MLSCP Grant Program
Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program offers annual, federal-matching grant funds for projects that address coastal issues.
Grants are offered on a competitive basis, and are reviewed by the Governor's Council on Minnesota's Coastal Program, which makes recommendations on funding. Funding is from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Eligible grant applicants include:
- Local units of government
- State agencies
- Nonprofits
- School Districts
- Colleges and Universities
- Conservation Districts
- Joint Powers Boards
- Special Districts (e.g., sanitary sewer district)
Annual Grant Program (Section 306)
Targeted for studies, plans, research, administration, and education & interpretation projects that directly relate to Lake Superior coastal resources. All studies and design project sites must be located within the coastal boundary.
Annual Grant Program (Section 306A)
Targeted for land acquisition, low-cost construction, shoreline rehabilitation and modification to increase public access, engineering designs, report or specifications directly related to the construction of a project.
Short Term Action Request Grants (STAR)
A limited amount of funds to serve short term, more immediate requests for grant dollars from the coastal community. STAR projects are short in duration and small in scope.
Resources for Grantees
- 2011 Grant Workshop Presentation (28 pages, 297 kb)
- Signage Guidance (768 KB)
- Past Projects
- Our program boundary in Google Earth kml format. Requires Google Earth (free)
- Program logos (3 MB zip file)
Great Lakes AOC Land Acquisition Grants
MLSCP is coordinating the selection of Minnesota projects for the national Great Lakes Area of Concern (AOC) land acquisition grant program. Eligible projects must be located within the St. Louis River AOC or the St. Louis River watershed and must be endorsed by the associated Remedial Action Plan implementation group. Support will be given for acquisition of fee simple interests in lands or conservation easements from willing sellers. Land must be held by a non-federal public entity and preserved in perpetuity for conservation purposes.
Grant Contact Information
Karla Sundberg, Grant Specialist
Phone: 218-834-1447
Fax: 218-834-6639
email: karla.sundberg@state.mn.us