Grant Round 25
Summary of Applications
Technical Review Summary
Approval Summary
Western Big Game Connectivity and Habitat Fragmentation
ND Statewide Tree Planting Initiative
Fargo Southwest Pond Regional Recreation Area
Manvel Community Park Improvement Project
Planting for the Future
ND Grazing Management Toolbox
UWP Educational Prairie Trail
TMBCI Sky Chief Park Beachfront Landscaping Project
ND State Fair Association-Tree Planting
Working Grasslands Partnership 7
Technical Review Summary
25-240: Western Big Game Connectivity and Habitat Fragmentation
- Sponsor: Mule Deer Foundation
- Objective: Construct 60+ miles of wildlife-friendly fencing in western ND.
- Funded Amount: $750,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,400,571
- Final Report
25-241: Planting for the Future
- Sponsor: North Dakota Petroleum Foundation
- Objective: Planting of 340,000 trees across North Dakota.
- Funded Amount: $220,177
- Total Project Cost: $1,847,740
- Final Report
25-242: ND Grazing Management Toolbox
- Sponsor: Audubon Great Plains
- Objective: Financial assistance for landowners to improve grassland habitat on 7,500 acres.
- Funded Amount: $635,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,234,506
- Final Report
25-243: Working Grasslands Partnership 7
- Sponsor: ND Natural Resources Trust
- Objective: Cost-share for landowners to transition CRP acres into grazing.
- Funded Amount: $762,500
- Total Project Cost: $1,267,500
- Final Report
Grant Round 24
Summary of Applications
Technical Review Summary
Approval Summary
Spring Lake Park Enhancement
ND Statewide Windbreak Renovation Initiative 4.0
Dakota Lake Picnic Shelter
Tobacco Gardens Dredging Project
Belfield Dam Improvement
Greenway Fishing Enhancement Project
ND State Fair (West Park Playground)
Ramsey County Multi-Purpose Event Center
UWP Educational Prairie Trail
Bakken Development and Working Lands Program III
Enhancing State Parks Through Strategic Tree and Shrub Plantings
Badlands Restoration Project
ND Prescribed Fire Program for Ranchland Enhancement
Dunseith Park Handicapped Accessibility Project
PreK Park Enhancement - Sunset Park
Painted Woods Lake Flood Protection & Recreation Project
24-233: ND Statewide Windbreak Renovation Initiative 4.0
- Sponsor: ND Forest Service
- Objective: Continue financial assistance program for landowners to renovate its windbreaks.
- Funded Amount: $900,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,200,000
- Final Report
24-234: Belfield Dam Improvement
- Sponsor: City of Belfield
- Objective: Bank repair & regrading with riprap placement. Establish beach area with kayak ramp and 2 shelters.
- Funded Amount: $145,125
- Total Project Cost: $193,500
- Final Report
24-235: Bakken Development and Working Lands Program III
- Sponsor: ND Natural Resources Trust
- Objective: Improvements to grazing operations, increased public access, and reclamation on public lands in Western ND.
- Funded Amount: $1,625,000
- Total Project Cost: $5,462,400
- Final Report
24-236: Badlands Restoration Project
- Sponsor: ND Natural Resources Trust
- Objective: Treat 1,000 acres of rangeland infested with Rocky Mountain Juniper throughout grazing lands in the ND Badlands.
- Funded Amount: $77,000
- Total Project Cost: $615,470
- Final Report
24-237: ND Prescribed Fire Program for Ranchland Enhancement
- Sponsor: ND Wildlife Federation
- Objective: Conduct prescribed burns to manage fuel loadings, improve rangeland forage, and demonstrate the positive impacts of prescribed fire on the landscape.
- Funded Amount: $200,000
- Total Project Cost: $275,000
- Final Report
24-238: PreK Park Enhancement
- Sponsor: Sunset Park District 1
- Objective: Provide a child's train set and play system with borders and wood fiber included for children under 5 years of age at Sunset Park.
