The USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) has funding available through its Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership to protect and restore critical wetlands in New Jersey. The agency invites states, local units of governments, non-governmental organizations and American Indian tribes to submit proposals to collaborate with USDA-NRCS through cooperative and partnership agreements. Proposals are due on July 31, 2015. For more information, please visit the NRCS webpage here.