What We Do
Since 1991, more than 6,938 partners have received more than $2.15 billion in grants for more than 3,381 projects. Those partners have contributed another $4.3 billion in matching funds to improve more than 32 million acres of habitat, totaling more than $6.45 billion for wetland conservation that also benefits people, birds and other wildlife.
You can learn more about the projects by visiting our project summary database.
Grant Program1 | # of Partners2 | # of Projects | Grant Amount | Match Amount | Total Acres3 |
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CG | 172 | 609 | $753,145,213 | $754,110,348 | 16,683,998 |
EG (FY2000 only) | 25 | 6 | $500,000 | $1,364,870 | 0 |
MG | 647 | 373 | $81,691,298 | $176,422,354 | 4,192,819 |
SM | 1,964 | 977 | $67,537,838 | $222,447,183 | 484,272 |
ST | 4,726 | 1,416 | $1,339,226,601 | $3,280,931,271 | 11,148,289 |
Total NAWCA (CG,EG,MG,SM,ST) | 6,938 | 3,381 | $2,242,100,950 | $4,435,276,027 | 32,509,378 |
Total NAWCA (not including EG) | 6,932 | 3,375 | 2,241,600,950 | $4,433,911,157 | 32,509,378 |
NAWCA Standard (CG,MG,ST) | 5,494 | 2,398 | $2,174,063,112 | $4,211,463,974 | 32,025,106 |
NAWCA US (SM,ST) | 6,171 | 2,393 | $1,406,764,439 | $3,503,378,455 | 11,632,561 |
Grant Program1 | # of Partners2 | # of Projects | Grant Amount | Match Amount | Total Acres3 |
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Canada Grant (CG) | 8 | 8 | $35,847,996 | $35,847,999 | 62,371 |
Mexico Grant (MG) | 28 | 7 | $3,998,529 | $15,300,113 | 106,677 |
US Standard Grant (ST) | 126 | 18 | $44,501,082 | $88,658,764 | 98,288 |
Total NAWCA (CG,EG,MG,SM,ST) | 161 | 33 | $84,347,607 | $139,806,876 | 267,336 |
1CG = Canada Grant; EG = Evaluation Grant; MG = Mexico Grant; SM = US Small Grant; and ST = US Standard Grant.
2Partner count is not cumulative since some partners are shared between multiple grant programs and between multiple window years.
3Total acres includes activities with Grant/match additive and Grant/match non‐additive acres for US Small and US Standard grant programs. Total acres includes activities with only Grant/match additive acres for Canada and Mexico grant programs.
Our Services
The NAWCA program provides matching grants to wetlands conservation projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. There is a Standard and a Small Grants Program. Both are competitive grants programs and require that grant requests be matched by partner contributions at no less than a 1-to-1 ratio.