Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority

Objective

To enter into agreements with willing participants for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of aquatic and wildlife habitat and other resources on public or private land and for the reduction of risk from natural disaster where public safety is threatened that benefit these resources within the watershed.

Who Can Apply

• State
• Local
• Tribal
• Land/Property Owner

Private landowners, State, local or Tribal governments or other public entities, educational institutions or private nonprofit entities.

Who Benefits

• Anyone/general public
• Land/Property Owner

Projects must be located in the same watershed where the public resource benefits will occur.

Assistance Types

• Other Financial Assistance

Program Contact

nathaniel.gillespie@usda.gov
(202) 697-1055