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Board hears Clean Water Indiana updates; state soil board eyeing $9 million request
Summary
Staff updated the board on Clean Water Indiana habitat and pollinator stewardship projects and said the state soil board plans to request $9 million in the next budget session — potentially yielding about $50,000 per county if approved — while urging counties to prepare project frameworks.
A staff member updated the Laporte County SWCD on Clean Water Indiana (CWI) native-habitat and pollinator stewardship work, describing multi‑year restoration projects, outreach materials for teachers and a planned sustainability event with a local Hitachi facility.
During discussion about state-level funding, a committee member reported that the state soil board plans to request $9,000,000 in the next budget cycle and that, if the request were fully approved, it could translate to roughly $50,000 per county — but the funds would be distributed competitively and would require counties to have project frameworks ready. "They're wanting to request $9,000,000 next budget session... that's an extra $50,000 per county," the committee member said. Board members discussed updating business plans and potential staffing to qualify for such funding.
