Description
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking up to four awardees to provide comprehensive restoration, stewardship, and condition‑assessment services for Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) and Floodplain Easements (FPE) across the United States. Awardees will work directly with NRCS staff, partners, and landowners to develop and implement restoration plans, maintain and enhance restored easements, and conduct both onsite and off‑site assessments to verify compliance and ecological health. The effort is funded through a cooperative agreement with a total ceiling of $5 million and a floor of $250 k per award, and applicants may be for‑profit, nonprofit, tribal, or governmental entities that meet eligibility criteria.
• Restore wetland and floodplain easements (structural works, vegetation planting, hydrologic improvements).
• Provide stewardship services – repair, maintenance, management, and enhancement of restored sites.
• Conduct detailed technical surveys and habitat inventories.
• Perform onsite and off‑site assessments to document condition and compliance.
• Develop and submit repair, enhancement, and maintenance plans based on assessment findings.