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<br />2022 Funding Priorities
<br />All proposals must meet the constitutional aim to protect, conserve, preserve, and enhance Minnesota's air,
<br />water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources, especially those that may be substantially impaired or
<br />destroyed in any area of the state.
<br />Proposals are strongly encouraged that address prevention strategies for protecting natural resources, that
<br />include citizen and community involvement in scientific efforts, and that implement or identify clear strategies for
<br />implementing research results.
<br />Proposals should also address one or more of the priorities described in the categories below; however,
<br />proposals pertaining to new or emerging environmental or natural resource issues not directly addressed below
<br />may also be eligible for consideration. Priorities are listed by category and not in order of importance.
<br />A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information
<br />1. Data acquisition, information management, research, or analysis to develop foundational natural
<br />resource, wildlife, pollinator, or plant data and information.
<br />2. Coordination, facilitation, or training pertaining to statewide sharing, distribution, or innovative
<br />application of natural resource data (e.g., maps, inventories, and surveys) and information tools (e.g.,
<br />Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), and other remote sensing
<br />techniques).
<br />3. Quantification and analysis pertaining to the economic value of services provided by natural resources
<br />and conservation, including analysis that quantifies public savings and costs of water or air pollution
<br />prevention.
<br />B. Water Resources
<br />1. Research, monitoring, or evaluation to increase protection, conservation, and sustainability of the
<br />quality, quantity, or function of water resources. This includes, but is not limited to, efforts pertaining to:
<br />I. Ground and surface water interaction, including stream flow and groundwater flow;
<br />II. Aquifer recharge;
<br />III. Wetland, river, and lake ecosystems, including Lake Superior;
<br />IV. Mitigation of impacts resulting from artificial hydrological modifications in both urban and
<br />agricultural areas;
<br />V. Effects of climate change on water resources;
<br />VI. Drinking Water.
<br />2. Research, evaluation, technology development, or engineering design pertaining to regulated,
<br />unregulated, or emerging water contaminants, including sources, fates, movements, or effects of these
<br />contaminants within ground or surface waters or across ecological communities. Contaminants of
<br />interest include, but are not limited to, nitrates, phosphates, estrogenic compounds, pharmaceuticals,
<br />personal care products, chlorides, PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), and pesticides. Efforts
<br />pertaining to the following are of particular interest:
<br />I. Understanding the impacts of contaminants on the health of humans or terrestrial or aquatic
<br />species;
<br />II. Preventing or reducing levels of contaminants in ground and surface waters;
<br />III. Advancing development or implementation of standards for contaminants.
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