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DNR and advocates outline community grants program goals; committee hears oversight concerns
Summary
Representative Hollins presented House File 2293 to appropriate ENRTF funds for a community grants program designed to help smaller nonprofits and municipalities access trust fund dollars.
Representative Hollins presented House File 2293, an appropriation request to implement the statutory community grants program created in 2023 to help smaller organizations and municipalities access Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF / LCCMR) dollars.
Catherine Sherman Hohen, DNR agency‑wide grants manager, described the department’s ongoing work to stand up the program: designing an advisory council that meets statutory member and geographic requirements, building application and risk‑mitigation processes, and coordinating with…
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