2022-04-27 10:11:27.46 2022-04-27 10:14:33.41 editor:esri.dijit.metadata.editor 1.0 FGDC CSDGM Metadata FGDC false ee81510d00164e80954f98d930739af8 2022-04-27 10:11:27.46 FWS ACJV NAWCA_grants_ACJV The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) is a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) grant program that provides matching funds to organized partnerships to protect, restore, and enhance lands that benefit wetland-associated migratory birds and other wildlife.By protecting and restoring wetlands and uplands, NAWCA supports intact, functioning ecosystems, which provide many services to society such as clean drinking water and flood protection. These direct economic benefits support multi-billion dollar industries, including tourism, commercial fisheries, forestry, and agriculture. Also, many NAWCA projects provide public access and support important traditions such as hunting, fishing, birdwatching, family farming, and cattle ranchinghttps://acjv.org/funding/the-north-american-wetlands-conservation-act/ The NAWCA program funds projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico through competitive grants. Grant requests must be matched by partner contributions at least a 1-to-1 ratio. In the past two decades, NAWCA has provided $1.4 billion in grants to fund 2,644 projects in the United States. More than 5,600 partners have contributed another $3 billion in matching funds to conserve 33.4 million acres of habitat.In the ACJV, partners have a demonstrated success in receiving NAWCA funding. Since 1991, ACJV staff have worked with over 500 partners to protect, restore, or enhance over 2 million acres of priority habitats. Partners have received over $228 million dollars in grants which have been matched by $1.3 billion in matching funds. These grants represent almost 1/3 of the grants awarded in the United States! Map of NAWCA grants in the ACJV The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) is a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) grant program that provides matching funds to organized partnerships to protect, restore, and enhance lands that benefit wetland-associated migratory birds and other wildlife. acjv.org ACJVAtlantic Coast Joint VemtureFWSU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information. Other Constraints Other Constraints Other Constraints Other Constraints