Fiscal Year 2024 Tribal Wetland Program Development Grants
The "Fiscal Year 2024 Tribal Wetland Program Development Grants" aim to assist tribal governments and intertribal consortia in developing or refining programs that protect, manage, and restore wetlands, with a focus on increasing wetland quantity and quality, and incorporating climate change and environmental justice considerations.
Tribal Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) assist tribal governments and intertribal consortia to develop or refine tribal programs which protect, manage, and restore wetlands. All applications submitted under the funding opportunity must be for projects that develop or refine Tribal wetland programs. Tribes and intertribal consortia are eligible to compete under the funding opportunity. States, territories, interstate organizations, local governments, and nonprofit organizations are not eligible to compete. The goals of the wetland program include increasing the quantity and quality of wetlands in the U.S. by conserving and restoring wetland acreage and improving wetland condition. In pursuing these goals, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks to develop the capacity of all levels of government to develop and/or refine effective, comprehensive programs for wetland protection and management. In addition to developing and/or refining wetland protection and management programs, the EPA seeks to build wetland programs that incorporate climate change and environmental justice considerations. Please see the funding opportunity for more information.
Award Range
$80,000 - $250,000
Total Program Funding
$3,800,000
Number of Awards
25
Matching Requirement
Yes - Minimum of 25 percent of the total project cost in cost share/matching funds
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Intertribal consortia must meet the requirements of 40 CFR ยง 35.504 (a) and (c). These sections state that an intertribal consortium is eligible to receive grants only if the consortium demonstrates that all members of the consortium meet the eligibility requirements for the grant and authorize the consortium to apply for and receive assistance. An intertribal consortium must submit to the EPA adequate documentation of: (1) the existence of the partnership between Indian Tribal governments and (2) authorization of the consortium by all its members to apply for and receive the grant(s) for which the consortium has applied. โข States, interstate, local governments as well as non-profit and for-profit organizations are not eligible to compete under this announcement.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
July 29, 2024
Application Closes
October 1, 2024
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