NAWCA U.S. Small Grant Program - Applications (private sector)

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NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: This information collection is authorized by the North
American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) of 1989, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.). Your response
is required to obtain or retain a benefit in the form of a grant. We estimate that it will take approximately 40
hours to prepare an application, including time to review instructions, gather and maintain data, and complete
and review the proposal. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
OMB has reviewed and approved this information collection and assigned OMB Control Number 1018-0100.
You may submit comments on any aspect of this information collection to: Information Collection Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Mailstop BPHC, 1849 C Street, NW (Mail Stop BPHC), Washington D.C. 20240.

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North American Wetlands Conservation Act
Small Grants Program FY 2015
Proposal Application Instructions
Deadline: November 7, 2014
INFORMATION COLLECTION STATEMENT: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(44 U.S.C. 3501), please note the following: This information collection is authorized by the North
American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) of 1989, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.). The
information collection solicited is necessary to gain a benefit in the form of a grant, as determined by
the North American Wetlands Conservation Council and the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission; is necessary to determine the eligibility and relative value of wetland projects; results in
an approximate paperwork burden of 80 hours per application; and does not carry a premise of
confidentiality. Your response is voluntary. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is
not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number. This information collection has been approved by OMB and the assigned clearance number is
1018-0100. The public is invited to submit comments on the accuracy of the estimated average burden
hours for application preparation and to suggest ways in which the burden may be reduced. Comments
may be submitted to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Mail Stop 224 ARLSQ, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C. 20240 and/or Desk Officer for Interior Department (1018-0100),
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.
NOTE
The following proposal instructions, associated information, and examples are designed to guide
applicants already familiar with the purpose, scope, and expectations of the Small Grants Program in
preparing and submitting their application. Therefore, to ensure your project proposal’s eligibility and
to improve its funding potential, please be sure you first read all of the information provided on the
Small Grants Program’s introductory web page and application instructions overview page, located at
http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA/Small/index.shtm.
Before you begin preparing your proposal, be sure to read the specific guidelines regarding the
eligible use of grant and matching funds, eligible sources of match, and funding-use restrictions
provided in Appendix A. This appendix provides summary guidelines and is not a complete list of all
eligible and ineligible activities, sources of match, and uses of funding. If parts of your proposal are
not addressed in Appendix A, or you are uncertain as to your project’s eligibility, please contact the
Small Grants Program or NAWCA Small Grants Coordinator: Rodecia McKnight at 703-358-2266
([email protected]).
You are also highly encouraged to contact the coordinator of the Joint Venture where your
project is located. Joint Venture staff can provide valuable input to applicants during project
development and proposal writing. In addition, each Joint Venture will review all of the proposal
submissions from within their region and provide feedback about each project to the scoring
subcommittee. If you are unfamiliar with the Joint Venture system, Appendix F contains a map of the
Joint Venture administrative areas that will help you identify the Joint Venture where your project is
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located and direct contact to your Joint Venture Coordinator at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Joint
Venture Directory.
If your proposal includes property acquisition, including fee simple purchases and/or conservation
easements funded with either grant or matching funds, it is imperative that you review the
requirements for real property acquisition assistance stated in the U.S. Grant Administration Standards,
http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/files/USGrantStandards.pdf.
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Acquisitions may be made substantially less complicated if you are aware of the requirements
ahead of time AND the appropriate documentation is completed in a timely fashion.
Proposal easement, leases, and indirect cost rate agreement:
o Copies of easements and leases in place when the proposal is submitted should be
attached to the proposal.
o Indirect Cost Agreements- If you are requesting grant funds for indirect costs or using
indirect costs as match, attach a copy of your current approved negotiated cost rate
agreement (and any other former approved negotiated indirect cost rate agreement used
to determine match costs in this proposal) signed by your agency.

Remember that grant funds can only be used to fund activities that occur AFTER the grant
proposal is received (pre-agreement period) and/or during the two year grant period. Activities
completed prior to receipt of the proposal are ineligible for grant money and will not be funded.
Scientific Integrity Policy: Effective 1/28/2011, the Department of Interior established a policy to
ensure and maintain the integrity of scientific and scholarly activities used to inform management and
public policy decisions: DOI Policy 305 DM 3, "Integrity of Scientific and Scholarly Activities”
(http://www.doi.gov/scientificintegrity/index.cfm). The Scientific Integrity Policy applies to the
Department's employees as well as its contractors, grant recipients and volunteers when they analyze
or share scientific information with the public or use the Department's information to make policy or
regulatory decisions. This policy now applies to all funding applications received by the North
American Wetlands Conservation Act grant program. Essentially, the use of false data to leverage
grant funds is a direct violation of DOI's Scientific Integrity Policy and requires the refund of any
associated federal assistance.
SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
Due to the implementation of the Department of Interior Financial and Business Management
System (FBMS), the SF 424 form must be submitted through Grants.Gov. The remaining
sections of the proposal should be submitted to DBHC via email (see below). Due to code
requirements within the FBMS, the term “Budget” cannot be used. “Financial Plan” must be used in
its place to avoid data access errors. The following information will be needed in the application
process as attachments to the Grants.Gov application.
Federal agencies are exempt from the DUNS, SAM, EIN requirements, etc., and should submit
their application directly to the Division of Bird Habitat Conservation. Federal agencies do not
need to submit a SF 424.
More information about applying through grants.gov can be found on the www.grants.gov website, on
the ‘Apply for grants page.’ Please be aware that:
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In order to apply for a grant, you and/or your organization must complete the Grants.gov
registration process. The registration process for an organization or an individual can take
between three to five business days or as long as four weeks if all steps are not completed in a
timely manner. So please register early!
Before you can view and complete an application package, you MUST have Adobe Reader
installed. Application packages are posted in Adobe Reader format. You may receive a
validation error using incompatible versions of Adobe Reader. To prevent a validation error, it
is now recommended that you uninstall any earlier versions of Adobe Reader and install the
latest compatible version of Adobe Reader.
Due to code requirements within the FBMS, the term “Budget” cannot be used in any
document title. “Financial Plan” must be used in its place to avoid data management
errors.

Proposal Deadline:
Small Grants Program proposals (narrative proposal, SF424, and SF424D) may be submitted at any
time prior to deadline, but must be received by 4pm EST on November 7, 2014 in order to be eligible
for consideration.
Instructions for submitting the proposal:
1. Submission of the SF 424 form via Grants.gov at:
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/packages/oppF12AS00306-cfda15.623.pdf.
Grants.gov will request proposals to be uploaded to their website. Due to file size
restrictions, the only documents that can be uploaded to the Grants.Gov website are the
SF424 and SF424D forms. Please upload only these two forms to Grants.gov.
2. E-mail your FULL proposal and necessary attachments as one single PDF file [ProjectTitle.pdf]
to: [email protected]. Do not send separate files of the proposal. If unable to upload
the SF424 & SF424D forms into Grants.gov, please send along with the full proposal as one
PDF. If successful, you do not need to attach to the emailed version of the proposal.
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If possible, have the e-mail sent by the intended project officer (same person listed as the
contact on the proposal cover page).
Remember that maps and photos in your application document will increase the file size.
Please make sure to note the size of your completed application file and check that your email system and server are capable of sending an e-mail with an attachment of its size.
Please keep a copy of the “sent” e-mail to ensure you can document the submission of your
proposal before the deadline.
Sending a back-up hardcopy (paper) of your proposal to the address given below is
optional. If you opt to send one, please tell us so we can conserve paper by not printing
extra copies unnecessarily.

