Wisconsin Administrative Code

NR 193.04 Accountability. (1) A grantee shall do all of the following: (a) Follow generally accepted accounting principles and practices during the implementation of a project funded with a grant awarded under this chapter. Should the grantee fail to comply, the department may te…

NR 193.05 DNR cost-share percentages and maximum grant award amounts. Grants awarded under this chapter cover a percentage of total eligible project costs up to a maximum grant award amount, as outlined in Table 1 for each grant subprogram in this chapter. The grantee shall be re…

NR 193.06 Eligible and ineligible costs. (1) ELIGIBLE COSTS. The department may reimburse eligible project costs at the DNR cost-share percentage up to the maximum allowable grant award amount if the costs are reasonable and necessary for the project, documented, consistent with …

NR 193.07 Grantee match. (1) The grantee shall pay the grantee match for a grant awarded under this chapter using funds not provided by the department. The minimum grantee match shall amount to the percentage of the total project cost that is specified in Table 1 under s. NR 193.…

NR 193.08 Cost containment. (1) PROCEDURES. A grantee shall implement cost containment measures for all capital assets and any supply, service, or equipment item purchased by a grantee for projects funded with a grant awarded under this chapter if the cost exceeds $2,500. The gra…

NR 193.09 Applications. (1) APPLICATION SUBMISSION. (a) An application may be submitted to the department at any time prior to the deadlines established by the department for each subprogram under this chapter. (b) To be considered for grant funding, complete applications shall b…

NR 193.10 Public access. (1) Each grant application for a project on a public waterbody shall include a description of the existing and, if applicable, proposed public access. The description shall include current and future public use at all access sites, a map of the waterbody …

NR 193.11 Priorities. (1) The department will establish grant funding priorities for each subprogram under this chapter, which may include a consideration of the degree to which the project will do any of the following: (a) Enhance knowledge and understanding of surface waters an…

NR 193.12 Grant awards and grant agreements. (1) GENERAL PROCEDURES. A grant award for costs of a project as estimated in the grant application and approved by the department may not exceed the maximum amount of the DNR costshare percentage identified under s. NR 193.05. Applican…

NR 193.13 Conditions for grant agreements. (1) GENERAL. The department may include conditions in a grant agreement related to any of the following: (a) Mandatory compliance with all applicable provisions of the Wisconsin statutes and the Wisconsin administrative code and all appl…

NR 193.14 Maintenance and disposition of assets. A grantee may purchase supplies, equipment, or capital assets with a grant provided under this chapter, consistent with limitations for each subprogram and federal guidelines, if applicable. The grantee shall adhere to all of the f…

NR 193.16 Professional service agreements. (1) PROCEDURES. (a) This section does not apply to counties, cities, towns, villages, or Wisconsin tribes. (b) A grantee who subcontracts or hires an agent to undertake any portion of a project requiring more than $5,000 of grant funding…

NR 193.17 Project quality assurance requirements. (1) A grantee shall ensure that its staff, contractors, volunteers, and service providers conducting activities funded with a grant awarded under this chapter complete minimum training requirements or demonstrate sufficient profic…

NR 193.18 Grant payments. The department may make payments to the grantee, including advance payments, escrow payments and reimbursements, in the following manner: (1) Grants awarded under this chapter are generally administered on a reimbursement basis. A grantee shall incur and…

NR 193.19 Grantee reporting. (1) Progress reports shall accompany a grantee[s request for partial payment. A grantee shall submit a progress report detailing project activities and accomplishments that have taken place during the reporting period at the same time a grantee reques…

NR 193.20 Variances. The department may approve, in writing, a variance from a requirement of this chapter upon the written request of a grantee, if the department determines that a variance is essential to effect necessary grant actions or program objectives, and where special c…

NR 193.30 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for awarding cost-sharing grants for implementing a surface water management planning program. Projects eligible for funding under this subchapter include all of the following: (1) Surface water educatio…

NR 193.31 Surface water education. Surface water education projects eligible for funding under this subchapter include all of the following: (1) SURFACE WATER INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. Surface water information and education projects that accumulate new or existing information o…

NR 193.33 Conditions for management plan development grants. A management plan completed under s. NR 193.32 (1) (f) shall be submitted with a final report required under s. NR 193.19 along with the request for final payment, with all of the following conditions: (1) A plan shall …

NR 193.40 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for implementing a lake classification grant program as provided for in s. 281.69 (5), Stats. Grants awarded under this program will allow counties to assist the department to update and improve lake inf…

NR 193.41 Eligible grantees. Only counties and tribal governing bodies are eligible to apply for a County Lake Grant. Note: Though s. 281.69 (5) directs this subprogram to counties only, s. 20.002 (13) provides that any state grant program available to a local government may also…

NR 193.42 Eligible projects. One or more projects may be included in a single grant application. Any of the following projects are eligible for a County Lake Grant: (1) COUNTY LAKE PROTECTION PLANS. County lake protection planning projects will update and improve basic lake infor…

NR 193.50 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures to award cost-sharing grants to implement a Surface Water Management Grant Program for lakes, rivers and wetlands. Grants awarded under this subchapter shall be used to implement protection or improvemen…

NR 193.51 Surface water management grants. Surface Water Management Grants shall support projects that protect or restore aquatic life or water quality. Subprograms under this subchapter include all of the following: (1) SURFACE WATER RESTORATION. Surface water restoration projec…

NR 193.52 General requirements. (1) APPLICABILHealthy Lakes and Rivers projects, shoreland protection projects, in-water management projects, wetland restoration projects, and wetland restoration incentives outlined in s. NR 193.51 (1) and (2) shall occur in one or more of the fo…

NR 193.53 Eligibility for a management plan implementation project. (1) A grantee shall request from the department a determination of eligibility prior to applying for a management plan implementation grant awarded under s. NR 193.51 (3) or an aquatic invasive species control gr…

NR 193.54 Ineligible activities. Activities not eligible for funds awarded under this subchapter include those that are necessary to comply with a regulatory action, including wetland mitigation projects that implement the restoration, enhancement, or creation of wetlands or shor…

NR 193.60 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for awarding cost-sharing grants for integrated pest management of aquatic invasive species populations that threaten or cause adverse effects on surface waters and shorelands.

