# Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements)

From USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 19 November 2026, 23:59 (America/New_York). The funder gives the deadline as “Submit via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on November 19, 2026.”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: $250,000 to $5,000,000 USD
- Who can apply: NGOs, Government bodies, Indigenous organisations, Research institutions and Companies
- Where: United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and the Pacific Islands Area: United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: No
- Restoration approach (our classification): Wetlands and Rivers and lakes
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363920

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Multi-year US federal awards for organisations that design and carry out restoration, repair, maintenance and monitoring on wetland and floodplain conservation easements held by NRCS, working with its staff and the landowners.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “An applicant organization may submit more than one application for different projects or propose different approaches.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355082, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/#access

**Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements), amount:** $250,000 to $5,000,000 USD

> “The agency expects the amount of each award to range from $250,000 to $5,000,000.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355082, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/#amount

**Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements), where:** United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and the Pacific Islands Area: United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands

> “Proposed projects are anticipated within all 50 states, The Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355082, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/#geography

**Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements), who can apply:** NGOs, Government bodies, Indigenous organisations, Research institutions and Companies

> “The following entity types are eligible to apply a. City or township governments b. County governments c. For profit organizations other than small businesses d. Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) e. Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) f. Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355082, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/#applicant_types

**Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Applications must be received by Grants.gov by 11:59.59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on the established due date”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355082, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/#window

**Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements), co-funding required:** No

> “There is no cost sharing requirement for this opportunity.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355082, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/#co_finance_required

## The call

### FY2026 notice (USDA-NHQ-ACEP-26-NOFO0001456)

Call page: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363920

**Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements), FY2026 notice (USDA-NHQ-ACEP-26-NOFO0001456), status:** Open

> “Application deadline: Submit via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on November 19, 2026.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355082, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/#call-fy2026-status

**Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements), FY2026 notice (USDA-NHQ-ACEP-26-NOFO0001456), deadline:** 19 November 2026, 23:59 (America/New_York) (the funder writes “Submit via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on November 19, 2026.”)

> “Application deadline: Submit via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on November 19, 2026.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355082, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/#call-fy2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements), reporting:** Awardees give NRCS a monthly status report on work in progress, plus the project documents its standards and the agreement require.

> “The awardee will also provide NRCS monthly status report of work in progress”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355082, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Easement Restoration and Stewardship (wetland and floodplain easements)”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/nrcs-easement-restoration-stewardship/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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