FY26 US Small Proposal Tables Template draft_March 2026.xlsx

This is a financial and project reporting template for the NAWCA 2026 U.S. Small Grants Program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The template is designed to be completed by applicants and funded recipients to document project budgets, matching funds, and wetland conservation activities across multiple tracts of land. The financial section requires itemization of grant funds and matching partner contributions across seven categories: fee-acquired land, fee-donated land, easement-acquired, easement-donated, lease-acquired, lease-donated, and restoration/enhancement/establishment activities. Applicants must track direct costs including land acquisition, appraisals, contracts, materials, equipment, and non-contract personnel and travel expenses, along with associated indirect costs supported by rate agreements. The template mandates a 1:1 non-federal cost match requirement and requires documentation of all partner contributions and funding sources.

The template includes detailed work plan sections for itemizing acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and establishment costs by unit price and schedule, a tract information table capturing acreage breakdowns by wetland and upland type, and evaluation tables assessing project benefits for species conservation. Applicants must document high, medium, and low priority bird species benefiting from the project, threatened and endangered species impacts, state wildlife action plan species of greatest conservation need, and longevity of habitat benefits categorized by perpetuity, 26-99 years, 10-25 years, and less than 10 years. The template tracks final title holders for acquired properties and requires classification of all activities by funding category: grant funds, old match, new match, or non-match contributions. This template serves as the primary financial and narrative reporting mechanism for NAWCA U.S. Small Grant proposals, which target projects protecting, restoring, and managing wetland ecosystems and migratory bird habitats with individual awards typically ranging from $78,000 to over $10 million.