Standard Form SF424 and SF424D Assurances Form: All applicants, EXCEPT the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, are required to submit a completed Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
AND Assurances Construction Programs (SF 424D) form along with their proposal application. These
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forms, with instructions, can also be found at: http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/FormLinks?family=15.
Additional information is available in Appendix H.
Submission to Joint Venture Coordinator: You may also mail a copy to your Joint Venture
Coordinator and proposal partners, as you deem appropriate.
Receipt Confirmation: You will receive an e-mail response from one of the Small Grants Program
Coordinator within one week of the submission deadline confirming your application was received. If
you do not receive a confirmation, you should contact one of the program coordinators
immediately to ensure your proposal was received and is not disallowed due to a missed deadline.
Timeframe: All proposal applications are processed in the weeks following the application deadline.
Barring any unforeseen scheduling delays, you can expect that final decisions regarding project
selections will be made by the North American Wetlands Conservation Council at its meeting in
February 2015.
You can begin incurring pre-agreement costs at any time after you have submitted your proposal, but
official agreements may not be issued until after the Council meeting, or as soon as clearances,
payment arrangement steps, and federal funding appropriations have been met. Instructions for these
steps will be issued after the February 2015 meeting.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS AND PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS
Note: To aid you in completing a proposal, please use the format below and save as one PDF as
indicated in step#2 above.
Failure to submit a proposal following the required guidelines and formats will result in the
proposal being considered ineligible.
General Requirements
1. All margins should be 1 inch.
2. Format must be in one PDF version
3. Font typeface: Times New Roman

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SMALL GRANTS PROPOSAL APPLICATION
Note: Do NOT include a cover/transmittal letter with the proposal. The Cover Page should be
the first page of the proposal.
I. COVER PAGE (1 page)
A. General Information
The cover page should contain the following information in the sequence specified.
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Project Title: Due to database limitations, it is critical that the title be limited to 30
characters and that phased proposals retain the original title with only the phase number
changing. Enter a short, descriptive, and unique title. If the proposal is a phase of an
earlier funded proposal, use the same title as the earlier proposal and include the
appropriate Roman numeral to denote that this is a subsequent proposal.
Amount of NAWCA funding requested:
Project Location (include nearest city, state, and county, parish or borough):
Project location zip code (nearest city):
Central Coordinates of Project Site (UTM’s and Latitude/Longitude in Degrees Minutes
Seconds) Note: For projects with more than one site, please include a central coordinate
for each location in the proposal.
Congressional District of Project location:
Coastal or Non-Coastal Project Site (See map in Appendix G)
Will any of the NAWCA funds requested as part of this proposal be received or spent by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or another federal agency? Yes/No
Are any carbon sequestration credits involved in your proposal? Yes/No
Will any portion of any tract or activities associated with any tract be used to satisfy
wetland or habitat mitigation requirements under Clean Water Act, Rivers and Harbors Act,
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Water Resources Development Act, or other related
statutes now or in the future? Yes/No
How many more proposals are planned for the same project area?
Applicant Organization:
DUNS Number:
Street (of Applicant Organization):
City, State, Zip (of Applicant Organization):
Congressional District of Applicant Organization:
Project Officer: (Please include an address for the PO if it is different than the one listed
above)
Additional Contacts: Please list anyone who will be communicating with us pre- or postaward about the project.
Telephone Number:
Facsimile Number:
Electronic Mail Address:
Have you confirmed that all partners, key personnel, and contractors are eligible to
participate in federal grants? Yes/No Project officer must confirm that all parties are
eligible to participate in federal grants by checking the Federal Excluded Parties List at:
https://www/epls.gov/. If an ineligible party participates in a federally funded project, all or
a portion of the federal funding may be terminated.
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Has your organization expended more than $500,000 of federal funds from any source
during the last calendar year?: y/n
(If so, please include a copy of your most recent A-133 audit(as a separate attachment
when sending full proposal). If your organization did not expend more than $500,000
federal funds last year, please certify that the A-133 audit was not required):

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Date Submitted:
Officer certifies to the following statement: I have read the FY2015 Small Grant
Instructions, eligibility information, and applicable U.S. Grant Administration policies
(http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/files/USGrantStandards.pdf), and have encouraged
partners to read as well. To the best of my knowledge, the proposal is eligible and complies
with all NAWCA, North American Wetlands Conservation Council, and federal guidelines.
The work in this proposal consists of work and costs associated with long-term wetlands
and migratory bird habitat conservation.

II. SUMMARY TABLE (1 page)
A. Purpose and Content
• To facilitate data processing and to help ensure the accuracy and completeness of
your application information, please complete the summary table available from the
link below. (This table does not replace other required parts of the application.)
• Information placed in this table must be based on, and refer only to, the immediate
proposal, and not to any larger-scale project of which it may be a part.
• Boxes that appear gray have a drop-down menu. These items appear when the cursor
is placed on the box and the arrow to the right of the box is selected. Scroll down the
list and click on the one you want to add to the summary table. Do not type in your
own information in the gray areas.
• Please try not to oversimplify your answers. For example, the purchase price of a
parcel of land should be labeled “Fee Acquired” while Appraisal Fees, Closing Costs,
etc. are “Other Acquisition Costs”.
• Only include acre values for the following activities: Acquired, Donated, Restoration,
Enhancement or Wetland Established. (See note below.)
• If an activity is funded by both grant funds and/or matching contributions please
select “Grant/Match” as the funding source. If this is the same activity and is partially
funded by non-match select “non-match.” See Sample on MS Excel Summary Table
below. Any activity with an acre value (i.e. Acquired, Donated, Restoration,
Enhancement or Wetland Established) that is funded solely by non-matching
contributions should not be included in the summary table.
• Numbers in the summary table must agree with corresponding data occurring in other
sections of the application. The summary table (section II) must agree with the
Financial Plan (section IV). See Sample on MS Excel Summary Table below.
o “Grant request” + “Matching partners” + “Non-matching partners” MUST =
“Total Project Funding.”
o “Total Project Funding” should agree with “Activities Total.”
• Each grant and match dollar, except for indirect costs, must be linked to an acre
acquired, restored, enhanced, or established.
MS Excel Summary Table
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Note: Additive acres are new acres to the project and are counted as part of the total
affected acres for the project. Non-additive acquisition acres are acres that will also be
restored or enhanced in the current proposal. Place the non-add acres for restored or
enhanced under non-add column to show that they have already been accounted for under
the acquired category.
In the following example, 100 new acres will be acquired in fee title/fee acquisition using
grant and/or match funds. Thirty acres of the 100 acres acquired in fee in this project are
also restored. Since we don’t want to ‘double count’ the federal benefit applied to this
property, the 30 acres restored are considered non-add acres. Forty acres of the 100 acres
acquired in fee in this project are also enhanced. The 40 acres enhanced are considered non
additive acres.
Activity
Fee Acquisition
Restored
Enhanced