- Funded Amount: $10,000
- Total Project Cost: $80,687
- Final Report
24-239: Painted Woods Lake Flood Protection & Recreation Project
- Sponsor: McLean County Water Resource District
- Objective: Restore water quality & soil conditions, improve in-stream and riparian habitat for fish & wildlife, and enhance recreational access to public lands and waters within the Painted Woods Lake Wildlife Development Area (WDA).
- Funded Amount: $1,000,000
- Total Project Cost: $3,718,650
- Final Report
Grant Round 23
Summary of Applications
Technical Review Summary
Approval Summary
ND Prairie Management Toolbox
Mayville Dam #2 Reconstruction & Recreation Project
Napoleon Recreation Trail
Japanese Gardens Revitalization at Sertoma Park
Lost Lake Dam Fish Passage
Painted Woods Lake Flood Protection & Recreation Project
Wildlife and Livestock Dams-Wetlands Creation, Restoration, and Enhancement II
MonDak Pheasants Forever 619 NWND 2024-2026 Habitat Project
DISQUALIFIED-Towner Youth Baseball Fundraising
23-9 Application
TMBCI Fishing/Boat Access Project
DISQUALIFIED-Williston Parks and Recreation District-Williston Water World
23-11 Application
23-225: ND Prairie Management Toolbox
- Sponsor: Audubon Great Plains
- Objective: Provide financial assistance to private landowners in eastern ND and collaborate to implement regenerative grassland management practices including invasive woody vegetation removal on 600 acres and grazing infrastructure on 4,400 acres.
- Funded Amount: $747,400
- Total Project Cost: $1,206,512.26
- Final Report
23-226: Mayville Dam #2 Reconstruction & Recreation Project
- Sponsor: City of Mayville
- Objective: Remove the failed low head dam, reestablish the eroded riverbank, and construct a new dam in the form of rock riffle structures to facilitate fish passage, enable more natural sediment transport and reduce sediment buildup, develop fish habitat, and allow access within the Goose River.
- Funded Amount: $396,595.48
- Total Project Cost: $3,050,000
- Final Report
23-227: Napoleon Recreation Trail
- Sponsor: City of Napoleon
- Objective: Develop a recreation trail to connect facilities and provide a safe route. The trail parallels a creek and wildlife educational plaques will be displayed along the trail.
- Funded Amount: $1,050,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,400,000
- Final Report
23-228: Lost Lake Dam Fish Passage
- Sponsor: McLean County Water Resource District
- Objective: Removing four barriers to fish migration in the lower portion of the Painted Woods Creek with a 305 mile watershed.
- Funded Amount: $66,735.53
- Total Project Cost: $88,980.7
- Final Report
23-229: Painted Woods Lake Flood Protection & Recreation Project
- Sponsor: McLean County Water Resource District
- Objective: Construct a parking lot and kayak/canoe launch, build a new dam, and construct two box culverts to facilitate walk-in access across the creek channel and a gravel access path that leads to the dam within the Painted Woods Lake Wildlife Development Area (WDA).
- Funded Amount: $916,825
- Total Project Cost: $4,900,000
- Final Report
23-230: Wildlife and Livestock Dams – Wetlands Creation, Restoration, and Enhancement II
- Sponsor: ND Natural Resources Trust
- Objective: Assist landowners with approximately 20 wetland dam creations, dam repairs, and drain ditch plugs throughout the state impacting 112 surface acres of wetland habitat.
- Funded Amount: $267,750
- Total Project Cost: $520,500
- Final Report
23-231: MonDak Pheasants Forever 619 NWND 2024-2026 Habitat Project
- Sponsor: Pheasants Forever
- Objective: Incentivize 2,500 acres of new grass plantings and an additional 2,500 acres of new CRP enrollments with hunting access to increase new wildlife habitat development and hunting access in Williams and Divide counties.
- Funded Amount: $250,000
- Total Project Cost: $400,000
- Final Report
23-232: TMBCI Fishing/Boat Access Project
- Sponsor: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa (TMBCI)
- Objective: Purchase seven handicapped accessible fishing/boat access docks to be installed at five tribal lakes for the purpose of expanding recreational opportunities as well as providing lake access for water quality testing.
