What We Do

Since 1991, more than $2.1 billion in grants have gone to over 3,300 projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Over 6,800 partners have contributed another $4.3 billion in matching funds, affecting over 32 million acres of wetlands and associated uplands that benefit waterfowl and other wildlife. You can learn more about the projects by visiting our project summary database.

All NAWCA FY1991‐2024‐1

Grant Program1

# of Partners2

# of Projects

Grant Amount

Match Amount

Total Acres3

CG172601$717,297,217$718,712,34916,620,700
EG (FY2000 only)256$500,000$1,364,8700
MG615366$77,692,769$161,122,2414,088,727
SM1,933957$62,961,944$213,698,028462,261
ST4,6691,399$1,295,725,519$3,196,473,50711,514,363
Total NAWCA (CG,EG,MG,SM,ST)6,8433,329$2,154,177,449$4,290,830,99632,223,791
Total NAWCA (not including EG)6,8373,366$2,153,677,449$4,289,466,12632,223,791
NAWCA Standard (CG,MG,ST)5,4232,356$2,090,715,505$4,075,768,09831,761,530
NAWCA US (SM,ST)6,0902,356$1,358,687,463$3,410,171,53611,514,363
NAWCA FY2023‐2

Grant Program1

# of Partners2

# of Projects

Grant Amount

Match Amount

Total Acres3

CG11123$31,039,721$60,677,443116,306
Total NAWCA (CG,EG,MG,SM,ST)11123$31,039,721$60,677,443116,306

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.

Our Laws and Regulations

The North American Wetlands Conservation Act authorizes grants to public-private partnerships in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. to protect, enhance, restore, and manage waterfowl, other migratory birds and other fish and wildlife, and the wetland ecosystems and other habitats upon which they depend...