NR 193.61 Definitions. In addition to definitions provided in s. NR 193.03, the following definitions apply to this subchapter: (1) XEstablished populationY means a reproducing population of aquatic invasive species that is not a pioneer population. (2) XIntegrated pest managemen…

NR 193.62 Eligible grantees. In addition to the eligible grantees under subch. I, any person owning property on which a verified prohibited species occurs or who has a waterbody located entirely on their property in which a verified prohibited species occurs is eligible to apply …

NR 193.63 Eligible projects. (1) PREVENTION. Prevention projects are intended to prevent the introduction of new invasive species to a waterbody or control the spread of invasive species among waterbodies. Eligible projects include: (a) Watercraft inspection projects, which shall…

NR 193.64 Ineligible activities. Activities not eligible for grant funding under this subchapter include chemical treatment or mechanical harvesting of aquatic plants for the purpose of seasonal nuisance relief, management techniques that are not expected to result in effective c…

NR 193.65 General conditions. (1) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT. Projects funded with a grant awarded under this subchapter shall employ an integrated pest management strategy. Integrated pest management is an ecosystem-based management strategy that focuses on long-term suppression…

NR 193.70 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish eligible activities, qualifications, and procedures for the administration of contracts and cooperative agreements for the creation and support of a statewide Lake Monitoring and Protection Network. Contracts under…

NR 193.71 Definitions. In addition to definitions provided in s. NR 193.03, the following definitions apply to this subchapter: (1) XContractY means an agreement between the department and a contracting entity detailing the activities, compensation, products, term, and conditions…

NR 193.72 Eligible network cooperators. (1) Eligible cooperators under this subchapter are limited to state or federal agencies, tribal governing bodies, and county governments, or their designated agents. Subject to approval by the department, counties and tribes may designate a…

NR 193.73 Establishing the network. The department may establish and maintain a statewide Lake Monitoring and Protection Network by conducting any of the following activities: (1) Providing protocols for conducting network activities. (2) Registering and providing technical suppo…

NR 193.74 Network services. A network cooperator shall enter into an agreement with the department to assist with the operation and maintenance of the Lake Monitoring and Protection Network. The agreement will include specification of the services to be rendered and other expecta…

NR 193.75 Network participants. (1) QUALIFICAA network participant is a person who volunteers or receives compensation to conduct network activities listed under s. NR 193.76 and who meets all of the following qualifications: (a) The person is approved by the department or by a n…

NR 193.76 Network activities. Network participants will implement established lake monitoring and protection programs or employ other program-approved protocols to monitor and protect lake ecosystems. Network activities include any of the following: (1) Participating in the Citiz…

NR 193.80 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for the administration of grants for the acquisition of property in fee simple or for conservation easements, if the purchase will substantially contribute to the protection or improvement of the water q…

NR 193.81 Applicability. This subchapter applies to eligible recipients as defined in s. 281.69 (3) (a), Stats., and s. 281.70 (4) (a), Stats., that wish to apply for grants for the acquisition of property in fee simple or for a conservation easement to protect or improve lakes, …

NR 193.82 Definitions. In addition to definitions provided in s. NR 193.03, the following definitions apply to this subchapter: (1) XBaseline documentY means a document prepared under s. NR 193.85 (4) to serve as an objective information baseline for monitoring compliance with th…

NR 193.84 Grantee acquisition match. (1) The grantee shall pay a grantee acquisition match for a grant awarded under this subchapter amounting to at least 25% of the total project cost using funds not provided by the department. The grantee shall confer with the department if the…

NR 193.85 General grant conditions when land is acquired under this subchapter. In addition to the provisions specified in s. NR 193.13, the department may include conditions in a grant agreement related to any of the following: (1) Maximum grant awards. Maximum grant awards may …

NR 193.86 Additional conditions for conservation easements. When a conservation easement is being purchased with grant funds awarded under this subchapter, the department may include additional conditions in a grant agreement related to any of the following: (1) A requirement tha…

NR 193.87 Grant calculation. (1) The department may award a grant under this subchapter for up to 75% of the total project costs, but the award amount may not exceed the maximum grant award amount per fee simple land or easement acquisition subprogram. (2) (a) The grantee shall o…

NR 193.88 Grant award. (1) The department shall use a grant agreement to award any funds under this subchapter. A grant agreement is not binding until signed by the department and the applicant and returned to the department by the specified deadline. Grant funds shall not be dis…

NR 193.89 Grant agreements for acquisition projects. (1) In addition to any grant agreement conditions identified under s. NR 193.13, all of the following essential conditions shall be added to a grant agreement awarded under this subchapter: (a) The grantee may not convert the p…

NR 193.90 Conversions. If a grantee converts property to an inconsistent use not approved by the department, the grantee shall return the property to the use specified in the grant agreement within 6 months of written notification of the inconsistent use by the department or the …