Additive Acres
100 acres

Non-Additive Acres
30 acres
40 acres

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF WORK, TIMETABLE, AND
PARTNER INFORMATION (2 pages maximum)
Note: Landowner and tract names must be consistent throughout the proposal
A. Project Description and Scope of Work
Provide short summaries containing all of the following project information:
• Project Need
• Purpose, Goals, and Objectives
• Work to be done and by whom
• Who owns or will own and manage affected lands (see additional note below regarding the
National Wildlife Refuge system)
• For acquisition projects (e.g. fee title, easement, contract), please list the known
“rights” included with the property purchase/donation (e.g. water rights, mineral rights)
• For restoration/enhancement projects, please list the known “rights” currently held by
the property owner (e.g. water rights, mineral rights)
• Duration of benefits, including length of any land or management contracts, easements or
other agreements, and
• Expected results and how they will be monitored.
Project Purpose NOTE: In completing section A, address the overall purpose of the immediate
project, the number of affected acres/hectares of wetlands and wetland-associated uplands with a
brief description of how they will be affected, and any other information necessary to convey an
understanding of what the project involves and what it will accomplish. If your project is part of a
broader effort, be sure to explain how this specific project fits into the bigger picture.
Refuge Boundary NOTE: If your proposal will use grant funds to acquire property, and title
to the property is not being transferred/donated to a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR or
Refuge), then please confirm that the property in question does not lie within the boundary of a
Refuge. If you are uncertain, you can contact the realty officer at your nearest refuge. To find
information about the wildlife refuges in your area, please go to:
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http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/bystate.cfm. You can also download GIS shapefiles of
the NWR acquisition boundaries by region at: http://www.fws.gov/data/NWRdata.htm.
B. Timetable
Provide a timetable that highlights the accomplishment of major activities. The timetable
should:
• Identify matching activities (old match) that were completed before the grant proposal
was received
• Identify match and project activities to be completed either during the project period
(maximum 2 years) or during the pre-agreement period (after the proposal is received
by USFWS but before a grant agreement is signed); and
• Provide completion dates for old-match activities and estimated completion dates for
new match/grant activities.
NOTE: Remember that grant funds can only be used for activities that occur from the day the
grant proposal is received by the USFWS through the end of the grant period. In addition, all
activities (grant and/or match) MUST be completed before the end of the two year grant
period.
C. Partner Information
• Partners are individuals or organizations that provide a financial contribution (cash or inkind) to the project.
• Provide general information about each partner, including: name; affiliation; role(s); and
contributions (financial and otherwise) to the project.
• All partners listed here should also be included in Section VII.A of the proposal, as well as
listed as Matching or Non-Matching Partners in the summary table.
Notes about Partner Contribution Statements:
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Each matching partner listed in the proposal must complete a partner contribution letter,
including the grantee and private landowners who provide funds and/or donate title to
the property.
These letters need to be signed, dated, and submitted with the proposal.
Each letter should state the amount of matching and/or non-matching funds the partner
will commit.
Failure to submit a partner letter will result in a reduction in your matching
contribution by the value of said partner’s contribution. If this reduction causes the
grant to match ratio for your proposal to fall below 1:1, your proposal will be ineligible.
You are also encouraged to submit similar letters for each non-matching partner
(including federal partners), especially if the non-matching contribution is of significant
value in relation to the requested grant funds.
To view a sample partner contribution statement, see Appendix B. We will only accept
properly formatted Partner Contribution Statements as verification of partner match.
Submitting partner letters that do not follow the format in the guidelines will adversely
affect the timely review of a proposal and may result in the contribution being
considered non-match.
If you want to show support from non-funding sources, do not send statements, but
instead include a statement in the proposal such as “To illustrate the overwhelming
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support for this proposal, we have 10 letters on file from landowners and state and
federal representatives.”
The grantee’s statement should not be a cover or transmittal sheet for the proposal.
Remember that the contribution amount on the statement must be the same as the
amount shown in the proposal for the partner. If the amount differs in any section of the
proposal or on the statement, the lesser of the two will be considered the partner’s
contribution. If there are many such inconsistencies in the proposal, it will be returned
as ineligible.

IV. PROJECT FINANCIAL PLAN (1 – 2 pages)
A. General Requirements
The proposal should contain a detailed budget table showing total project costs in the following
manner:
• List the total cost per project activity (e.g. $ for acquisition or restoration) and apportion
these costs between grant dollars, matching partner dollars, and, if applicable, nonmatching federal (or federal-source) dollars provided by each partner.
• Budget categories must be line items that specifically describe project costs (e.g.
"salaries," "contractor services," "equipment," or "supplies.") Similar costs can be
lumped into categories (i.e. “equipment” as opposed to separate line items for tractor
rental, backhoe rental, and 300 feet of pipe).
• Do not oversimplify budget categories. For example, “acquisition” should be reserved
for the land value. Other eligible acquisition costs, such as appraisals or closing costs
are “other acquisition costs.”
• All costs associated with old match are considered “in-kind” contributions.
• In a separate column, provide the number of acres/hectares to be affected by the monies
expended for acquisition, restoration, enhancement or wetland creation.
• More competitive proposals generally keep grant administration, overhead, and indirect
costs (activities not directly associated with acquisition, restoration, enhancement or
establishment) below 20% of the grant request. As an exception, if your organization has
an officially negotiated indirect cost rate agreement with a US federal agency, you may
use your negotiated rate even when it exceeds 20 percent. However, having a cost that is
lower than the negotiated rate may make your proposal more competitive.
• The budget table must agree with the summary table.
• Do not include categories that do not apply to your proposal.
B. Financial Plan Example
Use the financial plan table template provided in Appendix C. Modify the number of partner and
activity columns as needed. You can also use the budget activity categories from the Summary
Table to help with the budget table.
NOTE: Financial plan categories must be line items that specifically describe project costs. Please
check the figures listed to ensure they correspond with the budget numbers listed elsewhere in the
proposal (particularly the Summary Table), in partner letters, or for grant and match funds only on
the SF 424.
V. MAP OF PROJECT AREA (2 pages maximum)
Provide at least one map of the project area. If the project area is large and cannot be included on just
one map then an additional map is preferred. The map(s) should include:
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Proposal title;
Location of the ENTIRE proposal area (all grant, match , and non-match tracts) within
state(s) and counties;
Identification and location of all fee-title, easement and lease tracts (or acquisition priority
areas, if tracts have not been identified);
Identification and location of all restoration and enhancement tracts, major water control
structures and other major restoration/enhancement features;
Location of natural features (rivers, lakes) to show how proposal fits into natural landscape;
Sufficient detail and/or reference points (e.g. roads, cities, landmarks);
Location of previous grant and future proposal sites;
Latitude and longitude coordinates along the map’s edge or for the center point of the
project site(s);
A GIS compatible polygon of the proposal boundary;
Large-scale detail (e.g., 1 inch = 1 mile, or greater); and
Color maps are preferred.

VI. PHOTOGRAPH(S) OF PROJECT AREA (1 page, optional)
Photographs of the project area are desirable, but not required. If included, each photo should be
accompanied by:
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a short, descriptive caption;
the photographer’s name/organization; and
any copyright restrictions that may apply.

