This funding opportunity provided retail establishments a rebate on purchases of lead-free tackle for sale to consumers/the public.
Check out the online list of manufacturers and retailers of lead-free tackle for product ideas and suppliers, but you can find your own sources.
Applications for this round of funding are accepted on a rolling basis, no later than March 31, 2027.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include owners or operators of brick-and-mortar retail establishments located in Minnesota that sell fishing bait and tackle. Must be for-profit businesses with 100 full-time equivalent employees or less (including parent companies and all business operations). Franchise owners or operators are eligible if they meet the criteria.
Available funds
Total dedicated funds: $50,000
This rebate program provides a 45% rebate on purchases of lead-free tackle. The maximum award is $3,000 total per retail establishment.
How to apply
Applications will be accepted on a rolling, "first come, first served" basis until all dedicated funds ($50,000) have been dispersed or March 31, 2027 (4 p.m. Central Time), whichever occurs first.
More information
Previous grantees. In the previous round of this rebate program (April 2022-June 2024), Get the Lead Out distributed nearly $12,500 to 13 bait and tackle stores in Minnesota:
- Arrowhead Outdoors (Ely)
- Don’s I-94 Convenience Store (Albany)
- Fred’s Live Bait & Tackle (Deer River)
- Mel’s Sport Shop (Spicer)
- Northwoods Bait & Tackle (Bemidji)
- Palisade One Stop (Palisade)
- Rush Point Store (Stanchfield)
- Sand Dunes Bait & Tackle (Big Lake)
- Side Lake Store (Side Lake)
- Stop Light Bait (St. Cloud)
- Timberline Sports (Blackduck)
- Tutt's Bait & Tackle (Garrison)
- Winnie Trading Post (Deer River)