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Waupaca County amends budget to accept Climate Smart Commodities grant funding for agronomy staff and cost-share
Summary
The board amended the 2023 Land & Water Conservation Department budget to accept a $313,080 sub-award for agronomy staffing and $462,610 for landowner cost-sharing under a Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance sub-award of Edge Cooperative's USDA Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program; the resolution passed unanimously.
The Waupaca County Board on March 21 adopted a budget amendment (Resolution No. 44) to accept federal and sub-award funding tied to the USDA Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program.
The resolution authorizes accepting a $313,080 award to fund a three-year, full-time agronomy/soil health staff position (including vehicle purchase/rental and operating costs) and a $462,610 award for landowner cost-sharing and incentive payments under the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance sub-award from Edge Cooperative. The 2023 amendments specify $54,308 to personal services, $4,700 to operating supplies and $60,756 to grants and contributions for climate-smart conservation practices.
Supervisor Cindy Hardy moved adoption and Supervisor DuWayne Federwitz seconded; the motion carried 26-0.
The resolution states the funds will support implementation of the county's 2022-2031 Land & Water Resource Management Plan and the Wisconsin DNR Upper Fox-Wolf Total Maximum Daily Load plan; the transcript records the award amounts and line-item allocations but provides no additional implementation timetable or staffing start date.
Next steps: county finance and Land & Water Conservation staff will implement the grant-funded position and administer cost-share contracts consistent with the grant agreement and the county budget amendment.
