Angler and Hunter Recruitment and Retention Grants

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources created the Angler and Hunter Recruitment and Retention Grants Program in 2015 to help local groups support Minnesota’s angling and hunting heritage. Through these grants, the Department is addressing growing concerns over declines in hunting and angling participation.

Program Objectives

The primary objective of the program is to recruit and retain individuals into hunting and/or fishing. A minimum outcome is that the person leaves holding a positive experience and opinion toward hunting and fishing. Types of activities could include fishing and hunting educational programs, clinics, workshops, and camps, and funding for fishing and hunting equipment and transportation. We give priority to programs for new and diverse audiences and those with an ongoing impact rather than one-time events.

Status: In Progress

Start Date: 10/01/2015

Active Projects: (0) Active Projects

Completed Projects: (32) Completed Projects

Program Website / How To Apply:

Angler and Hunter Recruitment and Retention Grant Program

Funding

FY2017

Start Date: 07/01/2016	End Date: 06/30/2017
Funding Amount: $55,000.00	Current Expenditures:
Primary Funding Source: Game and Fish Fund
Statutory Reference: M.L. 2016, Ch. 189, Art. 3, Sec. 3, Subd. 8
Appropriation Language:

FY2016

Start Date: 07/01/2015	End Date: 06/30/2017
Funding Amount: $231,501.00	Current Expenditures: $61,190.00
Primary Funding Source: Game and Fish Fund
Statutory Reference: M.L. 2015, First Special Session, Ch. 4, Art. 3, Sec. 3, Subd. 6
Appropriation Language: $8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000 the second year are from the heritage enhancement account in the game and fish fund only for activities specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (1). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five percent of this appropriation may be used for expanding hunter and angler recruitment and retention.

FY2015

Start Date: 07/01/2014	End Date: 06/30/2016
Funding Amount: $193,024.00	Current Expenditures: $179,791.00
Primary Funding Source: Heritage Enhancement Fund
Statutory Reference: M.L. 2014, Ch. 312, Art. 12, Sec. 6. Subd. 5
Appropriation Language:

Indicator: Number of events

* The graph and indicator data may be grouped into date ranges that correspond with a group of grants that started at the same time. For example, grants that started in 2010 may have until 2012 to complete their work. Grants that started in 2011 may have until 2013 to complete their work (ranges vary by program). Each group is reported separately, which is why date ranges appear in the graph above and indicator data below.

Indicator Data

July 2016 - June 2017

Target 0 Events	Current Measurement 124 Events	As Of N/A

July 2017 - June 2018

Target 0 Events	Current Measurement 130 Events	As Of N/A

Indicator Data

July 2016 - June 2017

Target 0 Participants	Current Measurement 8,444 Participants	As Of N/A

July 2017 - June 2018

Target 0 Participants	Current Measurement 1,986 Participants	As Of N/A

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