Wetland Mitigation Banking Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2026
Department of Agriculture
NRCS is announcing the availability of $3 million in WMBP grant funds for the development and establishment of mitigation banks and banking opportunities solely for agricultural producers with wetlands subject to the wetland conservation compliance provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as amended). WMBP is a competitive grants program accepting proposals from eligible entities as identified in Section B.1. Priority will be given to banks in states with significant numbers of individual wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance requests. Based on NRCS data, these states are Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and
Funding
Award size
$1M – $10M
Award ceiling
1000000
Type
Grant
Dates
Deadline
Next 90 days
Posted
07/23/2026
Closes
2026-09-08
Eligibility
Eligibility
State governmentsSmall businessesCounty governmentsSpecial district governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)City or township governmentsFor profit organizations other than small businessesPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher education
Program
Funding area
Agriculture - AGEnvironment - ENVNatural Resources - NR
Opportunity #
USDA-NRCS-NHQ-WMBP-NOFO0001458
Source
Status
Open
Market
Government
Level
Federal
Source
Grants.gov