Five Star Wetlands Restoration Grants
Deadline: March 9, 2007
The National Association of Counties, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Wildlife Habitat Council, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Southern Company, are now soliciting applications for the Five-Star Restoration Matching Grants Program. The Five-Star Restoration Program provides financial assistance on a competitive basis to support community-based wetland, riparian, and coastal habitat restoration projects that build diverse partnerships and foster local natural resource stewardship through education, outreach and training activities. Wetlands help our communities protect themselves against devastating floods, improve local water quality and provide critical wildlife habitat.
The President's Wetlands Initiative calls for collaborative approaches by federal, state, tribal, and local governments, the private sector, and the public to restore, improve, and protect 3 million acres of wetlands by 2009. The Five-Star Restoration Program contributes to the achievement of one of several initiatives undertaken to help meet the President's wetlands restoration goal. In addition to EPA funding for projects located within any U.S. state or territory, $200,000 in additional grant funding from Southern Company is available for projects located in Southern Company communities (GA, AL, FL Panhandle, southeast MS).
Projects must involve diverse partnerships of ideally five organizations that contribute funding, land, technical assistance, workforce support, and/or other in-kind services. Projects must include a strong on-the-ground wetland, riparian, or coastal habitat restoration component and must also include a strong training, education, community stewardship and/or outreach component. Applicants must demonstrate that measurable ecological, educational, social, and/or economic benefits are expected to result from the completion of the project.
For the application or more information ,visit the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
