Cooperative Agreement G15AC00310

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) program, will fund several aquatic invasive species management activities in Ohio. The $3,022,864 award, with a period of performance from October 2024 to June 2028, will support the following key efforts: Grass Carp Removal: The grant will fund four strike teams to remove an estimated 390 diploid grass carp annually from the western basin...

This $163,922 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) will support research by The Ohio State University to understand the potential role of Ohio River tributaries in contributing to the distribution and reproduction of invasive carp species. The project objectives are to 1) identify Ohio River tributaries most suitable for invasive carp reproduction based on factors like...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $293,018 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program to the West Virginia University Research Corporation (WVURC). The grant will fund monitoring and research efforts focused on invasive carp species (bighead, black, grass, and silver carps) in the Ohio River basin. Key objectives include: Conducting ichthyoplankton and juvenile surveys to detect early life stages of invasive carp,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $312,379 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to implement an adaptive management framework for grass carp in Lake Erie from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The award supports the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's goal of protecting and restoring the Great Lakes ecosystem. Specifically, the funding will allow the Michigan DNR to develop an adaptive management plan for grass carp, an...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission a $162,000 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) to gather data on invasive carp distributions, behavior, and population characteristics in the Ohio River Basin of Pennsylvania. Fish & Boat Commission biologists will conduct sampling surveys in the Monongahela, Ohio, and Allegheny Rivers to collect data focused on early detection and removal of invasive carp....

This Project Grant award of $302,652 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) supports a collaborative effort led by West Virginia University Research Corporation to monitor the presence and expansion of invasive carp species in the Ohio River basin. The key activities include: Continuing ichthyoplankton surveys to detect evidence of invasive carp reproduction upstream of the Markland Dam, which marks the leading...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) program, will support the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in implementing the Lake Erie Committee Grass Carp Response Plan. The $370,048 award will fund a Michigan DNR field crew to conduct grass carp monitoring, removal, and research activities in the Great Lakes region. This work is part of a coordinated, multi-agency effort to address the threat of...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) will support the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in implementing the Lake Erie Committee Grass Carp Response Plan. The $657,766.99 award, effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026, will fund a Michigan DNR grass carp field crew to support collaborative efforts to monitor, detect, and remove grass carp from Lake Erie and its tributaries. This work is...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $1,879,170 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to support the Illinois Support of Ohio River Basin Asian Carp Control and Management initiative. This two-year project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will fund IDNR's efforts to control and manage invasive Asian carp populations in the Ohio River basin....

This two-year $359,167 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program supports research by Mississippi State University to develop a scoring system for dietary overlap between invasive carp species (bighead, black, grass, and silver carp) and native game fish species (largemouth bass, white and black crappie, bluegill, white bass, yellow bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass) in the Lower...