USACE Kansas City District: Management of Undesirable Plants, St. Charles County, Missouri

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to manage undesirable plants on federal lands in St. Charles County, Missouri, with an application deadline of June 23, 2026. Eligible applicants are restricted to a state department of agriculture or other state agency or political subdivision thereof responsible for administering or implementing undesirable plants laws. The award carries no cost-sharing requirement; USACE will fund the cooperative agreement at 100 percent.

The estimated total funding is $275,000, consisting of a one-year base period award of $55,000 (running from award date through July 9, 2027) and four optional one-year renewals of $55,000 each (exercisable through July 9, 2031 by bilateral agreement if funds remain available). A single award is anticipated. Work is performed on federal lands managed by USACE associated with the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation, Fish & Wildlife Mitigation Project in St. Charles County, Missouri.

The recipient must provide professional services including coordination with USACE, levee boards, adjacent landowners, and other political subdivisions; development of USACE-approved annual Integrated Pest Management Plans; surveying and monitoring of invasive vegetation with GIS mapping; implementation of integrated treatment methods (prevention, mechanical, cultural, biological, and chemical); and submission of annual performance reports and quarterly SF 425 Federal Financial Reports. Recipients must provide prior notification before treatment activities, maintain detailed treatment records, comply with applicable EPA and state permits, and adhere to Endangered Species Act requirements and state weed lists.

Applications submitted through Grants.gov must include SF 424 and SF 424A forms, a program narrative addressing goals and objectives (up to 12 pages), a program management plan (up to 10 pages), past performance records (up to three examples), and eligibility certifications. Review proceeds in three stages: initial eligibility review by a Grants Specialist, merit-based evaluation by a Program Official against program goals and management capability, and final selection by a Grants Officer. The statutory authority is 7 U.S.C. § 2814 (Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974), CFDA 12.012.