OpportunityTitle: National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Participation is limited to State agencies or entities designated as eligible by the Governor of a coastal State. The eligible agency is usually a State natural resource or fish and wildlife agency. If you are uncertain of your eligibility, please contact your Regional WSFR Office (see Section G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts). Eligible coastal States are States bordering the Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin); States bordering the Atlantic, Gulf (except Louisiana), and Pacific coasts. Louisiana is not an eligible coastal State for this Program as provided in the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3955 (b)(1)). Here is the complete list of eligible States: Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Description: The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (Title III, Section 301, Public Law 101&#8208;646, 16 U.S.C. 3951-3956) established the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant (NCWCG) Program to acquire, restore, and enhance wetlands in coastal areas through competitive matching grants to eligible State, Commonwealth, and Territory agencies. The NCWCG Program is funded by revenues collected from excise taxes on sport fishing equipment, electric motors and sonar, import duties on fishing tackle, yachts and pleasure craft, and a portion of gasoline tax attributable to motorboats and small engines. Revenues are deposited into and appropriated from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. The primary goal of the NCWCG Program is the long&#8208;term conservation of coastal wetland ecosystems.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program
GrantorContactText: Paul Van Ryzin&lt;br/&gt;paul_vanryzin@fws.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Grant application packages must be submitted in GrantSolutions.gov or Grants.gov no later than Friday, June 25, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. We recommend that you submit your application early enough to address any unforeseen technical complications. All letters of financial commitment are due with the application by the deadline. To ensure submission of your application by the deadline, we recommend you submit a copy of your entire application in PDF format to your Regional WSFR point of contact identified in Section G, Federal Awarding Agency Contacts. We will not consider applications or letters received after the deadline.