Funding

Landowners partnering with the Littlefield Lake Watershed Project are eligible to receive financial assistance to add conservation practices to their land and improve the watershed. Costs of projects may be funded up to 75 percent through various grants and programs. Funding sources include:

• Iowa DNR- Watershed improvement funds- section 319
• Iowa Dept. of Agriculture and Land Stewardship-Division of Soil Conservation
  • Watershed Protection Funds (WSPF)
  • Water Protection Funds (WPF)
• USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Project coordinator David Brand can help landowners take advantage of these funding opportunities. Contact Brand at (712) 563-4248 or David.Brand@ia.nacdnet.net to learn more.

Project partners

• Iowa DNR
• Iowa Department of Agriculture - Division of Soil Conservation
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

For More Information
Local:
David Brand
Littlefield Lake Watershed Project Coordinator
(712) 563-4248
David.Brand@ianacdnet.net
Audubon County NRCS Office

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Watershed Improvement Program Grants Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov