Program Overview

The Multi-Agency Land and Water Education Grant Program was started in 1997 to help integrate educational programming and local conservation efforts. Program support comes from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), the Farm Service Agency (FSA), and the University of Wisconsin-Extension (UWEX). Funds for winning grant proposals comes from the NRCS- sponsored Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, the DNR and UWEX. Since its inception, the MALWEG Program has allocated over $1 million to over 100 projects.

MALWEG Nutrient Management Farmer Education Grant Program:

2006 Request for Applications Now Available. Electronic submission deadline, Midnight, October 2.

MALWEG Nutrient Management projects from previous years

USDA Project Liaison:
Southeast Area UW-Extension
932 South 60th St. Rm 304
West Allis, WI 53214-3346
Phone: (414)290-2431
Fax: (414)290-2424
andrew.yencha@ces.uwex.edu

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