VII. SMALL GRANTS EVALUATION QUESTIONS (2 pages maximum)
Briefly explain how your proposal addresses the following elements in each category. Answers to
these questions will help proposal reviewers evaluate the conservation value and the strength of the
proposed project. Be sure to provide clear, succinct answers which will help us understand the full
benefits of the project proposed.
A. Partnerships
• Does the project involve a new partner or partnership concept?
• Is this project proposed by a new applicant who has not previously received a
NAWCA grant?
• How does this project encourage additional support (e.g. new partners, funding
support, local or other governmental support) for migratory bird and wetlands
conservation?
• Who are the partners (list each one) and how are they contributing to the project (e.g.
in-kind/cash match contribution, technical assistance)?
NOTE: All partners described here should be listed in both Section III.B and the Summary
Table. This should not just be a copy of the list of partners provided in Section III.B. It should
provide more information about the partners and their individual contributions to the project.
B. Waterfowl
• How will the completed project benefit waterfowl? Be sure to reference individual
species whenever possible, especially the priority populations/species listed below.
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NOTE: Focus on those species that the project is designed to substantially benefit. Consider the
typical geographic range of the population or species; do not cite benefits for species that are
casual or accidental in occurrence.
High Priority Populations/Species: Tule Greater White-fronted Goose, Dusky Canada
Goose, Cackling Canada Goose, Southern James Bay Canada Goose, Northern Pintail,
Mottled Duck, American Black Duck, Mallard, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup
Other Priority Populations/Species: Pacific Greater White-fronted Goose, Wrangel
Island Snow Goose, Atlantic Brant, Pacific Brant, Wood Duck, Redhead, Canvasback,
Ring-necked Duck, Common Eider, American Wigeon.
C. Nongame and Other Wetland-Associated Migratory Birds
• How will the completed project benefit nongame migratory birds, particularly those listed
in the tables in Appendix D? Focus on those species that will benefit most from the project.
NOTE: The bird conservation plans websites provide further information (with contact information for
the plan coordinators):
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Partners in Flight (songbirds): http://www.blm.gov/wildlife/pifplans.htm
US Shorebird Conservation Plan: http://shorebirdplan.fws.gov)
North American Waterbird Conservation Plan: http://www.waterbirdconservation.org
Joint Venture plans: http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/JointVentures/index.shtm
 Contact [email protected] for national coordination, or contact individual Joint Venture
Coordinators through the above link.

D. Endangered Species
• Will the completed project benefit any endangered birds or other endangered wildlife,
including federal and/or state-listed species?
Note: A list of federally-listed endangered and/or threatened species, maintained by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, can be found here:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/wildlife.html#Species.
• Address only those project activities which will contribute directly to a federallylisted threatened/endangered species recovery plan or that will provide critical habitat
for federal or state-listed threatened or endangered species.
• Indirect, minor, or unknown benefits related to such species which may use the
project area should not be included.
E. Wetlands Types
• What type(s) of wetlands in this project will benefit from the completed work? Refer to the
list of wetland types provided in Appendix E.
• Provide the total project acres/hectares and quantify, using percentages, the amount of each
type of wetland involved.
• Keep the explanation clear and the numbers consistent; acre/hectare figures here must agree
with those provided elsewhere in the proposal.
F. Special Considerations
• Are there any special considerations, outside of sections A-E above, that you feel
should be factored into project evaluation (e.g. outstanding ecological resource value,
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represented elsewhere)?
G. Climate Change
Please provide a brief narrative describing the significance of the proposal with regard to long-term
conservation, including how the project might help address climate change concerns.
H. Public Access
Briefly indicate the degree of public access (e.g. hunting, fishing, hiking) that will be allowed
on the proposal grant and match tracts. If public access is not allowed, please explain why
not.

CHECKLIST
Please check to make sure all parts of the proposal are included with your submission via
Grants.gov(SF424) and e-mail the full proposal to FWS:
• Cover Page (I)
• Summary Table (II)
• Project Description (III. A-C)
• Financial Plan + Financial Plan Table
• Map(s)(V)
• Photograph(s)(VI)
• Evaluation Questions (VII. A-F)
• Other Attachments:
o Partner Contribution Statements
o SF424, SF424D- All applicants EXCEPT the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must
submit an SF424 core form and D Assurances form with the proposal (all projects
involving acquisition, restoration, or enhancement are considered construction projects).
(The SF424 forms will also be entered into grants.gov.)
o Copy of easements, leases, deeds in place when the proposal was submitted and
models/templates for easements and leases to be acquired through the proposal.
o Indirect Cost Rate, if applicable. If you are requesting grant funds for indirect costs or
using indirect costs as match, attach a copy of your current approved negotiated indirect
cost rate agreement (and any other former approved negotiated indirect cost rate
agreement used to determine match costs in this proposal) signed by your agency. If
you do not have an indirect already in place, it will not be approved until after selection.
o Copy of SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Form (required only if the
applicant has lobbying activities to disclose). For more information go to:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/grants/sfillin.pdf.
o Statement regarding applicability of and compliance with OMB Circular A-133 Single
Audit Reporting (see cover page). If yes, send as a separate attachment when submitting
proposal.
o GIS shapefile – send as an attachment to the email when sending the proposal to FWS.
Please provide a single GIS shapefile which contains multiple polygons representing the
location of each of the tracts involved in the project. If the applicant is undertaking a
project where an exact activity location cannot be determined at the time of proposal
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(i.e. easement acquisition in the prairie potholes), then the applicant should include a
single polygon which encompasses the larger project area where the activities are
targeted to occur. The GIS file submitted should use a NAD 83 projection and the
attributable table should contain a name for each polygon which corresponds to a tract
listed in the proposal.
o ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE SENT IN ONE PDF(with the exception of Audit
reporting as noted)!
NOTE: Failure to submit a proposal following the required guidelines and formats can result in the
proposal being considered ineligible.

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Appendix A:
All Eligible costs must be directly linked to eligible acquired, restored, enhanced, or
established acres that are completed DURING the project period.
Grant funds may be used for project activities necessary to meet proposal objectives that occur:
• during the two-year project period (starting the date in which the grant agreement is signed); or
• during the pre-agreement period (after the proposal is received but before the grant agreement
is signed).
Note: Project costs incurred after receipt of the proposal will not be reimbursed if the proposal is
not approved for funding. In addition, project activities that occur before the receipt of the
proposal are ineligible as a grant activity and will not be reimbursed with grant funds.
Refer to the federal guidelines cited below for more specific information.
Applicability of the publication depends on the type of organization that will spend the grant funds.
You can also contact the Council Coordinator at [email protected] for a paper copy of the publications.
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2 CFR 215, “Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements with
Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations,”
43 CFR 12 Subpart C, “Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements
to State and Local Governments,”
48 CFR 31.2, “Contracts with Commercial Organizations.”

