F27AS00007 FY 2027 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

Opportunity description

Who can apply

• State governments

Participation is limited to State and Territory agencies designated as eligible by the Governor of each jurisdiction. The eligible agency is usually a natural resource or fish and wildlife agency. Applications from agencies that are not designated as eligible will not be accepted. Applicants that are uncertain of their eligibility should contact the Regional Office of Conservation Investment before preparing or submitting an application (see Basic Information above).Eligible States and Territories are those bordering the Great Lakes, and those bordering the Atlantic, Gulf (except Louisiana), and Pacific coasts. Louisiana is not eligible because it receives separate funding through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3955 (b)(1)).The complete list of eligible States and Territories is: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai"i, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

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