Friday, June 6, 2008

National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants to States for acquisition, restoration, management or enhancement of coastal wetlands. The Act also establishes a role for the Fish and Wildlife Service in interagency wetlands restoration and conservation planning in Louisiana. States must provide 50 percent of the total costs of a project. Priority will be provided to projects that are:

  • Consistent with the National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan
  • Located in States with dedicated land acquisition programs.
  • Located in maritime forests on coastal barrier islands.

Approximately 30 grants will be available, totaling of $19,000,000. Closing date for applications is June 27, 2008.

1 comment:

Alan Green said...

Manitoba and Israel have teamed up to help preserve the wetlands and freshwater lakes in Manitoba for generations to come. Check out the story at Canada’s Israel
http://www.canadasisrael.ca