Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) SUMMARY INFORMATION Federal Awarding Agency Name:
U. S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Notice of Funding Opportunity Title:
Wetland Mitigation Banking Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-NRCS-NHQ-WMBP-24-NOFO0001315 Assistance Listing:
This program is listed in the Assistance Listings (previously referred to as the Catalog of Federal Financial Assistance) on Sam.gov under 1 0. 933 Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP) which can be found at:
https://sam.gov/content/home.
SAM is a web-based, government-wide application that collects, validates, stores, and disseminates business information about the federal government's trading partners in support of the contract awards, grants, and electronic payment processes.
Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) delivers conservation solutions so agricultural producers can protect natural resources and feed a growing world.
NRCS provides leadership and funding to ensure that all programs and services are made accessible to all customers, fairly and equitably, with emphasis on reaching historically underserved farmers and ranchers and Native American tribal governments and organizations.
NRCS is committed to advancing equity, justice, and equal opportunity to ensure equitable access to programs and services available on private agricultural and forest lands.
NRCS is announcing the availability of up to $7 million in WMBP grant funds for the development and establishment of mitigation banks and banking opportunities solely for agricultural producers with wetlands subject to the wetland conservation compliance provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as amended).
WMBP is a competitive grants program accepting proposals from:
federally recognized Native American tribal governments; state and local units of government; for-profit entities; nonprofits with or without a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
Applications will be accepted from eligible entities in any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean (Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
Priority will be given to banks in states with significant numbers of individual wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance requests.
Based on NRCS data, these states are:
Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Ohio.
For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D.
of the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov.
Key Dates Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on August 2, 202 4. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.
Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts.
For inquiries specific to the content of the NFO requirements, contact the federal awarding agency contact (section G of this NFO).
Please limit questions to those regarding specific information contained in this NFO (such as dates, page numbers, clarification of discrepancies, etc.).
Questions related to eligibility, or the merits of a specific proposal will not be addressed.
A webinar for potential WMBP applicants is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
(EST) on June 12, 202 4. You can participate in the webinar through the following options:
Microsoft Teams:
WMBP Webinar Link Meeting ID:
235 488 356 751 Passcode:
tykaMc Call-In:
+1 (202) 650-0123 PIN:
820 732 935# The agency anticipates making selections by November 2024, and expects to execute awards by February 202 5. These dates are estimates and are subject to change.
Federal Funding Floor and Ceiling Amounts The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $100,000 and the estimated funding ceiling is $1 million.
The funding floor means the minimum agreement funding amount for the Federal share per agreement awarded.
The ceiling is the maximum agreement funding amount for the Federal share per agreement awarded.
These numbers refer to the total agreement amount, not any specific budget period.
Federal Financial Assistance Training The funding available through this NFO is Federal financial assistance.
Grants 101 Training is highly recommended for those seeking knowledge about Federal financial assistance.
The training is free and available to the public via https://www.cfo.gov/resources/federal-financial-assistance-training/.
It consists of five modules covering each of the following topics:
1) laws, regulations, and guidance; 2) financial assistance mechanisms; 3) uniform guidance administrative requirements; 4) cost principles; and 5) risk management and single audit.
FPAC agencies also apply Federal financial assistance regulations to certain non-assistance awards (e.g., non-assistance cooperative agreements).
U. S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Notice of Funding Opportunity Title:
Wetland Mitigation Banking Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-NRCS-NHQ-WMBP-24-NOFO0001315 Assistance Listing:
This program is listed in the Assistance Listings (previously referred to as the Catalog of Federal Financial Assistance) on Sam.gov under 1 0. 933 Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP) which can be found at:
https://sam.gov/content/home.
SAM is a web-based, government-wide application that collects, validates, stores, and disseminates business information about the federal government's trading partners in support of the contract awards, grants, and electronic payment processes.
Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) delivers conservation solutions so agricultural producers can protect natural resources and feed a growing world.
NRCS provides leadership and funding to ensure that all programs and services are made accessible to all customers, fairly and equitably, with emphasis on reaching historically underserved farmers and ranchers and Native American tribal governments and organizations.
NRCS is committed to advancing equity, justice, and equal opportunity to ensure equitable access to programs and services available on private agricultural and forest lands.
NRCS is announcing the availability of up to $7 million in WMBP grant funds for the development and establishment of mitigation banks and banking opportunities solely for agricultural producers with wetlands subject to the wetland conservation compliance provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as amended).
WMBP is a competitive grants program accepting proposals from:
federally recognized Native American tribal governments; state and local units of government; for-profit entities; nonprofits with or without a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
Applications will be accepted from eligible entities in any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean (Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
Priority will be given to banks in states with significant numbers of individual wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance requests.