Specific examples of costs that are eligible to be paid with NAWCA Grant Funds follow:
I. Acquisition: This category includes fee-title acquisition and donation (transfer of title),
conservation easement and lease acquisition and donation; appraisal fees; acquisition negotiations;
acquisition legal costs; boundary surveys; travel and transportation, and annual payments for 10 year
conservation agreements (or the maximum duration allowed by state law).
A. Easement and lease conditions should address the following points. Organizations and
agencies are encouraged to adopt and implement the practices and procedures described in the
Land Trust Alliance’s Land Trust Standards and Practices (from www.lta.org).
B. The acquisition must be completed before the end of the project period.
C. A Notice of Grant Requirements will be recorded for tracts.
D. Property acquisition costs are incurred at the time of transfer of title, not when signing a
purchase agreement. Therefore, a contractual obligation to purchase real property (purchase
agreement, etc.) may be made at any time and, as long as title is transferred after the proposal is
received, the costs associated with the purchase can be reimbursed with grant funds.
E. All real property acquisitions must be from willing sellers. Prior to making an offer for the
property, the buyer must inform the seller that the buyer will be unable to acquire the property
in the event negotiations fail to result in an amicable agreement and must inform the seller what
the buyer believes to be the market value of the property. If the buyer is an agency that has
eminent domain authority, then additional assurances will be required to be in the notice (see
appropriate standards and regulations).
II. Wetland restoration. The manipulation of the physical, chemical and/or biological characteristics
of a site with the goal of returning natural/historic functions to a former or degraded wetland is
considered restoration. Restoration can further be defined as either re-establishment (returning
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natural/historic functions to a former wetland resulting in a gain in wetland acres) or rehabilitation
(repairing natural/historic functions of a highly degraded wetland resulting in no gain in wetland
acres). Rehabilitation is considered a one-time action.
This category includes engineering and design costs that lead to restoration activities occurring during
the project period or allowed as old match, travel and transportation, material and supply costs, and
equipment (including all-terrain vehicles) with a current value of $5,000 or more secured by the most
cost-effective and feasible method. See the applicable CFR information cited above and the following
decision tree for equipment valuation. This category does not include periodic repair/maintenance
activity. This category does include restoration work on upland associated habitat.
III. Wetland enhancement. The manipulation of the physical, chemical and/or biological
characteristics of a wetland site to improve specific functions of the wetland is enhancement. The
result produces no gain in wetland acres.
This category includes the same eligible costs as restoration above, plus nest boxes; habitat islands;
and initial land management costs caused by the proposal (e.g. fencing and signing). This category
does not include periodic repair/maintenance activity. This category does include enhancement work
on upland associated habitat.
IV. Wetland establishment. The manipulation of the physical, chemical and/or biological
characteristics present to develop a wetland that did not previously exist. The result produces a gain in
wetland acres. This category includes the same eligible costs as restoration above.
V. Other direct long-term wetlands conservation work [e.g., administering the NAWCA grant
agreement; conducting required state and federal compliance activities (e.g. permits, National
Environmental Policy Act compliance, and contaminants surveys); and conducting work that cannot
easily be assigned to other activity categories].
VI. Indirect costs. These costs are different from directly attributable administrative costs and must
be supported by a negotiated Indirect Cost rate approved by the federal government.
VII. Salary costs (with the exception of travel expenses) associated with USFWS
Term/Temporary/Seasonal/Intermittent Employees actively working on NAWCA projects.
Matching Funds: Generally, all items listed as eligible grant costs are also eligible as match costs. The
following list describes certain additional conditions for costs to be eligible as NAWCA Match.
Matching funds may be used for project activities necessary to meet proposal objectives that occur
either:
• during the two-year project period (starting the date in which the grant agreement is signed)
• during the pre-agreement period (after the proposal is received but before the grant agreement
is signed)
• no earlier than 2 years prior to the date the proposal is submitted (back to beginning of calendar
year),
And they:
• must at least equal the grant request
• must be documented by a signed and dated Partner letter
• may have as its source the Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act, P.L. 9316

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638, of 1975
must not be of federal origin (money from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service's Federal Aid program are of federal origin)
must not have been used to match other federal grants, including grants from the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
may include monitoring and evaluation costs, only if results will be used to improve wetlands
conservation activities at project sites during the project period
may be donated title to real property where the donation increases resource values of the
proposal or protection or management of wetlands and migratory bird values
may be the fair rental value of loaned equipment
may be easement stewardship or endowment costs
may have incurred prior to grant execution such as:
1. appraisal fees, acquisition negotiations, land acquisition legal costs;
2. boundary surveys;
3. engineering and project design;
4. required state and federal compliance activities;
5. travel and transportation;
6. consulting fees; and/or
7. special studies.

Additional Eligible Costs: Grant and matching funds may be used to pay for or have as their source
project expenses directly associated with land acquisition (fee-title, conservation easement, lease or
donation), long-term wetland restoration, enhancement, or wetlands creation. Expenses must be:
• necessary and reasonable for the proper administration of the project;
• documented and verifiable from the grantee's and sub-grantees' records;
• representative of fair market value (in the case of acquisitions, the appraised value);
• a special expense caused by the project;
• the result of work done on-site(s) and:
o within the same wetlands system (e.g. watershed or river basin), and/or
o managed to meet the same wetland objectives, and/or
o that are close to each other;
• distinctly identified as an undivided interest of the total acres involved when part of a
larger project supported with non-match funds; and
• salary and labor of employees hired to manage the project after the grant agreement is
developed.
Grant and matching funds may be used to pay for or have as their source the following project
expenses:
• equipment expenses that are pro-rated;
• material and supply costs;
• previous monitoring and/or evaluation of wetlands conservation activities if the results are
critical to the design of a submitted proposal; and
• initial management costs.
Non-Matching Funds: when funds that do not qualify as NAWCA match, including money from
other federal agencies, are used to accomplish mutual and/or complementary objectives, these funds
may be included in the final proposal but must be noted throughout the proposal as non-match funds.

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Ineligible Grant Costs:
• Work completed prior to submission of the proposal – completed projects/activities are not
eligible for retroactive funding
• Stewardship costs
• Evaluation costs
• Interests on a loan
• Proposal administrative salary costs incurred prior to grant execution are not eligible for grant
funding
• Costs related to enrollment of participants in other federal conservation programs
Ineligible Grant and Match Costs:
• Actions that will put credits into wetlands mitigation banks;
• Mitigation activity required by federal, state, or local wetland regulations. Federal mitigation
activity includes compliance under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as
amended, or the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as amended. This includes
mitigation required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers related to development or
management of water resources (such as, but not limited to, Section 404 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act), actions to benefit fish and
wildlife resources that are required as part of a settlement or relicensing of an energy project
under the Federal Power Act, compensation required under the Federal Water Projects
Recreation Act, and others that may not be listed here. Contact us if you are unsure.
• Funds that have been successfully used to match another federal grant. This restriction includes
federal aid to states grants (i.e. State Wildlife Grants); Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection,
and Restoration Act grants; Endangered Species Act grants, Partners for Fish and Wildlife
(private lands) grants, and others. Please contact us if you are unsure.
• Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) funds
• Contingencies
• Routine expenses of the contributor
• Salaries and travel expenses for permanent, full time federal employees
• Conservation education materials or salaries
• Project planning and proposal development, including experiments, studies, or other
investigations to document the project's resource value
• Non-proposal specific communication products
• Fundraising
• Law enforcement
• Research
• Boat ramps, parking lots, roads, and other public access work
• Observation towers and blinds
• Routine operations and maintenance salaries and costs
• Building construction, repairs, and value of donated property
• The value of existing residences, structures, and buildings unnecessary for wetland
conservation purposes and the cost to construct, remove, or repair same
• Acquisition of vehicles (note all-terrain vehicles are considered equipment if the acquisition
cost is more than $5,000 per unit)
• Acquisition of tractors and other equipment if it would be more cost effective to rent, lease, or
use equipment on hand;
• Loss of income (e.g. lost grazing revenue)
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Costs over the appraised value for fee-title and easement acquisitions
Short-term annual conservation activities, such as predator management
Monitoring and inventory activities not specifically related to wetland conservation actions
during the project period
Land-owner incentive payments
An easement that is subordinate to a mortgage or lien
Unless your approved negotiated indirect costs rate agreement specifically allows it, indirect
costs calculated on a base that includes the following are ineligible:
1. Subgrants (subawards), major subcontracts, any in-kind match provided by a party other than
the applicant.
2. Non-match, in-kind match from partners other than the partner with the negotiated indirect
costs rate agreement contributions from federal agencies and other items that “distort” the cost
base.
3. The purchase price of interests in real property and the cost to put it into place, including
legal and administrative fees associated directly with the transfer of the property.
4. The purchase price of equipment with an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit and a
useful life of more than one year (consistent with the recipient policy, lower limits may be
established).

