SWCD Assistance for Local, State and Federal Cost-Share Programs

  • Conduct site investigations
  • Determine conservation practice(s) needed
  • Survey and design of practice
  • Provide landowners with a design plan
  • Produce a cost estimate
  • Perform a pre-construction conference
  • Supervise construction
  • Certify the practice for payment

State Cost-Share

State funded Cost-Share programs are administered locally by the Winona County SWCD. These programs assist landowners financially and technically in the installation of conservation practices that reduce erosion, control sedimentation or improve and protect water quality to ensure the sustainable use of Minnesota’s natural resources.

State Funded Cost-Share Programs

  • Cooperative Weed Management Area Grant

  • Habitat Enhancement Landscape Pilot Grant

  • Local Capacity Services Grant

  • Soil Health Cost-Share Grant

  • State Cost-Share Grant

  • Watershed Based Implementation Funds – Root River 1W1P

  • Watershed Based Implementation Funds – WinLaC CWMP

Goals of Cost-Share Funded Projects

  • Control Manure & Nutrient Runoff

  • Improve Soil Health

  • Manage Natural Resources

  • Protect Groundwater from Pollution

  • Provide Water Storage

  • Reduce Erosion & Sedimentation

  • Reduce Flooding Impacts

The majority of State Cost-Share Programs provide 50% to 90% cost-share assistance for implementation of conservation practices.  Financial assistance amount is based on conservation practice(s) to be implemented, practice location, and federal and local funds leveraged.  Cost-share applications are taken year-round, approval of applications is determined by the Winona County SWCD Board of Supervisors and available funds.

Typical Cost Share Practices

  • Cover Crops

  • Feedlot Runoff Management Projects

  • Grade Stabilization Structures (Pond)

  • Grassed Waterways

  • Invasive Species Management

  • Native Prairie & Tree Plantings

  • Nutrient Management

  • Prescribed Grazing Practices

  • Soil Health Practices

  • Waste/Manure Storage

  • Well Decommissioning

Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment

On November 4, 2008 Minnesota voters approved a Constitutional Amendment to increase the tax rate by 3/8 percent through the year 2034. This amendment is called the “Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment.”

The purpose of the Amendment is to:

  • Protect drinking water resources
  • Protect, enhance, and restore wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat
  • Preserve arts and cultural heritage
  • Support parks and trails
  • And protect, enhance, and restore lakes, rivers, streams and groundwater

Resources

Other technical and financial assistance not listed above may be available through our office. Programs and funding can vary widely from year to year. Please contact us with any questions.