Overview
The Inland Wetlands Conservation Program (IWCP) was created to assist the 
Central Valley Joint Venture (CVJV) in its mission is to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands and associated habitats. The CVJV, a partnership of twenty two public and private organizations and agencies, has identified through its Implementation Plan, specific goals to increase populations of the following bird groups:
- Breeding and non-breeding waterfowl
- Breeding and non-breeding shorebirds
- Riparian dependent songbirds
- Waterbirds
The IWCP jurisdiction matches that of the CVJV and includes most of the
watershed of the Central Valley. The Implementation Plan and the IWCP,
however, continue to focus on the Central Valley floor, which extends
approximately 400 miles from Red Bluff in the north to Bakersfield in
the south and encompasses the following nine basins: Butte, Colusa,
Sutter, Yolo, American, Suisun Marsh, Delta, San Joaquin, and Tulare.
Eligible activities under this program include:
- Acquisition of land or water for wetlands or wildlife friendly agriculture
- Acquisition of conservation easements
- Restoration of public or private lands
- Enhancement of existing degraded habitats
Eligible recipients for grants under this program include:
- Nonprofit organizations
- Local governmental agencies
- State agencies
- Federal agencies