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USDA-NRCS-NHQ-WMBP-22-NOFO0001217: NRCS’s Wetland Mitigation Banking Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022

Closed Closed October 10, 2022 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-NHQ-WMBP-22-NOFO0001217 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Award floor$400,000
• Total funding$5.0 million
• Expected awards10
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types: a. City or township governments b. County governments c. For profit organizations other than small businesses d. Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) e. Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) f. Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education) g. Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education) h. Private institutions of higher education i. Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education j. Small businesses k. Special district governments l. State governments

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Wetland Mitigation Banking Program awards averaged $652,110; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (36% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary NRCS is announcing the availability of up to $5 million in Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP) grant funds for the development and establishment of mitigation banks and banking opportunities solely for agricultural producers with wetlands subject to the wetland conservation compliance provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as amended). WMBP is a competitive grants program accepting proposals from Federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state and local units of government, for-profit entities, nonprofits with or without a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Applications will be accepted from eligible entities in any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). Priority will be given to banks in States with significant numbers of individual wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance requests. Based on NRCS data, these States are Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and States in the Prairie Pothole Region (Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota). For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D for information about steps required before applying through Grants.gov. Key Dates Applicants must submit their applications through Grants.gov by 11:59 pm (EDT) on October 10, 2022. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts.

Category: Agriculture.

Applying now

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