Based on NRCS data, these states are:
Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Ohio.
For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D.
of the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov.
Key Dates Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on August 2, 202 4. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.
Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts.
For inquiries specific to the content of the NFO requirements, contact the federal awarding agency contact (section G of this NFO).
Please limit questions to those regarding specific information contained in this NFO (such as dates, page numbers, clarification of discrepancies, etc.).
Questions related to eligibility, or the merits of a specific proposal will not be addressed.
A webinar for potential WMBP applicants is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
(EST) on June 12, 202 4. You can participate in the webinar through the following options:
Microsoft Teams:
WMBP Webinar Link Meeting ID:
235 488 356 751 Passcode:
tykaMc Call-In:
+1 (202) 650-0123 PIN:
820 732 935# The agency anticipates making selections by November 2024, and expects to execute awards by February 202 5. These dates are estimates and are subject to change.
Federal Funding Floor and Ceiling Amounts The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $100,000 and the estimated funding ceiling is $1 million.
The funding floor means the minimum agreement funding amount for the Federal share per agreement awarded.
The ceiling is the maximum agreement funding amount for the Federal share per agreement awarded.
These numbers refer to the total agreement amount, not any specific budget period.
Federal Financial Assistance Training The funding available through this NFO is Federal financial assistance.
Grants 101 Training is highly recommended for those seeking knowledge about Federal financial assistance.
The training is free and available to the public via https://www.cfo.gov/resources/federal-financial-assistance-training/.
It consists of five modules covering each of the following topics:
1) laws, regulations, and guidance; 2) financial assistance mechanisms; 3) uniform guidance administrative requirements; 4) cost principles; and 5) risk management and single audit.
FPAC agencies also apply Federal financial assistance regulations to certain non-assistance awards (e.g., non-assistance cooperative agreements).
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Estimated Funding: $7,000,000
Office: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Estimated Funding: $7,000,000
Who's Eligible
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Additional Information of Eligibility:
1.
Eligible Applicants: An LEA may qualify for an emergency grant under Priority 1 or Priority 2.
a.
Consistent with the requirements of Priority 1, an LEA is eligible to receive an emergency grant under the first priority of section 8007(b) of the Act if it-- (1) Is eligible to receive formula construction funds for the fiscal year under section 8007(a) of the Act (20 U.S.C.
7707(a)) because it enrolls a high percentage (at least 50 percent) of federally connected children in ADA who either reside on Indian lands or who have a parent on active duty in the U. S. uniformed services.
(2)(i) Has no practical capacity to issue bonds (as defined in 34 CFR 222.176); (ii) Has minimal capacity to issue bonds (as defined in 34 CFR 222.176) and has used at least 75 percent of its bond limit; or (iii) Is eligible to receive funds for the fiscal year for heavily impacted districts under section 8003(b)(2) of the Act (20 U.S.C.
7707(b)(2)); and (3) Has a school facility emergency that the Secretary has determined poses a health or safety hazard to students and school personnel.
b.(1) Consistent with the requirements of Priority 2, an LEA is eligible to receive an emergency grant under the second priority of section 8007(b) of the Act if it-- (i) Is eligible to receive funds for the fiscal year under section 8003(b) of the Act; (ii)(A) Enrolls federally connected children living on Indian lands equal to at least 40 percent of the total number of children in ADA in its schools; or (B) Enrolls federally connected children with a parent in the U. S. uniformed services equal to at least 40 percent of the total number of children in ADA in its schools; (iii) Has used at least 75 percent of its bond limit; (iv) Has an average per-student assessed value of real property available to be taxed for school purposes that is below its State average; and (v) Has a school facility emergency that the Secretary has determined poses a health or safety hazard to students and school personnel.
(2) Additionally, an LEA that is eligible to receive section 8003(b) assistance for the fiscal year but that does not meet the criteria above may apply under Priority 2 on behalf of a school located within its geographic boundaries if-- (i) The school-- (A) Enrolls children living on Indian lands equal to at least 40 percent of the total number of children in ADA; or (B) Enrolls children with a parent in the U. S. uniformed services equal to at least 40 percent of the total number of children in ADA; (ii) The school has a school facility emergency that the Secretary has determined poses a health or safety hazard to students and school personnel; (iii) The LEA has used at least 75 percent of its bond limit; and (iv) The LEA has an average per-student assessed value of real property available to be taxed for school purposes that is below its State average.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-28/pdf/2013-04692.pdf
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Date Posted:
2024-05-30
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Archive Date:
2024-09-01
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