- Funded Amount: $109,800
- Total Project Cost: $146,400
- Final Report
Grant Round 22
Summary of Applications
Technical Review Summary
Approval Summary
Napoleon Pedestrian Trail
Katz Dam Fish Passage
Coyote Clay Target League Range Build Project
Turkeys Enhancing Water Quality and Wildlife Habitat
ND Statewide Tree Planting Initiative
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation (TRPL) Prairie Enhancement Land Management Phase 1
Pembina County Community Orchard
The Conservation Capacity Program
ND Partners for Wildlife Project 3
Howard Oppegard Landing Improvements
Epping Springbrook Dam Algae Control
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa (TMBCI) Belcourt Lake Rejuvenation, Phase II
Dunseith Park Improvement Project
22-214: Katz Dam Fish Passage
- Sponsor: McLean County Water Resource District
- Objective: Construction of fish passage to bypass barrier created by Katz Dam on Painted Woods Creek, would open 11 additional miles of the stream above the Missouri River; 2021 project used Water Commission funds to address low-head dam issue; USACE 404 permit would need to be modified to allow construction of fish passage.
- Funded Amount: $112,572.75
- Total Project Cost: $150,097
- Final Report
22-215: Coyote Clay Target Range
- Sponsor: Coyote Clay Target League
- Objective: The Coyote Clay Target League has grown into the largest youth league in the nation, but recently lost their range with the expansion of the City of Williston limits, and a new range is needed. The project would involve the construction of a new shooting range, including trap houses and a skeet range.
- Funded Amount: $293,158
- Total Project Cost: $517,849
- Final Report
22-216: Turkeys Enhancing Water Quality and Wildlife Habitat
- Sponsor: National Wild Turkey Federation
- Objective: Project involves enhancement of 1,500 acres of habitat by providing financial assistance for both public and private land enhancement at no less than 3:1 match.
- Funded Amount: $200,000
- Total Project Cost: $356,913
- Final Report
22-217: ND Statewide Tree Planting Initiative
- Sponsor: ND Conservation District Employees Association
- Objective: Project involves providing up to 75% cost-share to North Dakota landowners for the purpose of installing and maintaining trees.
- Funded Amount: $2,550,000
- Total Project Cost: $4,813,333
- Final Report
22-218: TRPL Prairie Enhancement Land Management Phase I
- Sponsor: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation
- Objective: Project involves collecting seed of local genetic origin for over 100 species of plants indigenous to southwest North Dakota; seeds will be cleaned and tested and planted; healthy plugs will be planted at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library site; native seeds for the target species are not commercially available currently, the project will make these seeds available in the future.
- Funded Amount: $498,374
- Total Project Cost: $1,345,185
- Final Report
22-219: Pembina County Community Orchard
- Sponsor: Pembina County Historical Society
- Objective: Project involves installation of a water line from the Pembina County Museum to the Pembina County Community Orchard ($8,900), a maintenance shed ($1,500) wood mulch ($1,000), and the installation of a shelter belt ($1,500).
- Funded Amount: $8,900
- Total Project Cost: $16,665
- Final Report
22-220: The Conservation Capacity Program
- Sponsor: ND Wildlife Federation
- Objective: NDWF proposes providing project funds as sub-grants to North Dakota conservation clubs for projects ranging from fencing, rotational grazing, pollinator plantings, and shooting range improvements.
- Funded Amount: $30,000
- Total Project Cost: $45,000
- Final Report
22-221: ND Partners for Wildlife Project 3
- Sponsor: ND Natural Resources Trust
- Objective: The Project involves a third phase of two previous OHF projects, and would include grazing system agreements, wetland restoration agreements, and cover crop agreements with North Dakota landowners.
- Funded Amount: $1,957,500
- Total Project Cost: $3,387,000
- Final Report
22-222: Howard Oppegard Landing Improvements
- Sponsor: American Foundation for Wildlife
- Objective: The Project involves the construction of a boat ramp, an earthen fishing pier, a concrete picnic table, and native pollinator grass planting on a dontated parcel of land adjacent to Eckelson Lake in Barnes County.
