Funding is essential to the success of our Lake Management Plan (LMP). Grants from WI DNR and Clean Lakes Alliance were critical elements to funding this effort. The other key was partnering with Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) to run the project with their expertise, and some in-kind support. We could not have taken on this planning project without these important partnerships. Given this, funding is always part of our committee planning efforts and board discussions.

LMP Funding can be viewed in four main parts:

1. Plan development grants - approximate LMP cost: $50,000

   • DNR grant $25,000 - Announcement

   • Clean Lakes Alliance (CLA) grant $5,000

     • $5,000 – 2023

2. In kind funding from CARPC collaboration

   • Overseeing plan development and providing professional services to create the plan with a combination of paid and in-kind services

3. Donations to LWCA & membership support

4. Volunteers – critical to reduce funding needs

   • The LMP steering committee

   • Project committees

   • LWCA board of directors

   • LWCA marketing group

Future Project Funding - Plan execution

1. Once the plan is finalized, execution of plan projects will need to be prioritized, planned & funded through:

   • Grants

   • Donations

   • Fundraising events