This funding opportunity provides 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
See how lead-free fishing tackle helps loons and other Minnesota wildlife while also improving anglers' chances for landing that big fish.
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)