NOTE: Unless a Grant or Match cost is explicitly allowed, the cost should be assumed to be
ineligible unless otherwise informed in writing by USFWS/DBHC.

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Appendix B: Sample Partner Contribution Statement
NOTE:
1. We will only accept properly formatted Partner Contribution Statements as verification of
partner match. Submitting partner letters that do not follow the format in the guidelines will
adversely affect the timely review of a proposal and may result in the contribution being
considered as non-match.

NAWCA SMALL GRANT PARTNER CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT
What is the title of the proposal that you are contributing to?
What is the name of your organization (private landowners indicate “Private”)?
When will you make the contribution?
What is the value of your contribution? Does the contribution have a non-federal origin? If this is based on a fundraising event or other future action, if that future action fails, will you still provide the contribution amount?
What long-term migratory bird and wetlands conservation work will the contribution cover?
Does the proposal correctly describe your contribution, especially the amount?
If applicable to the proposal, is your organization competent to hold title to, and manage, land acquired with grant
funds and are you willing to apply a Notice of Grant Agreement or other recordable document to the property?
Please confirm that your contribution has not been used to meet any other federal programs match or cost share
requirements.
Do you have any additional comments?
Signature:
Your Name (printed), Organization, and Title:
Date Signed:

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Appendix C: Financial Plan Table Sample

NAWCA Grant
Funds

Fee Acquired (100 acres)

$28,000

$12,000

Restoration (100 non add
acres)

$2,000

Category

$3,000

Other
TOTALS

Category
$10,000
$10,000
$60,000
$5,000

$5,000
$30,000

$17,000

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$5,000
$13,000

$10,000

$70,000

Appendix D: BIRD CONSERVATION REGIONS AND QUESTION 2 PRIORITY NAWCA SPECIES
BCR 1 ALEUTIAN/BERING SEA
ISLANDS
Red-faced Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Black Oystercatcher
Rock Sandpiper (ptilocnemis ssp.)
Red-legged Kittiwake
Aleutian Tern
Arctic Tern
Marbled Murrelet
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Whiskered Auklet

BCR 4 NORTHWESTERN INTERIOR
FOREST
Horned Grebe
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Whimbrel
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Red Knot (roselaari ssp.)
Rock Sandpiper (ptilocnemis ssp.) (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Rusty Blackbird

BCR 2 WESTERN ALASKA
Red-throated Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
Red-faced Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Black Oystercatcher
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Whimbrel
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Red Knot (roselaari ssp.)
Rock Sandpiper (ptilocnemis ssp.) (nb)
Dunlin (arcticola ssp.) (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher
Aleutian Tern
Arctic Tern
Marbled Murrelet
Kittlitz's Murrelet
BCR 5 NORTHERN PACIFIC
RAINFOREST
Yellow-billed Loon (nb)
Western Grebe (nb)
Red-faced Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant (pelagicus ssp.)
Bald Eagle
Black Oystercatcher
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Lesser Yellowlegs (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Long-billed Curlew (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (roselaari ssp.) (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
Aleutian Tern
Caspian Tern
Arctic Tern
Marbled Murrelet
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Black Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher

BCR 10 NORTHERN ROCKIES

BCR 11 PRAIRIE POTHOLES

Bald Eagle
Swainson's Hawk
Long-billed Curlew
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black Swift

Horned Grebe22
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Bald Eagle
Swainson's Hawk

BCR 3 ARCTIC PLAINS AND
MOUNTAINS
Red-throated Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
Whimbrel
Bar-tailed Godwit
Red Knot (roselaari ssp.)
Dunlin (arcticola ssp.)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Arctic Tern

BCR 9 GREAT BASIN
Eared Grebe (nb)
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail
Snowy Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black Swift
Calliope Hummingbird
Lewis's Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Tricolored Blackbird

BCR 12 BOREAL HARDWOOD
TRANSITION
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe (nb)
American Bittern
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail

Calliope Hummingbird
Lewis's Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher

Yellow Rail
King Rail
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
American Woodcock
Black Tern
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
American Woodcock
Black Tern
Common Tern
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Wood Thrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Canada Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird

BCR 13 LOWER GREAT LAKES/ST.
LAWRENCE PLAIN

BCR 14 ATLANTIC NORTHERN
FORESTS

BCR 15 SIERRA NEVADA

Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe (nb)
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Bald Eagle
King Rail
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Lesser Yellowlegs (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (nb)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Eastern) (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
American Woodcock
Black Tern
Common Tern
Short-eared Owl (nb)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Canada Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow

Red-throated Loon (nb)
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe (nb)
Great Cormorant (nb)
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Snowy Egret
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Lesser Yellowlegs (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (nb)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Eastern) (nb)
Purple Sandpiper (nb)
American Woodcock
Arctic Tern
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Canada Warbler
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird

Bald Eagle
Black Swift
Calliope Hummingbird
Lewis's Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher

BCR 16 SOUTHERN
ROCKIES/COLORADO PLATEAU

BCR 17 BADLANDS AND PRAIRIES

BCR 18 SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE

Gunnison Sage Grouse
American Bittern
Bald Eagle
Snowy Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Lewis's Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher

Horned Grebe
American Bittern
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Short-eared Owl
Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker

Bald Eagle
Snowy Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Lewis's Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo

BCR 19 CENTRAL MIXED GRASS
PRAIRIE

BCR 20 EDWARDS PLATEAU

BCR 21 OAKS AND PRAIRIES

Little Blue Heron
Mississippi Kite
Bald Eagle
Swainson's Hawk
Black Rail

Bald Eagle
Long-billed Curlew (nb)
Harris's Sparrow (nb)
Orchard Oriole

Little Blue Heron
Swallow-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Black Rail (nb)
King Rail

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King Rail
Snowy Plover
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Bell's Vireo
Henslow's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow (nb)

Long-billed Curlew (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
American Woodcock
Red-headed Woodpecker
Bell's Vireo
Swainson's Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow (nb)
Harris's Sparrow (nb)
Orchard Oriole

BCR 22 EASTERN TALLGRASS
PRAIRIE

BCR 23 PRAIRIE HARDWOOD
TRANSITION

BCR 24 CENTRAL HARDWOODS

Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe (nb)
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Bald Eagle
Black Rail
King Rail
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (roselaari ssp.) (nb)
Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (a) (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
American Woodcock
Black Tern
Common Tern
Short-eared Owl (nb)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Acadian Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird (nb)

Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe (nb)
American Bittern
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail
King Rail
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (roselaari ssp.) (nb)
Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (a) (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
American Woodcock
Black Tern
Common Tern
Short-eared Owl (nb)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Marsh Wren
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow
Bobolink
Rusty Blackbird (nb)

Bald Eagle
Black Rail
King Rail
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
American Woodcock
Short-eared Owl (nb)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Bell's Vireo
Sedge Wren
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow (nb)
Painted Bunting
Rusty Blackbird (nb)

BCR 25 WEST GULF COASTAL PLAIN/ BCR 26 MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL
OUACHITAS
VALLEY

BCR 27 SOUTHEASTERN
COASTAL PLAIN

Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Swallow-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail (nb)
King Rail
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
American Woodcock
Red-headed Woodpecker
Wood Thrush
Cerulean Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler

