This grant program will begin accepting applications at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Applications received before this time will not be accepted. To provide grants in a timely manner, the final application deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.
The grant program hs been revised this year. Before you apply, please review this year’s Request for Proposals carefully.
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Overview
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has up to $1,060,000 available to Tribal governments and local entities such as lake associations, watershed districts, cities, and counties for the management of curly-leaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush and/or starry stonewort.
The goal of the DNR’s Invasive Aquatic Plant Management Program (IAPM) is to minimize harmful effects caused by invasive aquatic plants while also protecting natural resources and their use.
Funding is for reimbursement of expenses incurred while conducting local aquatic invasive species (AIS) management projects under IAPM permits. Small-scale grants will be offered for IAPM of curly-leaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush, and starry stonewort, with highest priority placed on starry stonewort management. Population-scale grants will be offered for IAPM of entire populations of Eurasian watermilfoil within lakes.
Only one small-scale and one population-scale application per waterbody, as defined by its unique Lake ID number, will be considered. Small-scale applications may propose management of multiple species (e.g., starry stonewort and curly-leaf pondweed). Additionally, a waterbody will only receive one grant for Eurasian watermilfoil (i.e., no grantee will receive a small-scale grant that includes Eurasian watermilfoil in addition to a population-scale grant for Eurasian watermilfoil).
- Timeline
Program step Date Updated program and application information posted on this web page 11/3/2025
Application period opens at 9 a.m. 11/10/2025 Questions due no later than 4:30 p.m. 12/1/2025 Application period closes at 4:30 p.m. 12/8/2025 Unofficial award notice January 2026 Grant award notifications and grant agreements March 2026 Control project work Begins after receiving the fully signed and executed Grant Award Notification or Grant Agreement Grant expiration June 30, 2027, or when grant obligations are fulfilled, whichever is earlier - Contact information and FAQ
- For assistance and further information on the grant and permit applications, and technical advice on your proposed invasive aquatic plant management project, please contact:
- Your DNR Regional Invasive Species Specialist for assistance with your grant and permit applications
- Angelique Dahlberg, Aquatic Invasive Species Research and Grants Coordinator, [email protected]
Please submit questions no later than 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. All questions and responses will be posted on this page by the end of business Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Questions received after 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, may not be posted to the website.