Closed · F17AS00108 · CFDA 15.614 · Discretionary
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $25K-$1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 30, 2017
- Close date
- 12
- Expected awards
The verdict
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $25,000 -- $1,000,000 across 12 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- $25K-$1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 12
- expected awards
- 15.614
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant… is closed (last close June 30, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 30, 2017
Est. Total Funding
$16,000,000
Expected Awards
12
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program annually provides grants of up to $1 million to coastal and Great Lakes states, as well as U.S. territories to protect, restore and enhance coastal wetland ecosystems and associated uplands. The grants are funded through the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which is supported by excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat fuel. The Notice of Funding Opportunity and Application Instructions is republished Mar. 24, 2017 to include clarifications to ranking criterion 11 (See P. 28). Changes are highlighted in yellow.
Public-sector applicant lane · Fish and Wildlife Service
Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources (ENV;NR). 597 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (14% of 4,243).
- Code 00
- State governments
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Fish and Wildlife Administrator Paul VanRyzin 7033581849 paul_vanryzin@fws.gov
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What to do next
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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