This $811,111.70 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA 10.933) is intended to expand wetland mitigation banking opportunities for agricultural producers located in the state of Wisconsin. The grant will support the development and operation of approved wetland mitigation banks that generate credits to help offset impacts to wetlands from agricultural activities,...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $575,000 Project Grant to Wildlife Mississippi under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA 10.933). The grant will fund the establishment of wetland mitigation banks from September 2022 through February 2026. The Wetland Mitigation Banking Program aims to help agricultural producers in Mississippi meet wetland conservation compliance necessary to maintain eligibility for USDA programs by developing wetland mitigation banks. Wildlife...
The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $858,136.48 Project Grant to Magnolia Land Partners Inc. under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA 10.933) to develop a wetland mitigation bank with credits acceptable for use in USDA wetland compliance. The grant-funded project will establish a wetland mitigation bank to help agricultural producers meet wetland conservation requirements needed to maintain eligibility for various USDA programs administered...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service, under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA 10.933), will enable the awardee Wetland Mitigation II, a self-certified small disadvantaged business and woman-owned small business, to establish a wetland mitigation bank. This will allow agricultural producers to purchase offsetting wetland credits generated from previously drained wetlands that have been restored, enabling them to meet...
The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,161,198.46 Project Grant to Magnolia IL LLC to develop and establish a wetland mitigation bank for use by agricultural producers. The grant is being used to fund activities under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA #10.933) from May 17, 2022 through May 16, 2026. The Wetland Mitigation Banking Program aims to help establish wetland mitigation banks to assist producers in meeting wetland conservation...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,040,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program will enhance 2,378 acres of critical wetland habitat with historical wild rice beds in Wisconsin's ceded territory. The project aims to promote healthy and dynamic shallow and deep aquatic plant communities, improving the abundance and habitat conditions for wild rice and benefiting waterfowl species during...
This $3,860,000 federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) supports the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in delivering climate mitigation and forest resilience services to non-industrial private forest landowners in Wisconsin. The grant will fund WDNR's efforts to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help underserved...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant will support technical assistance to underserved forest landowners in Wisconsin on climate mitigation and forest resilience practices. This funding will help non-industrial private forest landowners participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon...
This $602,000 Project Grant award, made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664), will support the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' efforts to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wisconsin Forest Plan. The award, effective September 3, 2024, will fund a 5-year initiative to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, undertake landscape restoration projects, mitigate invasive species threats,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $160,985 under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.461) for a cooperative agreement running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The purpose of this assistance is to fund the development of additional tools and resources that can be extracted from existing wetland monitoring and assessment data, and to grow the capacity of Wisconsin's Wetland Monitoring and...