Grants to Wisconsin local governments and agencies for construction and engineering projects on dams owned by local municipalities. Funding is intended to support the repair, maintenance, reconstruction, and modification of dams to enhance safety, as well as to support dam removal and abandonment.
Cities, towns, villages, counties, tribes, and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts (lake districts) may apply for grants to conduct projects on dams that they own. The owner must have the inspection directives or an administrative order that requires the dam safety project.
Estimated Size of Grant:
Send applications to:
Wisconsin DNR
Municipal Dam Grant Manager - CF/2
PO Box 7921
101 S. Webster Street
Madison, WI 53707-7921
NOTE: If the application is hand-carried to the Department, deliver it to the DNR Customer Service Center, 1st floor, State Natural Resources Building, 101 S. Webster Street, Madison, WI and make sure the application gets stamped with the date of delivery.
Wendy Peich, Dam Grant Manager
Wendy.Peich@wisconsin.gov
608-852-1358
Tanya Lourigan, Dam Safety & Floodplain Mapping
Section Chief
Tanya.Lourigan@wisconsin.gov
608-444-2089
To submit a permit application online to reconstruct/repair or remove the dam, see https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Dams/permits.html.