Red-throated Loon
American Bittern (nb)
Least Bittern
Roseate Spoonbill (nb)
Swallow-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail (nb)
Black Rail
King Rail
Limpkin
Snowy Plover
Wilson’s Plover
American Oystercatcher
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Upland Sandpiper (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Long-billed Curlew (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)

American Bittern (nb)
Least Bittern
Swallow-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail (nb)
Black Rail
King Rail
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
American Woodcock
Short-eared Owl (nb)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Sedge Wren (nb)
Wood Thrush
Cerulean Warbler

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Bachman's Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow (nb)
Painted Bunting
Orchard Oriole

Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow (nb)
LeConte's Sparrow (nb)
Painted Bunting
Rusty Blackbird (nb)
Orchard Oriole

Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (nb)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Eastern) (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
American Woodcock
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Sandwich Tern
Black Skimmer
Red-headed Woodpecker
Sedge Wren (nb)
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow (nb)
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (nb)
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow (nb)
Seaside Sparrow (c)
Painted Bunting
Rusty Blackbird (nb)

BCR 28 APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

BCR 29 PIEDMONT

BCR 30 NEW ENGLAND/MIDATLANTIC COAST

Bald Eagle
American Woodcock
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Sedge Wren (nb)
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Canada Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird (nb)

Bald Eagle
Black Rail
King Rail
American Woodcock
Short-eared Owl (nb)
Sedge Wren
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird (nb)

Red-throated Loon (nb)
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe (nb)
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Snowy Egret
Bald Eagle
Black Rail
King Rail
Wilson’s Plover
American Oystercatcher
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Lesser Yellowlegs (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (nb)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Eastern) (nb)
Purple Sandpiper (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
American Woodcock
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Black Skimmer
Short-eared Owl (nb)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Sedge Wren
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Henslow’s Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird (nb)

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BCR 31 PENINSULAR FLORIDA

BCR 32 COASTAL CALIFORNIA

BCR 33 SONORAN AND MOJAVE
DESERTS

Magnificent Frigatebird
American Bittern (nb)
Least Bittern
Reddish Egret
Roseate Spoonbill
Swallow-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail (nb)
Black Rail
King Rail
Limpkin
Snowy Plover
Wilson’s Plover
American Oystercatcher
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Lesser Yellowlegs (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Long-billed Curlew (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (nb)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Eastern) (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
American Woodcock (nb)
Least Tern
Black Skimmer
White-crowned Pigeon
Mangrove Cuckoo
Red-headed Woodpecker
Black-whiskered Vireo
Yellow Warbler (gundlachi ssp.)
Prothonotary Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow (nb)
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (nb)
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow (nb)
Seaside Sparrow (c)
Painted Bunting (nb)

Ashy Storm-Petrel
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail (nb)
Black Rail
Snowy Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Whimbrel (nb)
Long-billed Curlew (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (roselaari ssp.) (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
Gull-billed Tern
Black Skimmer
Xantus's Murrelet
Cassin's Auklet
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black Swift
Allen's Hummingbird
Lewis's Woodpecker
Yellow Warbler (brewsteri ssp.)
Common Yellowthroat (sinuosa ssp.)
Song Sparrow (graminea ssp.)
Song Sparrow (maxillaris ssp.)
Song Sparrow (pusillula ssp.)
Song Sparrow (samuelis ssp.)
Tricolored Blackbird
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Least Bittern
Bald Eagle
Black Rail
Snowy Plover
Long-billed Curlew (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (roselaari ssp.) (nb)
Gull-billed Tern
Black Skimmer
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Elf Owl
Bell's Vireo
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler (sonorana ssp.)
Lawrence's Goldfinch

BCR 34 SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL BCR 35 CHIHUAHUAN DESERT

BCR 36 TAMAULIPAN
BRUSHLANDS

Bald Eagle
Common Black-Hawk
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Elf Owl
Elegant Trogon
Lewis's Woodpecker
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Bell's Vireo
Phainopepla
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow Warbler (sonorana ssp.)
Red-faced Warbler
Varied Bunting

Bald Eagle
Common Black-Hawk
Snowy Plover
Long-billed Curlew (nb)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Elf Owl
Bell's Vireo
Yellow Warbler (sonorana ssp.)
Red-faced Warbler
Varied Bunting
Painted Bunting

Swainson's Hawk
Snowy Plover
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Lesser Yellowlegs (nb)
Long-billed Curlew (nb)
Gull-billed Tern
Red-billed Pigeon
Elf Owl
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Bell's Vireo
Varied Bunting
Painted Bunting
Audubon's Oriole

BCR 37 GULF COAST PRAIRIE

BCR 67 HAWAII

PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN
ISLANDS

American Bittern
Least Bittern
Reddish Egret
Swallow-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Yellow Rail (nb)
Black Rail
King Rail

Laysan Albatross
Black-footed Albatross
Christmas Shearwater
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Tristram's Storm-Petrel
Bristle-thighed Curlew (nb)
Short-eared Owl

West Indian Whistling-Duck
White-cheeked Pintail
Masked Duck
Ruddy Duck (jamaicensis ssp.)
Audubon's Shearwater
Masked Booby
Brown Booby
Red-footed Booby

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Snowy Plover
Wilson’s Plover
American Oystercatcher
Solitary Sandpiper (nb)
Lesser Yellowlegs (nb)
Upland Sandpiper (nb)
Whimbrel (nb)
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit (nb)
Marbled Godwit (nb)
Red Knot (roselaari ssp.) (nb)
Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (a) (nb)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (nb)
Short-billed Dowitcher (nb)
American Woodcock (nb)
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Sandwich Tern
Black Skimmer
Short-eared Owl (nb)
Sedge Wren (nb)
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow (nb)
LeConte's Sparrow (nb)
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (nb)
Seaside Sparrow (c)
Painted Bunting

Magnificent Frigatebird
Least Bittern
American Flamingo
Black Rail
Yellow-breasted Crake
Caribbean Coot
Limpkin
Snowy Plover
Wilson’s Plover
American Oystercatcher
Red Knot (rufa ssp.) (nb)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Eastern) (nb)
White-crowned Pigeon

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Appendix E: Wetlands Types
E
E1
E1AB
E1OW
E1RB
E1RF
E1UB
E2
E2AB
E2EM
E2FO
E2RF
E2RS
E2SB
E2SS
E2US
L
L1
L1AB
L1OW
L1RB
L1UB
L2
L2AB
L2EM
L2OW
L2RB
L2RS
L2UB
L2US
M
M1
M1AB
M1OW
M1RB
M1RF
M1UB
M2
M2AB
M2RF
M2RS
M2US
PAB
PEM
PFO
PML
POW
PRB
PSS

