Project Grant F18AP00053

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) provides $200,000 to Michigan Technological University to assist FWS in utilizing data from their lakebed observing technologies. The key objectives are to: 1) develop image enhancement algorithms for underwater vehicle imagery, 2) transfer the completed algorithms and code to FWS for use with their autonomous underwater...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) will support Conservation Collaborations, L.L.C., a woman-owned small business, in observing and describing the operations of a new decontamination tool known as a "dip tank" to prevent the spread of invasive mussel larvae. The $125,983 award, effective August 1, 2024 through March 31, 2026, will explore the operational consistency of dip...

The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a $439,666 Project Grant under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop new environmental DNA (eDNA) tools for detecting aquatic invasive plants in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The 3-year project aims to optimize eDNA metabarcoding protocols and validate the use of the MinION device for rapid field-based monitoring of invasive aquatic plants. Key deliverables...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey's Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) provides $261,500 to Montana State University (MSU) for a 4/25/2025 - 4/24/2027 project period. The project aims to develop and test machine learning models that can accurately predict locations at high risk of aquatic invasive species (AIS) invasion in the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). Key activities include integrating environmental and...

This Project Grant award of $224,845.80, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) Program (CFDA 15.805), aims to develop guidelines to help aquatic invasive species (AIS) managers choose the best environmental DNA (eDNA) methods for rapidly, reliably, and cost-effectively monitoring their species of interest. The key project activities include establishing standard reference materials, collecting water samples from areas with and without AIS...

This Project Grant award of $600,002.40 from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) Program (CFDA 15.805) will fund research to optimize environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring protocols for detecting aquatic invasive plants in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Refined sampling protocols and standard operating procedures for using the Minion device to monitor aquatic invasive...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) provides $456,850 to the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (SDGFP) Wildlife Division to assess pathways of human-mediated spread of invasive carp, determine movement behavior of invasive carp, establish baseline demographic information, and identify locations at risk of future invasion in the Missouri River Basin. The key activities...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program provides $115,000 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to expand an existing stationary acoustic telemetry array to track invasive carp in the Mississippi River. The project will install up to 60 additional acoustic telemetry receivers in Pools 5A-12 of the Mississippi River, allowing the MN DNR and partner agencies...

This Project Grant award of $348,798.00 was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) Program (CFDA 15.805) to South Dakota State University (SDSU). The project, titled "Assessing Preventative Actions and Barriers for Minimizing Aquatic Invasive Species Pathways in the Upper Mississippi River Basin", will examine social, ecological, and economic aspects of managing invasive species, with a focus on human dimensions and aquatic...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Department of Natural Resources Illinois a $534,016 Project Grant under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) to address aquatic nuisance species issues in the Great Lakes region. The grant supports the following key objectives: Extension engagement and development of early detection resources, such as aquatic invader field guides and shoreline planting guides produced in partnership with the Chicago Botanic Garden. The grant also...