The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking applications for FY 2022 Florida Agriculture Conservation Easement Program.
Donor Name: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
State: Florida
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/22/2022
Size of the Grant: $500,000 – $15,000,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of the NRCS easement program ACEP-WRE is voluntary conservation by landowners. The easement programs promote the restoration, enhancement, protection, maintenance, and management of wetlands, and associated uplands that would contribute significantly to the functions and values of these habitats. Through the easement programs, landowners may receive assistance to install or implement structural and/or vegetative and associated upland restoration practices on eligible land. The easement programs allow NRCS to request the services of and enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal entities to assist in providing specialized assistance necessary to implement restoration plans. NRCS is directing resources toward the restoration of degraded wetlands.
Funding Information
The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $500,000, and the estimated funding ceiling is $15,000,000.
Grant Period
Projects may be between 3 and 5 years in duration. Applicants should plan their projects based on an estimated project start date of September 1, 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
This opportunity is open to all qualified U.S. based nonfederal entities (NFE) and individuals in all 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).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
