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Wetlands for Wildlife Grants | Colorado Parks and Wildlife Pelicans and a heron by the shore. Wetlands for Wildlife Grants The Colorado Wetlands for Wildlife Program is a voluntary, collaborative, and incentive-based program to restore, enhance, and create wetlands and riparian areas in Colorado.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife annually seeks applications for wetland and riparian restoration, enhancement, and creation projects to support the goals of this program. Currently Open: Applications Due February 24th, 2026. Acres of Wetlands Taken Care Of Miles of Streams Taken Care Of Million Awarded in Grants Sandhill Cranes in water.
Wetlands for Wildlife Application Guidance and Instructions The guidelines and instructions are designed for both new applicants and existing grant recipients. Step 1: Check Eligibility Eligible Grant Recipients Local governments, other state and federal land management agencies, tribes, non-profit habitat conservation organizations, and private companies.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) staff and other Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff are eligible to apply. Ineligible Grant Recipients Previous grant recipients with an active project that has fallen behind schedule relative to the project delivery timeframe identified in the application, and private landowners.
Landowners interested in undertaking a wetland or riparian restoration project on their property should contact their local Focus Area Committee for project funding options. Non-governmental organizations and governments often are willing to receive and manage grants and coordinate project delivery on private lands. Other funding options for private landowners are available through biologists with the U.
S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s private lands program and the U. S.
Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill programs . Eligible grant projects include improve the distribution and abundance of ducks, and opportunities for public waterfowl hunting, and improve the status of declining or at-risk species by addressing habitat needs.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) seeks applications for wetland and riparian restoration, enhancement, and creation projects to support the two primary goals of its Wetlands for Wildlife Program: Improve the distribution and abundance of ducks, and opportunities for public waterfowl hunting.
Applications supporting this goal should seek to improve fall/winter habitat on property open for public hunting (or refuge areas within properties open for public hunting), or improve breeding habitat in important production areas (including North Park and the San Luis Valley in Colorado, and other areas contributing ducks to the fall flight in Colorado). Improve the status of declining or at-risk species.
Applications supporting this goal should seek to clearly address habitat needs of these species. See species list in Attachment 1. Also, see the identified threats, recommended conservation actions, and progress to date for these species in the Colorado State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) Conservation Dashboards.
Up to approximately $1. 121 million. Funding sources are Great Outdoors Colorado and Colorado waterfowl stamps .
There is no minimum or maximum grant award. However, small requests (<$25,000) are discouraged.
Standard costs for conducting on-the-ground wetland/riparian habitat restoration, enhancement, and creation, including labor, travel and transportation, material and supplies, equipment rental or lease, etc. Costs associated with habitat manipulations to help beavers recolonize a site (e.g., beaver dam analogs, post-assisted log structures) or to minimize property damage (e.g., pond levelers, culvert and tree fencing, etc.).
Project planning, engineering, and design expenses and feasibility studies. Project monitoring and evaluation expenses. Personnel and travel costs to be incurred by the grant recipient should be identified separately in the application.
Signage to acknowledge CPW and GOCO as funding partners (and display logos; required). Indirect costs are allowed but discouraged. These costs should be identified separately in the application and should not exceed 10% of the grant request.
The total cost per acre for restoration, enhancement, and creation practices will be scrutinized closely. Habitat improvements should be designed to last at least 10 years without major renovations or additional funding from this program, and long-term improvements are preferred. Habitat protection through fee title or easement acquisitions.
Acquisition of water rights. Any costs associated with wetlands that are part of a mitigation project or bank. Equipment purchases; except pumps are allowed on a case-by-case basis if needed to maintain desired hydrology of a wetland site.
Routine, annual operations and maintenance expenses such as weed control, water delivery, soil disturbance, etc. Personnel and travel costs incurred by any government agency staff. These costs should be shown as matching contributions on the application. Costs for use of equipment already owned.
These costs should be shown as matching contributions on the application. Costs associated with capturing or moving beavers. Step 3: Compile Your Full Application Please contact the Wetlands Program Coordinator before applying (see contact information below).
You will need to include: An application form. Applications should be submitted electronically to the Wetlands Program Coordinator in a single file (both PDF and MS-Word formats) of less than 20MB. Send only the application form, not the other information in this RFA.
Please try to minimize application length/page count. The file name should closely resemble the project title. Include all maps and photos within the application; do not attach these separately.
Applications from CPW staff also must be entered in the “A4” financial system by the deadline. The application must list a Project Manager. This person must be affiliated with the grant recipient’s organization, and is the main point of contact for the project.
