Requests for Proposals

Provides grants and funding information for invasive species. Resources are listed by closing date for applications (or letters of intent or pre-proposals) for the calendar year, with latest date listed first. Previous years grants are available on the Archives page.

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Applications Accepted on an Ongoing Basis

Integrated Pest Management Center - Minigrants Program 2009
North Central IPM Center.
The North Central Integrated Pest Management Center (NCIPMC) announces the availability of funds and requests proposals for mini-grants that support the NCIPMC and regional IPM priorities. The purpose of min-grants is to provide funds for brief IPM tasks and projects that fit the goals of the Center but could otherwise not be accomplished without these funds. The goals of the Center are to increase the economic benefits of adopting IPM practices and reduce the environmental and human health risks associated with managing pests. Funding in the amount of approximately $100,000 is available for this competitive subcontracts program. The lead project investigator submitting the proposal must reside in the North Central region (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin) although grant participants may reside outside the region. There is no deadline.

National Fish Habitat Action Plan - DOI-GRANTS-071409-001 (open Jul 14, 2009)
Grants.gov.
The National Fish Habitat Action Plan is a national investment strategy to leverage federal and privately raised funds to protect, restore and enhance the nation's fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation. Funds appropriated to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Fisheries Program specifically to implement the Action Plan will be utilized in collaboration with the National Fish Habitat Board and Fish Habitat Partnerships.
There is no closing date for applications. Project proposals are accepted continuously. Proposals are held in a FWS database until the project is funded or no longer viable.

Vegetable/Strawberry IPM Travel Grant Program
Northeast Vegetable IPM Working Group.
The Northeast Vegetable IPM Working Group, funded by the Northeastern IPM Center, offers an IPM Travel Grant that will pay up to $800 for qualified expenses to help agricultural professionals in the Northeast learn about and share integrated pest management practices in vegetables and strawberries.
Applications are being accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. Travel must be completed before Mar 10, 2010.

Mar

Southwest Region Aquatic Invasive Species - FWS-R2-AIS (open Jun 5, 2009)
Grants.gov.
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide assistance in preventing, managing, and controlling aquatic invasive species within the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Southwest Region. This including a process to fund State Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plans as approved by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and authorized by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, and also includes a process to fund cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education who partner with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in coordinating the prevention, management, and control of aquatic invasive species.
Closing date for applications is Mar 31, 2010.

Estuary Habitat Restoration Project Funding
DOC. NOAA. Estuary Restoration Act Information.
The Estuary Habitat Restoration Council is soliciting project proposals for estuary habitat restoration projects. Eligible habitat restoration activities may include reintroduction of native species and control of invasive species.
Closing date for applications is Mar 16, 2010.

Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI) Grant Program FY2010 - EPA-R9-CED1-10-002 (open Jan 19, 2010)
Grants.gov.
The Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI) is EPA's outreach program to facilitate the adoption of pest management practices that help growers reduce use of high-risk pesticides. EPA Region 9 is seeking applications from eligible organizations that will promote the transition to reduced-risk pest management practices in agriculture to protect human health and the environment.
Closing dates for applications is Mar 15, 2010.

Funding Available To Fight Invasive Weeds (PDF | 80 KB) (Feb 26, 2010)
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Nebraska.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering $1.5 million in cost share assistance to landowners through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) to control invasive species in fully or over appropriated watersheds.
Landowners have until Mar 12, 2010, to sign up for assistance.

Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI) Grant Program FY 2010 - EPA-R7WWPD-10-001 (open Jan 13, 2010)
Grants.gov.
The Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI) is EPA's outreach program to facilitate the adoption of pest management practices that help growers reduce use of high-risk pesticides. EPA Region 7 is seeking applications from eligible organizations that will promote the transition to reduced-risk pest management practices in agriculture to protect human health and the environment.
Closing dates for applications is Mar 12, 2010.

Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Annual Solicitation (open Jan 7, 2009)
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program.
The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), a Department of Defense (DoD) program that promotes innovative, cost-effective environmental technologies through demonstration and validation at DoD sites. Includes area of interest for invasive species ecology and management in Topic 3: Sustainable Infrastructure - Natural Resources.
Pre-proposals are due Mar 4, 2010.

Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) (open Nov 2, 2009)
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program.
The Department of Defense's (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), is seeking to fund environmental research and development in the Sustainable Infrastructure focus area. The development and application of innovative environmental science and technology supports the long-term sustainability of DoD’s installations and ranges, as well as significantly reduces current and future environmental liabilities. The Sustainable Infrastructure focus area concentrates on natural resources, cultural resources, and the sustainable management of DoD facilities.
Closing Dates: For the Core solicitation, pre-proposals from the non-federal sector are due Jan 7, 2010, and federal proposals are due Mar 11, 2010. All SEED proposals are due Mar 11, 2010.

Jan

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Request for Proposals - EPA-R5-GL2010-1 (open Nov 23, 2009)
Grants.gov.
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Request for Proposals represents EPA's major competitive grant funding opportunity under the Initiative and is one of several funding opportunities described in the Initiative's Interagency Funding Guide. A portion of the funding will be through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This RFP, in conjunction with other funding opportunities under the Initiative, will be used to competitively provide funding to address the most significant Great Lakes ecosystem problems and efforts in five major focus areas including invasive species. Efforts will be made to institute a "zero tolerance policy" toward new invasions.
Closing date for applications is Jan 29, 2010.

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's Interagency Funding Guide (Updated Jan 25, 2010)
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
The guide provides one-stop-shopping for applicants interested in applying for over $250 million in grants and project agreements available through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. See pages 5-8 for invasive species related grants.

Funds Allocated to Support Grazingland in North Dakota (Dec 29, 2009)
USDA. NRCS. North Dakota.
Nearly $1 million has been allocated to the Grasslands Reserve Program in North Dakota which helps ranchers to continue grazing lands that may otherwise be converted to urban development, invasive species, cropping, and other uses that threaten plant and animal diversity on North Dakota's rangelands.
Closing date for applications is Jan 27, 2010.