A total of 129 applications were received by the Nov. 3 deadline for the first round of the Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL) grant program.
An initiative of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, $3.7 million was made available to nonprofit organizations and governmental units to help fund projects intended to restore, enhance or protect fish and wildlife habitat in Minnesota. First-round grant application requests totaled $16.6 million.
The DNR will now review each of the applications to determine which projects will be funded. The deadline for completing that process is Dec. 15.
If any funds remain following the first round, they will be available for a second round of grants with an application deadline of 5 p.m., March 1, 2010. Grant applications can be submitted year-round through the CPL Web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/ habitat/cpl/index.html.
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