Each application must list a CPW Project Sponsor. Block grant applications encompassing multiple CPW administrative regions must list a sponsor in each region. Project Development Resources Project proponents are encouraged to explore these tools and incorporate pertinent information into funding applications.
CPW has collaborated with the Colorado Natural Heritage Program and other partners to create tools for conservation project development, including: Colorado’s Conservation Data Explorer (CODEX) Colorado Wetland Information Center (CWIC) Watershed Planning Toolbox .
A comprehensive resource for incorporating wetlands and streams into watershed planning, restoring wetlands to improve watershed health, and identifying opportunities for wetland conservation. The Toolbox includes an interactive mapping platform that allows users to view wetlands, streams, likely aquatic ecosystem functions, ecological stressors, and high-priority sites for conservation and restoration at the landscape scale.
Along with geospatial data, the Toolbox includes a gateway to a variety of other restoration and conservation resources, including the Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool (BRAT). Factsheet and Scorecard Introduction Boreal Toad (S. Rocky Mtn.
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Applicants should be available within the first few days after the deadline to address questions and requests for formatting revisions. Applications are sent for review and comments to CPW local, Water Section, and Capital Development staff, and Wetland Focus Area Committees (if applicable). Applications are scored by a statewide scoring team (using the scoring criteria in Attachment 3).
Applications are ranked by CPW regional committees. A statewide project selection committee reviews regional and focus area committee ranks, scores, and comments, and makes funding recommendations to the CPW Director. Final funding approval rests with the CPW Director.
Successful applicants receive notification specifying anticipated project start and completion dates, funding information, and reporting requirements. Grant Application Review Process Applications are sent for review and comments to CPW local, Water Section, and Capital Development staff, and Wetland Focus Area Committees (if applicable).
FACs provide the knowledge of local wetland resources, offer venues to discuss wetland needs, provide wetland expertise, and generate ideas for wetland projects. Learn more about the review process Step 5: Grant Requirements Each calendar quarter (March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31) through project completion, the Project Manager must submit a project update (electronically) to the CPW Wetlands Program Coordinator.
This update should include: Specific details of project accomplishments during the reporting period. Total project accomplishments to date. Expected progress during the upcoming quarter.
Expected project completion date. Financial status of project – CPW and matching funds authorized, spent, and available, and status of matching funds (secured, pending, or any changes). Any changes in project scope, problems and recommended solutions.
Upon project completion, a final project report must be submitted (in MS-Word format with no loose attachments except GIS polygons). This report should include: Project title and CPW Project Number. Date of final project completion.
An abstract of the project (<250 words), suitable for use in accomplishment reports. This section should stand alone and describe the project objectives, location, outcome, completion date, costs, partners, habitat treatments, acreage impacted, species benefitted, etc. How the final project results differed (if so) from the proposed project (costs, scope of work, etc.).
Detailed, itemized financial contributions (cash and in-kind) from each partner and funding source. Pre- and post-project habitat acreages and habitat treatments used. Cost per acre of habitat treatments (proposed and final).
The pre- and post-project land ownership scenario and the length and expiration date of any management agreements. Digital maps showing final project boundaries, wetland boundaries, and other water features. GIS polygons (shapefiles) of the project boundary, wetland boundaries, and habitat treatment areas.
Digital pre- and post-project photographs. Video submissions also are strongly encouraged. Post-project habitat scorecards.
Wetlands funding RFA announced, distributed directly to DNR staff and partners, and posted on CPW’s Wetlands Project Funding web page . Applications due to the Wetlands Program Coordinator. Applications posted for review by regional ranking committees, scoring team, Focus Area Committees, CPW Water and Capital Development Sections, and local staff.
All ranks, scores, and comments due to the Wetlands Program Coordinator. Selection Committee Review Statewide selection committee meets to review ranks, scores, comments, and it makes funding recommendations to CPW Director. CPW Director’s decisions on funding awards.
Immediate notification to applicants. Agreements developed and signed for external grant awards. Wetlands for Wildlife Grants The 2019 to 2024 grant applications are listed here, but the public comment period has closed.
2019 to 2024 Grant Awards For further information or to provide feedback on any aspect of the Wetlands Program or this RFA, please contact: Grants Program Coordinator
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible recipients include local governments, other state and federal land management agencies, tribes, non-profit habitat conservation organizations, and private companies. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Wetlands for Wildlife Grants is funded by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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