The Minnesota DNR has up to 1.06 million dollars available to local entities for various types of aquatic plant management.
Lake associations, watershed districts, cities, counties, and Tribal governments are eligible to apply for grant funds to help control curly-leaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush and starry stonewort.
Funding comes from Minnesota’s invasive species account, which is largely funded by the invasive species surcharge on watercraft registrations and nonresident fishing licenses.
The grant application deadline is Wednesday, December 9th at 4:30 PM. Application materials and details about the grant program are available on the Minnesota DNR website.
Preliminary award notices will be issued in February of 2027, and award funds to reimburse eligible work will be available at soon as March of 2027.
