Closed · USDA-NRCS-NHQ-WMBP-22-NOFO0001217 · CFDA 10.933 · Discretionary
NRCS’s Wetland Mitigation Banking Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022
Federal grant opportunity posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $400K-$1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- October 10, 2022
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
NRCS’s Wetland Mitigation Banking Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 is a closed discretionary listing from Natural Resources Conservation Service that offered $400,000 -- $1,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $400K-$1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 10.933
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - NRCS’s Wetland Mitigation Banking Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 - is cataloged under number USDA-NRCS-NHQ-WMBP-22-NOFO0001217 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.933, posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on August 11, 2022 and last updated on August 10, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $400,000 -- $1,000,000. The agency has projected $5.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 10 awards. If the agency funds the expected 10 awards from the $5.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $500,000. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on October 10, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$400,000 -- $1,000,000
Close Date
October 10, 2022
Applications must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time.
Posted
August 11, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Notice of Funding Opportunity SummaryNRCS 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 DatesApplicants 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.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 06, 07, 11, 12, 13, 20, 22, 23. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Jeffrey Jacobs Grants Management Specialist Phone 2027201222
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