2021 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Big Stone SWCD)
Annie Felix-Gerth
(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.
The grant funds were used for 831.5 hours of Admin, 599 hours of district technician, 301 hours of program technician, $5,000 of communications fees and phone/computer hardware, 40 acres of cover crops, 1 well sealing, 2 shoreland restoration projects, 1 manure pit closure - 2 pollution prevention projects, 73.5 lbs. of phosphorus reduction, 67.9 tons of sediment reduction to surface waters, 146.18 tons of soil saved
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS