The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Bird Habitat Conservation (DBHC) administers competitive grant programs established by Congress through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) promotes, through partnerships between the private and public sectors, long-term conservation of North American wetland ecosystems and the waterfowl and other migratory birds, fish, and wildlife associated with such habitat. Two types of NAWCA grants are offered: Standard and Small. The Standard grants program supports projects in Canada, the United States, and Mexico that involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats. The Small grants program also supports projects that protect, restore, and enhance wetland habitats, but is available only to U.S. applicants.
The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects that promote the long-term conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Principal conservation actions supported by the NMBCA are the protection and management of populations; maintenance, management, protection and restoration of habitat; research and monitoring; law enforcement; and community outreach and education.
US Code:
16 USC 4401 et seq.
Name of Law: North American Wetlands Conservation Act
US Code:
16 USC 6601 et seq
Name of Law: Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
We are reporting 598 responses totaling 35,464 annual burden hours for this collection, a net decrease of 72 responses and 9,932 burden hours from the last submission.
Based on our outreach and our experience in administering these grant programs, we made adjustments to our estimates of the number of responses and the completion time for each response. Overall our funding has dropped significantly since 2011, and we have observed a slight lag effect in responses (applications) relative to the amount of funding. The drop in responses reflects the reduction in funding, as well as a drop in available match, for both NAWCA and NMBCA.
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(ii) Use of information;
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If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
1018-0100 30-day notice published.pdf
1018-0100 Supporting Statement A - 2015 final.rtf
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.txt
NAWCA Standard Grants - U.S. - Reports (govt)