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Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE) is sponsored by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). ACEP-WRE helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands that have been previously degraded due to agricultural uses. This program provides financial and technical assistance to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands.
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gov Maintenance Calendar USDA-NRCS-KY-ACEP-24-NOFO0001367 Kentucky NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Reserve Easement (ACEP WRE) Acquisition Services Agreement Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:USDA-NRCS-KY-ACEP-24-NOFO0001367 Funding Opportunity Title:Kentucky NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Reserve Easement (ACEP WRE) Acquisition Services Agreement Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Agriculture Expected Number of Awards:5 Assistance Listings:10.
931 -- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Jun 26, 2024 Original Closing Date for Applications:Jun 28, 2024 Applications must be received by 11:50 pm Eastern Time Current Closing Date for Applications:Jun 28, 2024 Applications must be received by 11:50 pm Eastern Time Archive Date:Jul 28, 2024 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 5,000,000 Eligible Applicants:County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Additional Information on Eligibility: ## Additional Information Agency Name:Natural Resources Conservation Service Description:**SUMMARY INFORMATION** **Federal Awarding Agency Name:**U.S. Department of Agriculture – NRCS **Notice of Funding Opportunity Title:**Kentucky NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Wetland Reserve Easement (ACEP WRE) Acquisition Services Agreement **Notice of Funding Opportunity Number:**USDA-NRCS-KY-ACEP- 24-NOFO0001367 **Assistance Listing:**This program is listed in the Assistance Listings (previously referred to as the Catalog of Federal Financial Assistance) on Sam.
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**Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary** The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking proposals to assist with due diligence for acquiring Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE), including contracting for title exams, updates, and closing services; boundary surveys; appraisals and cultural resource investigations.
ACEP WRE provides funding for the purchase of conservation easements held by NRCS, and to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands on eligible land. Proposals are requested for consideration of cooperative agreements with a period of performance not to exceed five years. For new users of Grants.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Private landowners and tribal landowners. To maintain eligibility for most USDA programs, producers must comply with wetland conservation provisions. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $200 million for agricultural land easements in the current application period (WRE funding varies). Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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Patagonia Corporate Grant Program is sponsored by Patagonia. Patagonia supports innovative work that addresses the root causes of the environmental crisis and seeks to protect both the environment and affected communities. The program focuses on local battles to protect specific natural areas, indigenous wild species, or communities from environmental exploitation. It encourages work that brings underrepresented communities to the forefront of the environmental movement and defends communities whose health and livelihoods are threatened by environmental exploitation. The funding is for grassroots activist organizations with direct-action agendas and campaigns for environmental protection over the long term.
EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.