**[Maine Wetlands Protection Coalition]{.smallcaps}**

**Application and Guidance for Proposal Endorsement**

Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Project Name:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Location (town/county):
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Attach locator map and project area detail map -- NOTE: Draft maps are
acceptable in any format, as long as they are legible.

Project Proposed by (name, organization):
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Proposed NAWCA or Coastal Wetlands funding request: \$
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Potential non-federal matching funds (cash, land values and in-kind): \$
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Transaction type: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ fee acquisition \_\_\_\_\_\_
conservation easement acquisition \_\_\_\_ restoration

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                **Circle the      **Comments**
                                appropriate       
                                choice or insert  
                                number**          
  ----------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------
  **RESOURCE VALUES:**                            

  Does the project contain      **YES or NO**     
  coastal (tidal) wetlands?                       

  How many acres in fee or                        
  easement are you proposing to                   
  acquire with grant funds?                       

  How many acres in fee or                        
  easement of protected lands                     
  is available as match?                          

  Approximate % of wetlands     **\> 10% \>25% \> 
  (including intertidal acres   50%**             
  straight out from property                      
  line to mid-tide channel)                       
  including match                                 

  Does the property have        **YES or NO**     
  significant values for                          
  waterbirds, diadromous fish                     
  and/or federally endangered                     
  species? (List key species in                   
  comments)                                       

  Are lands included in the     **YES or NO**     
  project, including match                        
  parcels, contiguous or nearly                   
  contiguous?                                     
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| **PROJECT                  |                |                       |
| READINESS/LOGISTICS:**     |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Does the MDIFW regional    | **YES or NO**  |                       |
| biologist know about this  |                |                       |
| project? If yes, what is   |                |                       |
| Regional Biologist's       |                |                       |
| opinion of this project?   |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| How much non-federal match | **\> 50%**     |                       |
| do you have (either in     |                |                       |
| cash or in land value)?    | **\> 100%**    |                       |
|                            |                |                       |
|                            | **200% or      |                       |
|                            | more**         |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Can all other funds needed | **YES or NO**  |                       |
| to complete this project   |                |                       |
| be in hand or committed    |                |                       |
| (with a pledge letter of   |                |                       |
| support) by the time the   |                |                       |
| federal application is     |                |                       |
| submitted?                 |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+

+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Will project be completed  | **YES or NO**  |                       |
| within two years of        |                |                       |
| receiving a grant?         |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Is current landowner       | **YES or NO**  |                       |
| willing to wait to         |                |                       |
| transfer ownership to      |                |                       |
| conservation purposes      |                |                       |
| until: (Circle whichever   |                |                       |
| option is realistic):      |                |                       |
|                            |                |                       |
| -   Grant is submitted?    |                |                       |
|                            |                |                       |
| -   Grant is approved and  |                |                       |
|     grant agreement is     |                |                       |
|     signed (up to a year   |                |                       |
|     after grant            |                |                       |
|     submission)?           |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+

+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| **VULNERABILITY/TIMING     |                | **Comments**          |
| ISSUES:**                  |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| If the property is not     | **Within 5     |                       |
| protected in the near      | yrs**          |                       |
| future, will its natural   |                |                       |
| resource values be lost?   | **Within 10    |                       |
|                            | yrs?**         |                       |
|                            |                |                       |
|                            | **\> 10 yrs?** |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Will land match be less    | **YES or NO**  |                       |
| than 2 years old at time   |                |                       |
| of grant submission?       |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Will non-federal match be  | **YES or NO**  |                       |
| lost if we delay grant     |                |                       |
| application until the next |                |                       |
| application cycle?         |                |                       |
| (Explain in comments).     |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| **OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:**  |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Does the project guarantee | **YES or NO**  |                       |
| permanent protection of    |                |                       |
| natural resource values?   |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Will there be public       | **YES or NO**  |                       |
| access? (Explain in        |                |                       |
| comments if there will be  |                |                       |
| restrictions).             |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Number of active partners  |                |                       |
| (List key partners in      |                |                       |
| comments).                 |                |                       |
+----------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+

**Please send or email this form and the map to one of the following
Maine Wetlands Protection Coalition members who will then provide the
information to other Coalition members:**

Stewart Fefer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Gulf of Maine Coastal Program

4R Fundy Road

Falmouth, Maine 04105

Phone: 207-781-8364

FAX: 207-781-8369

Email: stewart_fefer@fws.gov

Will Brune\
The Nature Conservancy\
Maine Field Office\
14 Maine Street, Suite 401\
Brunswick, ME 04011

Phone: 207-729-5181 Ext. 207

FAX: 207-729-4118     

Email: <wbrune@tnc.org>

Chris Fichtel

Maine Coast Heritage Trust

One Main Street, Suite 201

Topsham, ME  04086

Phone: 207-729-7366

FAX: 207-729-6863 

Email: cfichtel@mcht.org