Project Grant F24AP01723
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Idaho Department of Agriculture a $121,006.67 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) on June 20, 2024. The grant will support the "Invasive Species Clean Drain Dry Media Campaign Project" to implement outreach initiatives outlined in the 2007 Idaho Aquatic Nuisance Species Plan. The project activities will involve coordinating with a statewide media contractor to update and...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $315,072 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW). This grant supports NDOW's operations since 2013 to increase boater awareness and prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, primarily quagga mussels, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The grant funds the staffing of four year-round watercraft inspection and decontamination...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $475,000 Project Grant to the Arizona Game and Fish Department under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program. The funding will be used to maintain watercraft inspection and decontamination operations along the Colorado River at Lake Powell. This will strengthen efforts to contain the invasive quagga mussel species. The grant will provide for watercraft inspectors...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) federal grant program. The purpose of the grant is to continue UDWR's efforts to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, specifically quagga and zebra mussels, throughout Utah's water bodies and the western states. Specifically, the grant funding will be used to develop a 47th permanent...
- This $360,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program funds the implementation of a watercraft inspection and decontamination program in western South Dakota in 2024-2025. The goal is to mitigate the spread of invasive zebra mussels into key reservoirs managed by the Bureau of Reclamation and Forest Service, including Shadehill, Belle Fourche, Deerfield, Sheridan, and Angostura...
- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife a $705,418 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act program. The grant will fund the expansion of the state's Aquatic Invasive Species watercraft inspection station network, including the establishment of a new inspection station in southwest Washington on Interstate 5 north of Interstate 205. This additional station will help prevent the spread of zebra and...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the CFDA 15.608 Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program will provide $2,716,744.00 to support the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) in developing two permanent watercraft inspection stations to prevent new introductions of aquatic invasive species to the Lake Tahoe region. One station will be located near the east shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada, and the other near the south shore in...
- This $2,716,744 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program, provides funding to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) to develop two permanent watercraft inspection stations and continue controlling invasive aquatic plants in the Taylor and Tallac ecosystem. The project aims to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species and manage existing infestations within the...
- This Project Grant award of $120,000.00 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was made to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) grant program. The funds will support PSMFC's efforts to address aquatic invasive species management and prevention activities across the western United States, including the Columbia River Basin, Missouri River Basin, and Pacific Coast region. The award will enable PSMFC...
- This award of $1,425,063.78 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517) will allow the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission to implement the state's aquatic invasive species (AIS) management plan along roadways leading to public water bodies owned by the Bureau. The goal is to control the contamination and spread of invasive zebra and quagga mussels, which can devastate fish and bird habitats by disrupting...
MUCH OF THE ONGOING SPREAD OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES TO INLAND WATERS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MOVEMENT OF WATERCRAFT THAT CAN BE TOWED OVERLAND ON TRAILERS. PACIFIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION LAUNCHED CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL IN LATE 2022. IT IS A PROGRAM INTENDED TO ENHANCE AWARENESS OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH WATERCRAFT INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS IN THE WESTERN STATES TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF QUAGGA AND ZEBRA MUSSELS IN COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN STATES AND PREVENT THE MOVEMENT OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES VIA TRAILERED WATERCRAFT. THE PROGRAM WOULD REDUCE AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES BEING TRANSPORTED BY TRAILERED WATERCRAFT THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL IS FOCUSED ON THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER AND GREAT LAKES REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE THE SOURCES OF THE GREATEST NUMBER OF WATERCRAFT INFESTED WITH DREISSENIDS AND INTERCEPTED AT PACIFIC NORTHWEST INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS. A TOLL FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER WAS ESTABLISHED FOR BOAT HAULERS TO CALL 24 HOURS A DAY AND PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATERCRAFT BEING TRANSPORTED. THE DESTINATION STATE LEAD THEN CONTACTS THE BOAT HAULER TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WATERCRAFT TO BE INSPECTED AND DECONTAMINATED. CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL ALSO CONSISTS OF WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR PERMITTING OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT LOADS TO ENSURE THESE ENTITIES ADD CONDITIONS ON HAUL PERMITS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON THEIR PERMITTING WEBSITES ABOUT CLEAN DRAIN DRY AND CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL. THE ULTIMATE GOAL WAS TO HAVE EVERY STATE IN THE NATION PROVIDE CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL INFORMATION ON THEIR TRANSPORTATION PERMITTING WEBSITES. THE INITIATIVE ALSO INCLUDED DIRECT OUTREACH TO BOAT HAULERS VIA TRUCKING NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS. THIS NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT REDUCING THE INTERSTATE TRANSPORT OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES VIA TRAILERED WATERCRAFT BY ENGAGING FURTHER WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND BOAT TRANSPORTERS. LEGAL RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT LAW CENTER TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN STATE AND TRIBAL LAWS AS WELL AS FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL LANGUAGE FOR A NATIONAL CLEAN WATERCRAFT TRANSPORT LAW.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 2/19/26 | ||
| Not listed | $75.0k | 7/2/24 |