Funding assistance is available to County Conservation Boards for land acquisition and development of fish habitat. Up to 90 percent of costs may be reimbursed under this program. Land must be under the direct control of the county to be eligible for assistance. This program is unique in that the applications are sent to the County Conservation Board Districts for review and selection of projects.
Eligible development activates include:
Acquisition projects are eligible when the land is used for fish habitat development purposes. Project activities eligible for funding include:
None is available.
No project or project activity shall be eligible for cost-sharing unless the applicant has been notified that a grant has been approved by the Natural Resource Commission. Any project or project activity initiated before issuance of a grant award is not eligible for funding.
In order for a project site to be eligible for a development grant, it must be under the physical control of the applicant, either by fee title, lease, management agreement, or easement. The term of a lease, management agreement, or easement must be commensurate with the life expectancy of the proposed development. Ten years is the minimum period that will generally be acceptable.
All Iowa county conservation boards are eligible to participate in the program.
Applications are to be submitted by the last working day in November, annually.
Award amounts vary. Awards will be in the form of reimbursement of up to ninety percent of the total project cost. Approximately $70,000 in funding is available in 2022.