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Easement Restoration and Stewardship

Natural Resources Conservation Service · Department of Agriculture · USDA-NHQ-ACEP-26-NOFO0001456

In plain English

Natural Resources Conservation Service (Department of Agriculture) is accepting applications for this cooperative agreement until Nov 19, 2026 (8 days left).

Individual awards range from $250,000 to $5,000,000 and the agency expects to make 4 awards.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations and colleges & universities.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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Key facts

StatusPosted: open for applications
Close dateNov 19, 2026 · 8 days left
Agency note on the deadlineApplications must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Posted dateSep 25, 2026
Opportunity numberUSDA-NHQ-ACEP-26-NOFO0001456
AgencyNatural Resources Conservation Service (Department of Agriculture)
Funding instrumentCooperative agreement
CategoryAgriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$5,000,000
Award floor (min per award)$250,000
Estimated total program fundingNot stated
Expected number of awards4
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)10.072 – Wetlands Reserve Program
10.928 – Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easements – Disaster Relief Appropriations Act
10.931 – Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Last updated on Grants.govSep 22, 2026
Archive dateDec 19, 2026

Who can apply

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  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses

Description

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The opportunities associated with this NOFO are for lands protected through the Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) component of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and the Floodplain Easement (FPE) component of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP). The types of work available through this opportunity fall into three primary categories: 1) restoration of wetland and floodplain easements; 2) stewardship of wetland and floodplain easements, and 3) onsite and offsite assessment of easement conditions. Component 1) Wetland and Floodplain Easement Restoration. Awardees will work with NRCS personnel, partners and landowners to develop and implement sound easement restoration plans. These plans may include structural practices, such as levees and water control structures, and/or vegetative establishment practices, such as tree planting. …

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