Closed · USDA-NRCS-NHQ-WMBP-20-NOFO0001002 · CFDA 10.933 · Discretionary
Notice of Funding Opportunity for NRCS’s Wetland Mitigation Banking Program for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020.
Federal grant opportunity posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 6, 2020
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
Notice of Funding Opportunity for NRCS’s Wetland Mitigation Banking Program for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020. is a closed discretionary listing from Natural Resources Conservation Service that offered $100,000 -- $1,000,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 555 other opportunities from Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- $100K-$1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 8
- expected awards
- 10.933
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Notice of Funding Opportunity for NRCS’s Wetl… is closed (last close July 6, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Natural Resources Conservation Service still indexes 555 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 July 6, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (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 1985 Food Security Act (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 Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). Priority will be given to banks located in geographic areas with the largest numbers of wetland compliance producer requests. Based on NRCS data, proposals from the following States will receive priority consideration: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on July 6, 2020. FOR MORE INFORMATION: See the Full Announcement in the Related Documents tab of this opportunity. Applicants are encouraged to visit the WMBP website at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/programs/farmbill/?cid=nrcseprd362686 to learn more about the program. . A webinar for potential WMBP applicants was held May 19, 2020. View the webinar recording and slides on the WMBP website at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/programs/farmbill/?cid=nrcseprd362686 Please note that the introduction to the webinar was not recorded due to technical issues.
Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door
The eligibility set for Notice of Funding Opportunity for NRCS’s Wetl… includes a for-profit door among 10 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +6 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Environment · Natural Resources (AG;ENV;NR). Inside Natural Resources Conservation Service's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
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
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Agency Contact
Michele Devaney Grants Management Specialist
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