- Funded Amount: $50,550
- Total Project Cost: $85,650
- Final Report
22-223: Epping Springbrook Dam Algae Control
- Sponsor: Williams County Parks
- Objective: The Project involves the installation of three algae control buoys to mitigate harmful algal blooms at Epping/Springbrook Dam in Williams County.
- Funded Amount: $131,921.25
- Total Project Cost: $175,895
- Final Report
22-224: TMBCI Belcourt Lake Rejuvenation Phase II
- Sponsor: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
- Objective: The Project involves the installation of two handicapped-accessible fishing piers, a restroom facility, and two picnic arbors at Belcourt Lake; the project would renovate a historic boy scout camp site to provide additional public access to the lake.
- Funded Amount: $105,741
- Total Project Cost: $147,741
- Final Report
Grant Round 21
Summary of Applications
Technical Review Summary
Approval Summary
Livestock Water and Grazing Distribution and Wildlife Haven
Monarch Core Area Prairie Management Toolbox
Urban Woods and Prairies Urban Pollinator Plots Project
Tioga Dam Trail
North Dakota Statewide Windbreak Renovation Initiative 3.0
Working Grassland Partnership 6
The Reuse of Recycled Water to Reestablish Healthy Soil Conditions and Regenerate Green Space Used By The Public For Outdoor Recreation
TRPL Prairie Restoration Phase 1
Outdoor Recreation Bridge
21-206: Livestock Water and Grazing Distribution and Wildlife Haven
- Sponsor: Assumption Abbey
- Objective: Install a spring-fed tank that will replace a dam for livestock water needs at the center of a 200-acre pasture to produce cleaner water, restore damaged pond shoreline, and improve grazing distribution and livestock performance.
- Funded Amount: $34,310
- Total Project Cost: $50,806
- Final Report
21-207: Monarch Core Area Prairie Management Toolbox
- Sponsor: Audubon Dakota
- Objective: The Monarch Core Area Prairie Management Toolbox (MCAPMT) will provide forage and habitat enhancement resources to landowners in the north core area for breeding monarch butterflies in eastern North Dakota. Project activities will be placed on 2,500 acres and past successful projects have affected a total of 6,175 acres.
- Funded Amount: $301,825
- Total Project Cost: $499,080
- Final Report
21-208: Urban Woods and Prairies: Urban Pollinator Plots Project
- Sponsor: Audubon Dakota
- Objective: To establish and restore approximately 50 acres of high diversity, forb-rich, native prairie plantings on urban parklands across six sites throughout the City of Fargo.
- Funded Amount: $142,058
- Total Project Cost: $202,054
- Final Report
21-209: Tioga Dam Trail
- Sponsor: City of Tioga
- Objective: Create a natural trail around the Tioga Dam that provides healthy recreational and sportsman activities.
- Funded Amount: $200,000
- Total Project Cost: $2,403,000
- Final Report
21-210: ND Statewide Windbreak Renovation Initiative 3.0
- Sponsor: ND Forest Service
- Objective: Continuation of the Windbreak Renovation Initiative and ensure that windbreaks remain part of the agricultural landscape by providing financial assistance to landowners to renovate dead and deteriorating windbreaks.
- Funded Amount: $900,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,200,000
- Final Report
21-211: Working Grasslands Partnership 6
- Sponsor: ND Natural Resources Trust
- Objective: Provide financial and technical assistance to ND landowners as they transition expired or expiring CRP acres into working grasslands.
- Funded Amount: $740,000
- Total Project Cost: $1,410,000
- Final Report
21-212: Reuse of Recycled Water to Reestablish Healthy Soil Conditions and Regenerate Green Space
- Sponsor: South Heart Golf Course Building Authority
- Objective: Acquisition and installation of 4,400 feet of six-inch pipe to provide reuse water for irrigation purposes, soil restoration, and conservation on the Pheasant Country Golf Course in South Heart.
