When it appears that the only applicant and subsequent awardee has scored a source of ongoing funding for its operations.
DNR committee votes to award controversial $500K grant to politically connected group. (Wisconsin State Journal, 8/30/2013)
Excerpt: The law requires the DNR to provide one grant of $500,000 every two years to a nonprofit organization to provide education and to recruit people to engage in hunting, fishing and trapping. United Sportsmen, which is affiliated with the National Rifle Association, was the only group that applied. [Emphasis added]
RG comments: Seems to me, Reps. Scott Suder (R-Abbotsford, recently resigned) and Dan LeMahieu (R-Casscade) paved the way for United Sportsmen of Wisconsin to refresh themselves every 2 years.
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Rookie donors land $500,000 sportsmen's grant from Joint Finance. (8/26/2013)
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