USACE Kansas City District: Management of Undesirable Plants, Multiple Counties, Missouri

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to manage undesirable plants on federal lands associated with the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation, Fish & Wildlife Mitigation Project, with an application deadline of June 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM CDT. Eligibility is restricted to state departments of agriculture or other state agencies and political subdivisions thereof responsible for administering or implementing undesirable plants laws. The award is 100% USACE-funded with no cost-sharing requirement.

Total estimated funding is $1,250,000 for one award: a base period of $250,000 running through July 9, 2027, plus four optional one-year periods of $250,000 each extending through July 9, 2031. Work is performed across Atchison, Holt, Andrew, Boone, Callaway, and St. Louis County, Missouri. Work is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 2814 (Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974) and assigned to CFDA 12.012.

The recipient must provide coordination with levee boards and adjacent landowners, develop USACE-approved annual management plans, conduct surveying and mapping of exotic and noxious vegetation using GIS, implement integrated treatment methods (prevention, mechanical, cultural, biological, and herbicide application) as prescribed by USACE biologists, and report anticipated and actual pesticide use. An initial meeting is required within four weeks of award execution. The recipient must submit annual performance reports and quarterly SF 425 Federal Financial Reports and comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and applicable state weed lists.

Applicants must register in SAM.gov and Grants.gov prior to submission and submit SF 424, SF 424A, a program narrative (12 pages maximum), a management plan (10 pages maximum), past performance records (up to three from the past five years), eligibility documentation, and certifications. Questions are due by May 28, 2026. The estimated award date is July 10, 2026.