If you have questions about the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) and its Standard and Small Grants programs, here’s a decision-making tool that will help you learn a little more. NAWCA was signed into law in December of 1989 as a new continental conservation funding mechanism and has played a critically important role in the Intermountain West by catalyzing conservation partnerships for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of habitats that sustain millions of birds.