Project Grant F18AP00553

This Project Grant award, totaling $260,000, was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) federal grant program. The goal of this collaborative project is to advance and support interjurisdictional aquatic invasive species (AIS) surveillance efforts for the Great Lakes region. Key products and services to be delivered include: Refinement of the inland lakes site prioritization system for AIS surveillance, including a white paper...

This two-year, $369,325.67 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) will enable the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) to continue expanding the regional Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Landing Blitz program. Key objectives include: Providing at least 15 subawards to increase capacity for boat inspections and in-person outreach to prevent the spread of AIS through the recreational boating pathway. This will...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program provides $560,000 to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) to establish a regional rapid response fund for aquatic invasive species. The award will support PSMFC, in coordination with the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, in reviewing and selecting projects related to the planning, delineation, or...

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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,716,744 Cooperative Agreement under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance (CFDA 15.608) program to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) to implement a comprehensive aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention and control program in the Lake Tahoe region. Key project elements include: Establishment of permanent watercraft inspection and decontamination stations to prevent new AIS introductions Implementation of AIS control measures at the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $15,031,566.02 cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to support the administration and expansion of its Great Lakes programs, including Sustain Our Great Lakes (SOGL), Chi-Cal Rivers Fund (Chi-Cal), Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund (SEMI), and Conservation Partners Program's Great Lakes Priorities (CPP). Through this CFDA 15.662 Great Lakes Restoration grant, NFWF will manage and oversee sub-awards for...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) a $137,006 Project Grant under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) to increase coordination of outreach and engagement with the bait industry and state, provincial, and tribal agencies in the Great Lakes basin. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a regional bait identification guide to be distributed to bait retailers and conservation law enforcement staff. Hosting a...

This $232,104 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) program supports a comprehensive approach to address aquatic invasive species (AIS) in the Lake Erie watershed. The funding facilitates activities to prevent new AIS introductions, control or eradicate existing AIS, and sever AIS pathways. Key components include: 1) providing leadership for AIS activities in Ohio and...

This cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 provides $2,395,864 to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) from July 2022 through July 2027. Key products and services include implementation of aquatic invasive species control at Taylor and Tallac Creek ecosystems in the Tahoe region, development of permanent watercraft inspection stations to prevent introductions of...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $137,267 cooperative agreement to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The award will support implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan through the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. The Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program objectives include providing funding to states to...