Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS NH EASE 24 NOFO0001321

The Easement Restoration, Management and Maintenance Assistance New Hampshire opportunity is a federal competitive funding notice from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) focused on improving and sustaining conservation easements in New Hampshire, with an emphasis on wetlands. The main purpose is to direct resources toward restoring degraded wetlands and nearby upland areas, while also supporting ongoing stewardship work on existing easements throughout the state. In practice, this means NRCS is looking for a partner that can help plan, coordinate, and carry out the technical and management work needed to keep easement areas functioning as intended, including addressing degradation and maintenance needs that arise over time.

This funding is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which generally signals an active partnership model where the awardee and NRCS coordinate closely on planning and implementation. The notice also explains that it is being released before final federal fiscal year 2024 funding is fully appropriated or apportioned, so the actual availability and level of funding could change depending on continuing resolutions or an appropriations act. Even so, NRCS indicates it expects to make an award of about $200,000 under this opportunity, primarily to support technical assistance, maintenance, and project management activities. The notice also notes that the agreement could later be amended to add funding for on-the-ground restoration practice implementation, meaning the initial award may focus on the work that leads to or supports restoration, with the possibility of expanding into direct implementation if additional funds are obligated.

Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations, including both (1) nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and (2) nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education). The program aligns with agriculture, environmental, and natural resources goals, and it is associated with CFDA numbers 10.072 and 10.931. NRCS also points applicants to its easement program background, including Wetland Reserve Easements information, as context for the type of easement restoration and stewardship work involved.

In terms of scale and competition, NRCS lists an expected single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with an award ceiling of $200,000, suggesting the agency intends to select one primary partner for this effort in New Hampshire during this cycle. Applicants must submit through Grants.gov, and the deadline is April 24, 2024 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. The notice makes a clear distinction between help with the Grants.gov system versus program questions: Grants.gov Applicant Support handles technical submission/account issues, while the federal awarding agency contact listed in the full notice (Section G) is for questions tied strictly to the written requirements (for example, dates, page references, or clarifying inconsistencies). The agency specifically states it will not address questions about eligibility interpretations beyond what is in the notice or provide feedback on the merits of a proposal.

NRCS anticipates making selection decisions by April 2024 and executing awards by May 2024, while emphasizing these dates are estimates and can change. Overall, the opportunity is designed to strengthen wetland and upland restoration outcomes and ensure long-term easement condition through organized stewardship, planning, coordination, and maintenance support across New Hampshire, delivered through a nonprofit partner under a cooperative agreement structure.

  • The Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Easement Restoration, Management and Maintenance Assistance New Hampshire" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.072, 10.931.
  • This funding opportunity was created on 2024-02-22.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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