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SPECIAL G NT ANNOUNCEMENT G TS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ASSIST NATURAL SOURCE DECISION MA N The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has received $150,000 from the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources for matching grants to assist local governments which are experiencing development and land use changes which are impacting natural resources. The funds are intended for projects which utilize emerging technologies and information to make land use, zoning, and permitting decisions which are appropriate to land and water resources and contribute to sustainable development. Augmenting local government staff resources and the input they provide to local governing boards for natural resource decisions is a focus of this grant. Successful projects will result in enhanced capability of local governing boards to effectively deal with development pressures which are affecting land and water resources. This is an opportunity to jump start efforts which help put your local government. in a better position to deal with development pressures. This is a limited source of funds available for a limited time; the application process has been streamlined accordingly by using apre-proposal format-- selected grantees will establish final details with a BWSR staff person. H 1 tr1L°ull tS Eligibility. Applications must come from Counties, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Watershed Districts or Metropolitan Watershed Management Organizations. Other local units of government must apply through one of the above local units. This announcement is being distributed to the BWSR Challenge grant mailing list. Pre-proposals will be requested and ranked by aninter-agency team. The pre-proposals will be ranked according the criteria used for the BWSR Challenge Grant Program which is in this same mailing plus the additional points covered in this announcement. The BWSR will contact selected recipients to prepare a final work plan, budget, and other details. - There is no upper or lower dollar limit on applications, however, the BWSR expects to fiend at least three projects. - Projects require a 50:50 match, cash or in-kind. - Priority will be given to proposals tivhich contain a cash match, indicate a cooperative effort between two or more local units of government, and show good faith commitment to continue the effort beyond the grant period. - Grants tivill be available through June 30, 1999, with a possible 6 month extension if approved by BWSR and the LCMR.