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Committee considers community grants program to widen access to ENRTF funding
Summary
Senate File 2547 would create a community grants program to distribute Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund dollars to smaller nonprofits, municipalities, tribes and community-led projects. DNR staff and partners described program design work and outreach; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 2547 would establish a community grants program to distribute Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) dollars to smaller local organizations, tribes and municipalities that historically face barriers to the larger LCCMR grant process. The bill drew supportive testimony from the DNR and coalition groups.
Why it matters: Supporters said the LCCMR process favors large, well-resourced organizations and that a…
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