This department is offering the WRP Wetlands Restoration Implementation Grant in New Hampshire. The grant aims to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners in planning, designing, and implementing wetland and associated upland restoration plans. The objective is to maximize wildlife habitat, improve water quality, reduce soil erosion, mitigate flooding impacts, and create habitat for threatened and endangered species. Applicants will assist NRCS and landowners in implementing restoration plans, ensuring compliance with state permits, overseeing construction management, and implementing conservation practices that meet NRCS standards. The closing date for applications is May 15, 2012.
General Information
| Document Type:: |
Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: |
USDA-NRCS-NH-12-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: |
WRP Wetlands Restoration Implementation |
| Opportunity Category:: |
Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: |
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| Funding Instrument Type:: |
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| Category of Funding Activity:: |
Agriculture |
| Category Explanation:: |
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| Expected Number of Awards:: |
2 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: |
10.072 — Wetlands Reserve Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: |
No |
| Version:: |
Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: |
Apr 12, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: |
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| Original Closing Date for Applications:: |
May 15, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: |
May 15, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: |
Jun 14, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: |
$ 500,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: |
$500,000 |
| Award Floor:: |
$10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: |
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
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Additional Information
| Agency Name:: |
USDA NRCS NH State Office |
| Description:: |
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in New Hampshire is requesting applications to provide implementation of restoration activities on land enrolled in the Wetlands Reserve Program. The objective of WRP is to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners in planning, designing and implementing wetland and associated upland restoration plans that maximize wildlife habitat in wetland systems, as well as provide water quality improvements, reduced soil erosion, reduced impacts of flooding and provide wildlife habitat opportunities for threatened and endangered species. Applicants will be responsible for assisting NRCS and landowners by providing assistance necessary to implement WRP restoration plans, while at the same time improving and protecting wetland habitat for environmental benefits. Performance may include any part or all operations necessary to select appropriate contractors, see that all applicable state permits necessary to implement restoration plans are obtained, inspect, and provide construction management activities for various wetland restorations and enhancement practices; and other related conservation practices that meet NRCS standards and specifications. |
| Link to Additional Information:: |
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| Grantor Contact Information:: |
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version |
Modification Description |
Updated Date |
| Synopsis 1 |
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Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: |
10.072 |
| Competition ID: |
USDA-NRCS-NH-12-002 |
| Competition Title: |
WRP Cooperative Agreement |
| Opportunity Package ID: |
PKG00116170 |
| Opening Date: |
Apr 12, 2012 |
| Closing Date: |
May 15, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: |
Betty Anderson
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| Who Can Apply:: |
Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] |
| optional_forms |
Attachments [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings |
Competition ID |
Competition Title |
Opportunity Package ID |
Opening Date |
Closing Date |
Actions |
Who Can Apply: |
| 10.072 |
USDA-NRCS-NH-12-002 |
WRP Cooperative Agreement |
PKG00116170 |
Apr 12, 2012 |
May 15, 2012 |
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Betty Anderson
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Organization and Individual Applicants |
