The U.S. Department of the Interior and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is seeking applications for the Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to Great Lakes States and Tribes - 2021 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) anticipates providing grants to support implementation 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 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 the prevent transfer of AIS into the Great Lakes basin.

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Funding: $ 940,000
• Maximum Award: $ 940,000
• Minimum Award: $ 50,000
• Expected Award Date: September 30, 2021
• Grant awards of 1-2 years (up to 4 years with strong justification) will be used by states and/or tribes for activities in their AIS Plans that contribute to the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and Great Lakes Basin.

Eligibility Criteria

• FWS is seeking applications from state or tribal natural resource agency in the Great Lakes Basin. However, these agencies may designate an entity (of any type) to apply for the award on their behalf.
• This program does not provide funding to foreign entities or for projects conducted outside the United States.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.