Permitted uses for grant funds include the following:

1. (1) Development of work plan, mission development, goal setting, and learning days to have experts discuss related topics or development of incentive program.
2. (2) Incentive payments for conservation practices such as soil testing and cover crop seed.
3. (3) Field days, workshops and conferences including facility rentals, meals, and expenses directly related to hosting the event.
4. (4) Personnel for coordinator role including expenses for salaries and wages, contract and consulting services, and mileage as established within the request for proposals.
5. (5) Mailings, creation of marketing and outreach brochures, handouts, newsletters, or factsheets.
6. (6) Materials and supplies directly associated with the project.
7. (7) Incentive payments for equipment rentals of innovative technologies used or shared by all farmers within the producer-led group, for example covering costs for renting a low-disturbance manure injector or no-till drill.
8. (8) Rental costs for equipment directly associated with research projects, if pre-approved by the department.
9. (9) Cost-effective edge-of-field and water quality monitoring.
10. (11) Other costs deemed by the department as consistent with the purpose of s. 93.59, Stats.

History

History: CR 16-049: cr. Register May 2017 No. 737, eff. 6-1-17; correction in (1), (4), (5) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2017 No. 737; CR 25-057: am. (4), (7), (8), r. (10) Register March 2026 No. 843, eff. 4-1-26.