COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT

Funds are made available by allocating 18% of the Sport Fish Restoration Account or 100% of the excise tax on small engine fuels - whichever is greater. Of the 18% allocated, 15% (not to exceed $15 million) is provided for the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants Program.

• LEGISLATION: Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (enacted as Title III of P.L.101-646).
  
  

• The Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program is administered by the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Project review and selection are conducted by the Federal Aid Office and other Divisions in each Region and by a cross-program review in the Washington Office, led by the Division of Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance and Habitat Restoration. All Coastal States (except Louisiana) and the Trust Territories are eligible to submit project proposals to the appropriate Service Regional Office annually.
  
  

• Up to $15 million is available annually. Results of the first 10 years follow:

• A total of 25 different coastal States received funding under this program between 1992 and 2001, for a total of 181 projects. Project participants in this program have included all levels of government: State, county, and municipal, and non-government partners as well. For the $89.5 million expended, 105,314 acres have been protected--over 91,697 through acquisition and nearly 13,617 through restoration.
  
  

• Authorization for the small engine fuel has been renewed through 2005. Funds deposited through FY 2001 become available in FY 2002. The Act itself is authorized through FY 2009.

Coastal Wetlands Program Rules

News Release for Fiscal Year 2003 Awards

News Release for Fiscal Year 2002 Awards

For any further information about Coastal Wetlands Conservation
Contact: Brian Bohnsack
Brian_Bohnsack@fws.gov

Last revised: August 27, 2004.