Summary
NRCS is announcing the availability of $3 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 eligible entities as identified in Section B.1. 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 Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. A webinar for WMBP applicants is scheduled for July 30, 2026 at 3 pm Eastern Time. Information on how to participate in the Microsoft Teams webinar can be obtained through the following link: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/4685b4dd-a1ce-4ad6-81e3-d4318799cb11@ed5b36e7-01ee-4ebc-867e-e03cfa0d4697
Eligibility
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits Non Higher Education Without 501c3
- City Or Township Governments
- For Profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses
- Native American Tribal Governments Federally Recognized
- Nonprofits Having A 501(c)(3) Status With the Irs Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- County Governments
- Small Businesses
- State Governments
- Native American Tribal Organizations Other Than Federally Recognized Tribal Governments
- Public and State Institutions of Higher Education
- Special District Governments
Funding categories
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Natural Resources
Official source and attribution
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