- Funded Amount: $209,589
- Total Project Cost: $279,451.74
- Final Report
21-213: Outdoor Recreation Bridge
- Sponsor: Valley City Parks and Recreation
- Objective: Removal of an outdated seasonal bridge and installation of a permanent one to provide year-round activities and allow more access to the Sheyenne River Water Trail.
- Funded Amount: $425,000
- Total Project Cost: $850,000
- Final Report
Grant Round 20
Summary of Applications
Technical Review Summary
Approval Summary
Playground Renovation
Cover Crop & Livestock Integration Project III
Grasslands Enhancement Project Phase II
Odland Dam Sedimentation & Nutrient Removal Project Phase 2
Southwestern North Dakota Pheasant Initiative
Sheyenne River State Forest Access Improvement Project
Center Pedestrian Trail Extension
City of Dunseith Park Upgrade Project
Tongue River Restoration
Grazing Resiliency in the Bakken (GRB) II
North Dakota Partners For Wildlife Project 2
20-197: ND Partners For Wildlife Project 2
- Sponsor: ND Natural Resources Trust
- Objective: Cost-share for wetland restoration/creation, grazing systems, cover crops, and grass seedings to achieve natural resources and agricultural benefits.
- Funded Amount: $1,016,500
- Total Project Cost: $1,734,800
- Final Report
20-198: Grazing Resiliency in the Bakken (GRB) II
- Sponsor: ND Natural Resources Trust
- Objective: Increase water supplies, implement fencing for rotational grazing systems, and utilize cover crops to provide current and future drought resiliency to approximately 60 landowners and tens of thousands of acres.
- Funded Amount: $1,970,000
- Total Project Cost: $3,280,000
- Final Report
20-199: Tongue River Restoration
- Sponsor: Pembina County Water Resource District
- Objective: Halt the upstream progression of severe channel incision and restore floodplain connectivity and ecologically self-sustaining function to 1.6-miles already impacted river channel, as well as restoring native riparian vegetation on 55-acres of floodplain.
- Funded Amount: $703,700
- Total Project Cost: $5,392,600
- Final Report
20-200: Sheyenne River State Forest Access Improvement Project
- Sponsor: ND Forest Service
- Objective:Develop and improve trails and establish an informational trail head area with restrooms, trail archways, and an informational kiosk within the Sheyenne River State Forest.
- Funded Amount: $45,000
- Total Project Cost: $62,000
- Final Report
20-201: Southwestern North Dakota Pheasant Initiative
- Sponsor: Hettinger Research Extension Center
- Objective: Cooperate with private landowners to create, enhance, and restore habitat for ring-necked pheasants and build local populations through the establishment of new grassland plantings, food plots, and manipulation of existing grassland acres.
- Funded Amount: $74,297
- Total Project Cost: $99,280
- Final Report
20-202: Odland Dam Sedimentation & Nutrient Removal Project Phase 2
- Sponsor: Golden Valley County Water Board
- Objective: Make additional improvements to Odland Dam by completing 100,000 cubic yards of sediment and nutrient removal so it is an enjoyable recreational area accessible for all individuals.
- Funded Amount: $1,286,040
- Total Project Cost: $1,714,720
- Final Report
20-203: Grasslands Enhancement Project Phase II
- Sponsor: Ducks Unlimited
- Objective: Advance grazing management systems on school trust, public, and adjacent private land through grazing infrastructure enhancements and planned grazing.
- Funded Amount: $315,750
- Total Project Cost: $542,000
- Final Report
20-204: Cover Crop & Livestock Integration Project III
- Sponsor: Ducks Unlimited
- Objective: Provide financial and technical assistance to North Dakota landowners who implement and adopt cover crop and livestock integration practices on cropland.
- Funded Amount: $1,609,000
- Total Project Cost: $2,758,333
- Final Report
20-205: Playground Renovation
- Sponsor: Carrington Area Healthy Communities Coalition
- Objective: Renovate Carrington's west end park by replacing the old equipment.
- Funded Amount: $10,000
- Total Project Cost: $210,329
- Final Report