# Surface Water Grants

From Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 16 November 2026. The funder gives the deadline as “November 16th, 2026”. Applies to applicants seeking CBCW or LMPN funds and those who already submitted the required pre-application for other grant types.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: NGOs, Community groups, Government bodies, Research institutions and Indigenous organisations
- Where: Not found on the pages we read
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Wetlands, Community conservation and Protected areas
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/
- Funder’s programme page: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/SurfaceWater.html

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual cost-sharing grants in Wisconsin for lake and river protection and restoration: planning, shoreland and watershed restoration practices, aquatic invasive species control and permanent land protection. Nonprofit conservation organisations and lake or river associations apply after an eligibility review.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Surface Water Grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “The preferred method of application submittal is via email to DNRSurfaceWaterGrants@wisconsin.gov.”

Source: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/SurfaceWater.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/#access

**Surface Water Grants, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/#amount

**Surface Water Grants, where:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/#geography

**Surface Water Grants, who can apply:** NGOs, Community groups, Government bodies, Research institutions and Indigenous organisations

> “tribal governing bodies, other local units of government, accredited colleges, universities, technical schools, lake districts and town sanitary districts are automatically eligible to apply for a Surface Water Grant. Qualified lake associations, qualified surface water management organizations, qualified river management organizations, nonprofit conservation organizations”

Source: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/SurfaceWater.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/#applicant_types

**Surface Water Grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “November 15 Deadline: Grant application deadline.”

Source: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/SurfaceWater.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/#window

**Surface Water Grants, co-funding required:** Yes

> “provides cost-sharing grants for surface water protection and restoration”

Source: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/SurfaceWater.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 application round

Call page: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/SurfaceWater.html

**Surface Water Grants, 2026 application round, status:** Open

> “Surface Water Grant final applications are due on November 16th, 2026.”

Source: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/SurfaceWater.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/#call-2026-status

**Surface Water Grants, 2026 application round, deadline:** 16 November 2026 (the funder writes “November 16th, 2026”)

> “Surface Water Grant final applications are due on November 16th, 2026.”

Source: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/SurfaceWater.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/#call-2026-deadline

Condition: Applies to applicants seeking CBCW or LMPN funds and those who already submitted the required pre-application for other grant types.

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Surface Water Grants, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Surface Water Grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/wi-dnr-surface-water-grants/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Surface+Water+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fwi-dnr-surface-water-grants%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Surface+Water+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fwi-dnr-surface-water-grants%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction