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Two weeks left to apply for Enbridge’s Ecofootprint Grant

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$500,000 Ecofootprint Grant Program earmarked for Ashland, Bayfield and Iron Counties

Oct. 16, 2023

Does your group have a habitat restoration project on your wish list? Or are you searching for financial support for a research project about endangered species? Consider applying for an Ecofootprint grant!

Enbridge has created a two-year $500,000 Ecofootprint Grant Program to support environmental restoration and improvement projects along the Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Relocation Project in northern Wisconsin across Ashland, Bayfield, and Iron counties, including the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa and the Red Cliff Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa.

Enbridge is partnering with Lumberjack Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. to administer the Ecofootprint Grant Program.

“We are committed to investing in local initiatives to protect and strengthen the natural environment,” said Michelle Johnson, Enbridge community engagement strategist. “We’re excited to partner with Lumberjack RCD with its long history of success in of environmental stewardship in northeastern Wisconsin.”

Lumberjack RCD is a nine-county, conservation nonprofit in northeastern Wisconsin. Through its own community conservation grant program, the organization has granted more than $1.2 million to more than 100 conservation projects in the past 20 years. Lumberjack also administers dozens of state and federal contracts and grants, all for the purpose of conserving our natural resources. In their 50-plus years of service, they have developed a reputation for quality, resourcefulness, and transparent nonprofit governance.

This is not the first time Enbridge has hosted an Ecofootprint Grant Program. In 2015 Enbridge invested $3 million worth of environmental projects across the Line 3 Replacement Project in Minnesota. Learn more about those projects.

“The deadline for applying is coming up fast,” adds Johnson. “To be considered for this round of funding, applications must be received by the day before Halloween, on Monday, Oct. 30.”

Ecofootprint grant applications should focus on the following priorities:

  • Improving and/or protecting surface water and/or groundwater quality in watersheds crossed by project.
  • Advancing research and science related to threatened and endangered species and/or declining populations.
  • Fostering environmental postsecondary education and stewardship.
  • Improving research related to the transportation of crude oil as it relates to the environment.
  • Focusing on environmental areas most relevant to local communities.

To learn more about the Ecofootprint Grant Program and how to apply, visit the Enbridge website or Lumberjack RCD.