North American Invasive Species Management Association

North American Invasive Species Management Association (doing business as Naisma), a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Dubuque, Iowa, is a federal grant recipient operating as prime grantee on invasive species prevention and awareness campaigns for the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior. The organization competes exclusively under full-and-open grants; it holds no federal contracts and no positions on contract vehicles.

Naisma's federal capability footprint centers on outdoor-recreationist behavior-change campaigns, biological control resource development for land managers, and invasive species prevention infrastructure. The organization's primary work streams are the PlayCleanGo campaign — a national awareness and outreach initiative targeting prevention of invasive species transmission through recreational gear and equipment — and complementary programs including Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers, Don't Move Firewood, and Hungry Pests. Recent grant work includes a $180,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded on July 14, 2026 (performance through March 31, 2027) to expand PlayCleanGo through targeted North American surveys on awareness and behavior barriers, brand refresh and messaging improvements, launch of a new PlayCleanGo short course, distribution of six boot brush stations and replacement brushes to partner sites across federal and tribal lands, and deepened digital engagement. Earlier grants include a $52,000 cooperative agreement from APHIS (April 2025 through March 2027) to distribute PlayCleanGo outreach materials in English, Spanish, and French Canadian across the United States, Mexico, and Canada; a project grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 awarded August 30, 2022 (completion September 1, 2026) for boot brush station installations and research on efficacy at national parks, scenic trails, and refuges; and a May 2023 APHIS cooperative agreement focused on community-based social marketing and trail-sign installation at highly traveled recreation areas across North America.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward APHIS: twelve of nineteen awards (100% coverage across five distinct agencies) fund APHIS PlayCleanGo programming and related initiatives. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service holds four awards across three regional and acquisition offices, and the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service holds one award. Combined obligated dollars across the nineteen-award footprint total $3.5 million. Activity has remained flat — one to two awards per year from 2022 through 2026 — with only two awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Naisma also serves as sub-recipient on two Forest Service grants from the Department of Agriculture Nevada, providing technical assistance on forest health, invasive plants, insects, and pathogens (most recent sub-award December 31, 2024). The nonprofit's award profile, completeness of work under APHIS cooperative agreements, and multi-year contract performance indicate a single-customer relationship anchored on PlayCleanGo infrastructure, messaging, and partnership expansion across North America.