The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to announce Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States to support the implementation of Great Lakes State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans (State AIS Plans).
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $800,000.00
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to support implementation of interjurisdictional projects that cut across state and tribal Great Lakes Interstate Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans (AIS Plans). Grants will be awarded based on a competitive process for which only Great Lakes states and tribes (or their designee) are eligible.
Proposed work must either be within the Great Lakes Basin or near enough to the basin that it contributes substantially to the prevention and/or control of AIS in the Great Lakes Basin. Activities such as outreach, boat ramp inspections, and/or law enforcement are often done outside the basin but make substantial contributions when work is done in areas where people are likely to transit (and thereby potentially transfer AIS) into the Great Lakes Basin. Early detection, rapid response, and/or control efforts outside the basin must address:
- Species with a substantial potential for interbasin transfer (e.g., hydrilla in a waterbody near the Great Lakes Basin that receives heavy boat use).
- Species of significant concern to the Great Lakes community within a Great Lakes state.
- Activities where the primary motivation is to prevent transfer of AIS into the Great Lakes Basin.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $4,144,544.50
- Maximum Award: $800,000.00
- Minimum Award: $100,000.00
Project Period
Allocation of funding will require, within 1 year of the grant agreement becoming fully executed, completion of either one rapid response action or one rapid response training session.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations are seeking one application from a primary state natural resource agency in each of the Great Lakes states. However, that agency may designate an entity (of any type) to apply for the award on their behalf.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.