Wetland Restoration Planning, Design, And Implementation Assistance

The summary for the Wetland Restoration Planning, Design, And Implementation Assistance grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the USDA NRCS MSD Ft Worth Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Wetland Restoration Planning, Design, And Implementation Assistance: The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Louisiana is requesting applications to provide planning, design and implementation of restoration activities on eligible Agricultural Conservation Easement Program/Wetland Reserve Easement, Wetlands Reserve Program, and Emergency Watershed Protection – Floodplain Easement properties. The objective of ACEP/WRE and WRP/EWP-FPE is to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners in planning, designing and implementing wetland and associated upland restoration plans that maximize wildlife habitat in wetland systems, as well as provide water quality improvements, reduced soil erosion, reduced impacts of flooding and provide wildlife habitat opportunities for threatened and endangered species. Applicants will be responsible for assisting landowners by providing technical assistance necessary to develop and implement ACEP/WRE and WRP/EWP-FPE restoration plans, while at the same time improving and protecting wetland habitat for environmental benefits. Louisiana NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in Fiscal Year 2016 will be $5,000,000. Funds will be awarded through competitive cooperative agreements. Applications will be accepted from eligible individuals/entities, Federally-recognized Indian Tribes, Federal, State, and local governments, and non-governmental organizations. This notice identifies the Louisiana program objectives and eligibility criteria for projects, and provides the associated instructions needed to apply.

Federal Grant Title:	Wetland Restoration Planning, Design, And Implementation Assistance
Federal Agency Name:	USDA NRCS MSD Ft Worth Office
Grant Categories:	Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NRCS-LA-ACEP-15-1
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	10.931
CFDA Descriptions:	Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Current Application Deadline:	Jul 24, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	Jul 24, 2015
Posted Date:	Jun 17, 2015
Creation Date:	Jun 23, 2015
Archive Date:	Aug 23, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$15,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$5,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	3
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Organizations that share a mutual interest in wetland conservation and who have the highest probability of providing in-kind contributions and other sources of financial or technical support are encouraged to submit a proposal. A listing of possible eligible applicants is as follows:• State governments• County governments• City or township governments• Special district governments• Nonprofits having a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education• Individuals
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program / Wetland Reserve Easement
Grant Announcement Contact: Dustin Farmer EPPI Team Leader USDA- NRCS 3737 Government Street Alexandria, LA 71302 Phone: (318) 473-7773
NRCS-LA Contact

USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office 817-509-3505
Similar Government Grants: • Tennessee NRCS Easement Programs Restoration and Stewardship Assistance.; • Wisconsin Wetland Restoration and Management Assistance; • Ecological Broadcast Burning Restoring Wetland Easements; • FY 22 Florida Agriculture Conservation Easement Program; • ACEP-WRE implementation of restoration activities; • Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (acep); • Easement Monitoring Services; • Easement Acquisition Services
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