Provides resources for general grants and funding information for invasive species. A listing of requests for proposals is available on the Request for Proposals page. Information for grants that have been awarded are available on the Funds Awarded page.

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• Organizations

Federal Government

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grant and Partnership Programs that Can Address Invasive Species Research, Technical Assistance, Prevention and Control (Jan 2008; PDF | 103 KB)
United States Department of Agriculture.
This workbook contains basic information on programs in USDA that could be used to fund invasive species related projects. This list should be a helpful place to start a search for resources for invasive species activities but by no means represents the complete universe of potential invasive species funding opportunities.
Note: See 2007 USDA Grant Programs (Jan 2007; PDF | 112 KB) and 2006 USDA Grant Programs (Jan 2006; PDF | 97 KB) and 2005 Grant Programs (Jan 2005; PDF | 100 KB)

Invasive Species - Funding Opportunities
USDA. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.

Legacy Resource Management Program
United States Department of Defense.

Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (PREISM)
USDA. Economic Research Service.

Tamarisk Grant Opportunities (Mar 2004)
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Grant and Partnership Programs that could potentially address Tamarisk Research and Control - Part 1 (DOC | 37 KB) and Part 2 (DOC | 64 KB)

Requests for Proposals
DOC. NOAA. National Sea Grant Office.

Regional Geographic Initiative Program
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Provides up to 4 years of "seed money"
for projects that address a high health or ecosystem risk (sich as those associated with aquatic invasive species) and have significant potential for risk reduction.
The general timeline for this process is Oct through Jan.

Funding and Grant Information
EPA. Gulf of Mexico Program.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants
United States Department of the Interior.

Partnerships and Grants - Invasive Species
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Fisheries Conservation Management for Region 6 States (Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, North, and South Dakota) - DOI-GRANTS-022206-001 (open Feb 23, 2006)
United States Department of the Interior; Grants.gov.
Project proposals are accepted continuously. Proposals are held in a Fish and Wildlife Service database until the project is funded or no longer viable.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grant Program
DOI. NPS. Plant Conservation Alliance.

State Government

Sources of Funding For Weed Management
California Department of Food and Agriculture. Weed Management Areas.

DPR Grant Information
California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Colorado Noxious Weed Management Fund
Colorado Department of Agriculture. Plant Industry.

Florida Bureau of Invasive Plant Management Research Program
Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

ISDA's Noxious Weed Cost Share Program
Idaho State Department of Agriculture

Emerald Ash Borer Grants Forms, Publications and Award Announcement
Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Great Lakes Protection
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Grants for Management of Eurasian Watermilfoil
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund
Montana Department of Agriculture.

Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Species Assistance Fund (scroll to grant information)
Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Noxious Weed Program.

Control Grants for Exotic Aquatic Plants
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

DEC Grant Information
New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
Includes Aquatic Invasive Species Eradication Grant Program and Terrestrial Invasive Species Eradication Grant Program

Targeted Assistance Grant (Tag) Program
North Dakota Department of Agriculture.

Oregon State Weed Board Grant Program
Oregon Department of Agriculture. Plant Division. Noxious Weed Control Program.

Vermont Water Quality Grant Opportunities (includes Aquatic Nuisance Species)
Vermont Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Program.

Aquatic Weeds Financial Assistance Information for Washington State
Washington State Department of Ecology. Water Quality Program.

University/Academic

University of California IPM Grants Programs
University of California - Davis. Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Control Grants (PDF | 88 KB)
University of Wisconsin. Extension Lakes Program.

Integrated Pest Management Funding Opportunities
Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program.

Organizations

Arizona Native Plant Society-Grants
Arizona Native Plant Society.

Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants: Program Overview
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Chesapeake Bay Trust - Grant Information
Chesapeake Bay Trust.
The Chesapeake Bay Trust haseight individual grant programs that are available, with each playing a different role in the effort to protect and restore the Bay.

Florida Lake Management Society - Love Your Lake Cost-Share Program
Florida Lake Management Society.

Great Lakes Protection Fund - Active Grants (includes several invasive related grants)
Great Lakes Protection Fund.

Iowa Native Plant Society Grant Information
Iowa Native Plant Society.

Federal and State Programs that Address Aquatic Invasive Species Control in the Mid-Atlantic Region (PDF | 23 KB)
Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species.

Funding for Invasive Plant Management
Montana State University. Center for Invasive Plant Management.

Grant Opportunities Available for Addressing Tamarisk Issues
Tamarisk Coalition.
The Tamarisk Coalition has completed a review (current as of Jun 2007) of over 1,000 environmental funding sources and has summarized 178 grants that might be appropriate for addressing tamarisk issues and riparian restoration. This list of grant opportunities can be used as a starting point for grant funding research. This list is not exhaustive and is designed only to provide an overview of available grants. Please contact cduncan@tamariskcoalition.org to request this information.

Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund Grants Program and Michigan Aquatic Nuisance Species Grants Program
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund.

Funding and Grants Sources in the Great Lakes Region
Great Lakes Information Network.

Great Ships Initiative
Great Ships Initiative.
The Great Ships Initiative (GSI) is a collaborative effort to end the problem of ship-mediated invasive species in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System (GLSLSS) through independent research and demonstration of environmental technology, financial incentives and consistent basin-wide harbor monitoring. The GSI is managed jointly by the Northeast-Midwest Institute, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and American Great Lakes Ports Association.

Historic Funding Levels for Aquatic Nuisance Species Programs (1992 - 2001) (PDF | 8 KB) and Fiscal 2001 Invasive Species Appropriations (PDF | 28 KB)
Northeast Midwest Institute.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grants
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Northestern IPM Center Grants Management
Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center.

Grants
Utah Weed Control Association.

Weed Science Grants
Weed Science Society of America.

Western IPM Center - Funding Opportunities
Western Integrated Pest Management Center.