F26AS00085 Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Competitive cooperative agreements and grants fund interjurisdictional aquatic invasive species management and prevention projects for Great Lakes states and tribes, including sustaining or new pathway-interdiction, detection, and active-prevention work.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ Only one application may come from a state or tribal natural resource agency in the Great Lakes Basin; that agency may designate another entity to apply on its behalf. · Eligibility is limited to Great Lakes states and tribes (or their designee); public universities cannot apply directly unless acting as the designated applicant. · Prioritizes action-oriented regional AIS work: pathway intervention, detection, and active prevention. · Includes sustaining projects continuing previously funded interjurisdictional work and new projects for regional AIS management/prevention.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 40 partial | portfolio topics: environment, water_resources (primary); signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is none; funds service delivery, not research (capped); university can only partner, not lead; capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 20 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 10 none | technical depth: minor; funds service delivery (capped) |
Description
Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to support implementation of interjurisdictional projects that cut across state and tribal Great Lakes Interstate Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans (AIS Plans). Grants will be awarded based on a competitive process for which only Great Lakes states and tribes (or their designee) are eligible. Funding will be prioritized towards target action-oriented projects that support Great Lakes Panel regional priorities and focus on pathway intervention, detection activities, and active prevention. Two categories of projects will be considered for funding: Sustaining Projects and New Projects. Sustaining Projects are projects that continue previously funded interjurisdictional work and are deemed a priority for continued regional AIS management and prevention support. New Projects are previously unfunded work with the potential to improve regional AIS management and prevention.
Eligibility
We are seeking one application from a state and tribal natural resource agency in the Great Lakes Basin. However, that agency may designate an entity (of any type) to apply for the award on their behalf.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Fish and Wildlife Service <nathan_evans@fws.gov>
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