F25AS00217 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2025 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- F25AS00217
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $20,000 to $100,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 15.662 Great Lakes Restoration
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Category
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- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Nathan Evans nathan_evans@fws.gov (612) 286-4212
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is offering $300,000 in grants through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to support the development and implementation of Tribal Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Management Plans in the Great Lakes Basin. Eligible applicants are limited to Great Lakes tribes or their designees who must either have an existing Tribal AIS Plan in place or include plan development in their proposal. Key activities include prevention, early detection, rapid response, containment, and control of aquatic invasive species, with a focus on work conducted within or near the Great Lakes Basin. Proposals will be evaluated on criteria such as interagency coordination, project impact, scientific merit, assessment mechanisms, and team qualifications. Pre-proposals are due 60 days after the funding opportunity is posted, with full proposals due 60 days after initial funding notifications.
The FWS anticipates awarding approximately 3 grants ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 each, with no cost-sharing requirement. The anticipated project period is October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027. Work must be performed within the Great Lakes Basin states, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Invasive carp work is only eligible if it has already been vetted through the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee's annual action plan process.
Synopsis
Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to support development and/or implementation of Great Lakes Tribal Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans (Tribal AIS Plans). Therefore, a Tribal AIS Plan must be in place that supports the proposed work, or development of such a plan must be a part of the proposed work. All tribal grants will be awarded based on a competitive process for which only Great Lakes tribes or their designee are eligible.Proposed work must either be within the Great Lakes Basin or near enough to the basin that it contributes substantially to the prevention and/or control of AIS in the Great Lakes basin. Activities such as outreach, boat ramp inspections, and/or law enforcement are often done outside the basin but make substantial contributions when work is done in areas where people are likely to transit (and thereby potentially transfer AIS) into the Great Lakes basin. Early detection, rapid response, and/or control efforts outside the basin must address:• Species with a substantial potential for interbasin transfer (e.g., hydrilla in a waterbody near the Great Lakes basin that receives heavy boat use).• Species of significant concern to the Great Lakes community within a Great Lakes state.• Activities where the primary motivation is to prevent transfer of AIS into the Great Lakes basin.In the end, we are pursuing and funding whatever actions have the greatest benefit to the Great Lakes Basin.INVASIVE CARP WORK IS ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IF IT HAS BEEN INITIALLY SUBMITTED AND VETTED THROUGH THE ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR THE INVASIVE CARP REGIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE'S (ICRCC) INVASIVE CARP ACTION PLAN. Invasive carp work funded and implemented through the Action Plan is coordinated through the ICRCC. The ICRCC develops an annual work plan that is largely supported through a separate source of GLRI funding and which undergoes a separate review process that includes Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approval.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NHPA Section 106 Form.pdf | ||
| NEPA Checklist 3-2185.pdf | ||
| Intra-Service Sec 7 Consultation.docx | DOCX document | |
| Foa_Content_of_F25AS00217 Final.pdf |
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