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National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program
Helping States Conserve Their Coastal Wetlands

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What's New: Request for Grant Proposals for FY 2005.
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The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (Title III of P.L. 101-646) established the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program to acquire, restore, and enhance wetlands of coastal States and the Trust Territories.

The Act also establishes a role for the Fish and Wildlife Service in interagency wetlands restoration and conservation planning in Louisiana.

Since enactment of the law in 1990, the Service has been working with the States to acquire, restore, manage, or enhance coastal wetlands through a matching grants program. To date, about $139 million in grant monies have been awarded to 25 coastal States and one U.S. Territory and to acquire, protect or restore over 167,000 acres of coastal wetland ecosystems.

Coastal scene in Hawaii
The State of Hawaii was awarded a grant to acquire these coastal dunes and wetlands (USFWS).

To learn more about the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program:

The full text of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act is found at the Cornell University Law Library Web Site.

If you would like more information on the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, please send e-mail or contact:

Sally J. Valdes
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Fish and Wildlife Management
and Habitat Restoration
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Room 840
Arlington, VA 22203

phone: (703) 358-2201
fax: (703) 358-2232
email:sally_valdes@fws.gov

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Last updated on April 13, 2004.