F26AS00007-NAWCA 2026 US Small Grants
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: April 20, 2026
Archive date: June 26, 2026
Close date: June 25, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361965
Opportunity number: F26AS00007
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Fish and Wildlife Service
Agency code: DOI-FWS
Award floor: $1,000
Award ceiling: $250,000
Cost sharing required: Yes
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Natural Resources
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Individuals
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:doi_fws
- category_of_funding_activity:natural_resources
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
- eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
- eligible_applicants:county_governments
- eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
- eligible_applicants:individuals
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:small_businesses
- eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The NAWCA U.S. Small Grants Program goal is to promote partnerships between public agencies and groups interested in:Protecting, improving, restoring, and managing an appropriate distribution and a variety of wetland ecosystems and other habitats for wetland-associated migratory birds and other fish and wildlife in the U.S.;Maintaining and improving the current distribution of wetlands-associated migratory bird populations; andMaintaining an abundance of waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans) and other populations of wetlands-associated migratory birds consistent with the objectives of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan, Partners in Flight Bird Conservation Plan, and state related plans.The program requires a 1:1 non-federal match. Research projects are not considered an allowable project activity. This program supports the Department of Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission of protecting and managing the nation's natural resources by collaborating with partners and stakeholders to conserve land and water and to expand outdoor recreation and access.The grant program for wetlands conservation and management is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of Bird Habitat Conservation. Thirteen partner organizations make up the North American Wetlands Conservation (NAWC) Council and participate in the review and assessment of proposals. For a full list of Council members, visit: https://www.fws.gov/partner/north-american-wetlands-conservation-council. Also, for U.S. Small scoring criteria, refer to instructions (page 23) included with this notice of funding opportunity.To view previously successful awarded NAWCA U.S. Small Projects, visit NAWCA's external facing database to query for your viewing: https://www.fws.gov/grantsum/