State Cost Share Program

How it works

Goodhue Soil and Water Conservation District says the Minnesota State Cost-Share Program provides funds to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for conservation practices that protect and improve water quality by controlling soil erosion and reducing sedimentation. The local SWCD board approves which projects receive cost-share funding.

What the money covers

The page lists the following typical projects approved for cost-share spending:

• Critical area planting
• Diversions
• Field windbreaks
• Grass waterway
• Livestock waste management
• Filter strips
• Sediment basins
• Streambank, shoreland and roadside protection
• Stripcropping
• Terraces
• Unused well sealing
• Shelterbelt/windbreaks
• Pond cleanouts/rehabs

For wildfire home hardening purposes, the relevant items are field windbreaks and shelterbelt/windbreaks. The page does not say whether the program is limited to farms, whether homeowners can apply directly, or whether it is reimbursement or upfront payment.

How to apply

The official page provides a contact person and phone number, but it does not describe an application process on the page itself. The contact listed is Coty Hyllengren at 651-923-5286 ext. 117.

Amounts and timing

No dollar cap, match rate, deadline, or funding cycle is stated on the page.