer Law Implementation Reporting Profile
Conservation Contracts Program Reporting Profile
Conservation Delivery Reporting Profile
Cooperative Weed Management Reporting Profile
Soil Health Cost Share Reporting Profile
Soil Health Delivery Reporting Profile
Soil Health Practices (RCPP) Reporting Profile
Soil Health Staffing Reporting Profile
State Cost Share Program Reporting Profile
SWCD Local Capacity Services Reporting Profile
SWCDs may be eligible for additional grants through the Clean Water Fund, Watershed-Based Implementation Funding, DRAP, or other programs.
- Allocations
FY 2024 & 2025 Buffer Implementation (pdf) (posted September 8, 2023)
FY 2024 & 2025 Conservation Delivery & Conservation Contracts Program (pdf) (posted August 30, 2023)
FY 2023 SWCD Local Capacity Allocations (pdf) (posted September 8, 2023)
FY 2023 Buffer Implementation (pdf) (posted September 8, 2023)
FY 2022 SWCD Local Capacity Allocations (pdf) (posted October 27, 2021)
FY 2022 & 2023 Conservation Delivery & State Cost-Share Allocations (pdf) (updated September 8, 2023)
FY 2022 Buffer Implementation (pdf) (posted October 27, 2021)
FY 2022 Buffer Supplemental (pdf) (updated September 8, 2023)
If you have questions regarding grant program policies, please contact your board conservationist.