Project Grant 16DG11420004238

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $1,381,977 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) federal grant program. The WDNR will administer four projects focused on controlling and monitoring invasive species in Wisconsin waterways and wetlands. Specifically, the WDNR will: 1) control and monitor the spread of European frogbit in coastal areas; 2) conduct...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded the University of Wisconsin-Madison $115,000 under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) from June 1, 2022 to June 1, 2025. The cooperative agreement will support evaluating the effectiveness of a new herbicide, florpyrauxifen, in controlling invasive wild parsnip and wild carrot in prairie plantings in Wisconsin, while limiting injury to desirable forb species. Specifically, the University...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to control and prevent the re-establishment of invasive Phragmites plants within the Lake Superior basin. The grant activities will include mapping and treating approximately 200 Phragmites populations across 150 acres in the Lake Superior basin, as well as conducting research on...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources administers a $935,000 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), effective July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2029. The award funds two coordinated projects focused on controlling aquatic invasive species (AIS) and preventing the introduction and spread of invasive organisms through trade, recreational...

This Project Grant award, with a total funding of $597,545, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) federal grant program. The award to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will support a comprehensive project to address all three of the state's Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Management Plan's main goals and six priority areas. Key activities include preventing the introduction of new...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $149,468.41 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and its partners. The funding will be used to restore or improve management on 866 acres of oak and pine barrens habitat in northwestern Wisconsin. Key deliverables include creating or improving firebreaks supporting 585 acres of barrens habitat and restoring or...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) for FY 2023. These funds will allow WDNR to continue and enhance its aquatic invasive species (AIS) response, pathways, and partnership activities that support its State AIS Management Plan and the GLRI Action Plan III within the Great Lakes basin. Key grant activities include: 1) Working with Great Lakes...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Wisconsin System received a $499,997 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), effective August 27, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2029. The award funds the establishment and operation of nine five-acre long-term demonstration models across Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois focused on managing invasive woody plants. The project will compare...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $2,132,846 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to administer four projects addressing high priority nonpoint source pollution concerns in the Fox River watersheds in Wisconsin. The three main projects will reduce agricultural nonpoint source loads in the Wuerches and Roy Creek, East River and Lower Fox River, and Plum and Kankapot Creek...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $392,126 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to The Morton Arboretum to implement "Infrastructure Prevention and Early Detection of Invasive Plants in High Priority Forests of the Midwest." The project aims to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging invasive plants in the Midwest region. Key activities include conducting invasive species surveys, implementing...