Estuarine
Estuarine Subtidal
Estuarine Subtidal Aquatic Bed
Estuarine Subtidal Open Water
Estuarine Subtidal Rock Bottom
Estuarine Subtidal Reef
Estuarine Subtidal Unconsolidated Bottom
Estuarine Intertidal
Estuarine Intertidal Aquatic Bed
Estuarine Intertidal Emergent
Estuarine Intertidal Forested
Estuarine Intertidal Reef
Estuarine Intertidal Rocky Shore
Estuarine Intertidal Streambed
Estuarine Intertidal Scrub-Shrub
Estuarine Intertidal Unconsolidated Shore
Lacustrine
Lacustrine Limnetic
Lacustrine Limnetic Aquatic Bed
Lacustrine Limnetic Open Water
Lacustrine Limnetic Rock Bottom
Lacustrine Limnetic Unconsolidated Bottom
Lacustrine Littoral
Lacustrine Littoral Aquatic Bed
Lacustrine Littoral Emergent
Lacustrine Littoral Open Water
Lacustrine Littoral Rock Bottom
Lacustrine Littoral Rocky Shore
Lacustrine Littoral Unconsolidated Bottom
Lacustrine Littoral Unconsolidated Shore
Marine
Marine Subtidal
Marine Subtidal Aquatic Bed
Marine Subtidal Open Water
Marine Subtidal Rock Bottom
Marine Subtidal Reef
Marine Subtidal Unconsolidated Bottom
Marine Intertidal
Marine Intertidal Aquatic Bed
Marine Intertidal Reef
Marine Intertidal Rocky Shore
Marine Intertidal Unconsolidated Shore
Palustrine Aquatic Bed
Palustrine Emergent
Palustrine Forested
Palustrine Moss-Lichen
Palustrine Open Water
Palustrine Rock Bottom
Palustrine Scrub-Shrub

PUB
PUS
R
R1
R1AB
R1EM
R1OW
R1RB
R1RS
R1SB
R1UB
R1US
R2
R2AB
R2EM
R2OW
R2RB
R2RS
R2UB
R2US
R3
R3AB
R3OW
R3RB
R3RS
R3UB
R3US
R4
R4AB
R4OW
R4RB
R4RS
R4SB
R4UB
R4US
R5
R5AB
R5OW
R5RB
R5RS
R5UB
R5US
Rp
Rp1EM
Rp1FO6
Rp1SS6
Rp2EM
Rp2FO6
Rp2SS6

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Palustrine Unconsolidated Bottom
Palustrine Unconsolidated Shore
Riverine
Riverine Tidal
Riverine Tidal Aquatic Bed
Riverine Tidal Emergent
Riverine Tidal Open Water
Riverine Tidal Rock Bottom
Riverine Tidal Rocky Shore
Riverine Tidal Streambed
Riverine Tidal Unconsolidated Bottom
Riverine Tidal Unconsolidated Shore
Riverine Lower Perennial
Riverine Lower Perennial Aquatic Bed
Riverine Lower Perennial Emergent
Riverine Lower Perennial Open Water
Riverine Lower Perennial Rock Bottom
Riverine Lower Perennial Rocky Shore
Riverine Lower Perennial Unconsolidated
Bottom
Riverine Lower Perennial Unconsolidated Shore
Riverine Upper Perennial
Riverine Upper Perennial Aquatic Bed
Riverine Upper Perennial Open Water
Riverine Upper Perennial Rock Bottom
Riverine Upper Perennial Rocky Shore
Riverine Upper Perennial Unconsolidated
Bottom
Riverine Upper Perennial Unconsolidated Shore
Riverine Intermittent
Riverine Intermittent Aquatic Bed
Riverine Intermittent Open Water
Riverine Intermittent Rock Bottom
Riverine Intermittent Rocky Shore
Riverine Intermittent Streambed
Riverine Intermittent Unconsolidated Bottom
Riverine Intermittent Unconsolidated Shore
Riverine Unknown Perennial
Riverine Unknown Aquatic Bed
Riverine Unknown Open Water
Riverine Unknown Rock Bottom
Riverine Unknown Rocky Shore
Riverine Unknown Unconsolidated Bottom
Riverine Unknown Unconsolidated Shore
Riparian
Riparian Lotic Emergent
Riparian Lotic Forested
Riparian Lotic Scrub-Shrub
Riparian Lentic Emergent

Appendix F: Joint Venture Administrative Areas
Map can also be found at the URL:
http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/JointVentures/Map.shtm

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Appendix G: Areas Classified as Coastal Zones (blue)

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Appendix H: Application for Federal Assistance (SF424) & Assurances for Construction
Programs Form (SF424D)
*Due to the implementation of the Department of Interior Financial and Business
Management System (FBMS), all proposal SF 424 and SF 424D forms must be
submitted through Grants.gov, as well as emailed with the full proposal to FWS.
•
•
•
•

All applicants EXCEPT the U. S, Fish and Wildlife Service must send a SF424 form and
SF424D Assurances form with the proposal. All federal grant recipients must comply with the
laws listed on the Assurances form.
Please scan signed document or insert an electronic signature and send electronically as part of
the proposal application.
Again, the proposal should be in one single PDF document.
The two forms can be accessed on the Grants.gov website at:
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/FormLinks?family=15.

Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424).
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SF424_2_1-V2.1.pdf

NOTE: Use the most current version of the SF424 form. We will only accept the updated
form. It is necessary to obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet in order to apply for
any federal grant. Instructions for obtaining a DUNS number are found at the grants.gov
website above. The following instructions for completing the SF424 to accompany a NAWCA
proposal supersede those on the back of the SF 424. The address on the applicant SF424
must match the address associated with the DUNS number! Note: The address on an
applicant’s SF424 must match the address associated with DUNS number. The address on
the 424 (#8d) must be the same as the address associated with the DUNS Number (#8c).

CELL NUMBER and TITLE
1. Type of Submission
2. Type of Application
3. Date Received
4. Applicant Identifier
5. a. Employer Identification
5 .b. Federal Award Identifier
6. Date Received by State
7. State Application Identifier
8. (a-e) – Applicant Information
9. Type of Applicant
10 – Name of Federal Agency
11 – Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number and
Title
12. Funding Opportunity Number/Title:
13. Competition Identification Number/Title:
14 – Areas Affected by Project
15. Descriptive Title of Applicant’s Project
16 – Congressional Districts of Applicant/Project
17. Proposed Project Start and End Dates

INSTRUCTIONS
Check “Application”
Check “New “
Leave blank
Leave blank.
Leave blank
New applications leave blank.
Leave blank
Leave blank
See instructions *DUNS # required
See instructions
Enter "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service"
Enter "15.623" and “NAWCA U.S. SMALL GRANTS”
Enter “15.623” and “NAWCA U.S. SMALL GRANTS”
Leave blank
Enter only information for "Counties and States".
Enter title used in Part 1 of proposal.
See instructions
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CELL NUMBER and TITLE
18 – Estimated Funding

19 – Is Application Subject to Review by State EO 12372
Process?
20 – Is Applicant Delinquent on any Federal Debt?
21 – Authorized Representative

INSTRUCTIONS
Do not include non-match $. In “a”, only include NAWCA
grant $. In “b-e”, only include matching partner $. For “eOther “, include private organizations, etc. Leave "fprogram income" blank.
Only applicable to states. Please visit:
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc
See instructions
SIGNATURE AND DATE REQUIRED by the authorized
representative of the applicant organization. We will not
accept a typed signature. Please scan signed document or
insert an electronic signature and send electronically as part
of the proposal application. Downloads from Grants.gov
must also be signed as noted.

Assurances for Construction Programs (SF-424D) (Rev. 7-97). The SF424 Assurances for
Construction Projects are required for all NAWCA projects (all projects that involve acquisition,
restoration, or enhancement are considered construction projects). All federal grant recipients must
comply with the laws listed on the Assurances form,
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SF424D-V1.1.pdf.

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