Funding

Cost-share is available through the Prairie Creek Watershed Project for most landowners looking to add conservation practices to their land. Through various grants and programs, projects may be funded between 50 and 90 percent. Projects include:

• Ponds- 75 percent
• Water and sediment basins- 75 percent
• Grass waterways- 50 percent
• Livestock exclusion- 75 percent
• Filter strips and riparian buffers- 90 percent
• Streambank stablization-75 percent
• In-stream habitat-75 percent
• Ag waste settling basins-75 percent

The funding sources for these projects 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)
  • Iowa Financial Incentive Program (IFIP)
• USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Project coordinator Leah Sweely can help landowners take advantage of these funding opportunities. Contact Sweely at (563) 659-3456 or Leah.Sweely@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:
Leah Sweely
Prairie Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
(563) 659-3456
Leah.Sweely@ianacdnet.net
Clinton County NRCS Office

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