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Signed into law in November 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as Public Law 117-58 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) [PDF, 2.6 MB], provides ~$1.2 trillion in funding to federal agencies for work related to transportation, energy, water, internet, and natural-resources related infrastructure. This includes resources for the Departments of Agriculture (USDA), the Interior (DOI), and Commerce (DOC) that are directly or indirectly tied to invasive species management.
Division D Title VIII, Sec. 40804(b)06 of the law provides DOI and USDA’s U.S. Forest Service (FS) $100 million each for invasive species detection, prevention, and eradication, including conducting research and providing resources to facilitate detection of invasive species at points of entry and awarding grants for eradication of invasive species on non-Federal land and on Federal land. It also provides DOC’s National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) $2.96 billion to fund activities within 18 provisions in the areas of Climate Data and Services, Climate Ready Coasts, and Fisheries and Protected Resources. An overall description of current spending to date and/or projected spending over the 5-year funding period is provided below.
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
- U. S. Department of Agriculture – Forest Service (FS)
- U.S. Department of Commerce – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
View related information: Resource Search - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Invasive Species - Prior Funding
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
DOI’s Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) is administering funding under Sec. 40804, including provision (b)6 pertaining to invasive species. The ERP is allocating funds in phases, primarily for projects that advance DOI’s Restoration and Resilience Framework and Keystone Initiatives [PDF, 4.1 MB]. Keystone Initiatives are signature efforts focused on turning the tide on a conservation challenge and leveraging conservation impact. Funding also helps support other strategic priorities.
Sec. 40804(b)6 investments have supported the following categories of invasive species activities:
- Prevention, including a nationwide grant and strategic national, regional, or local prevention projects
- Early detection and rapid response, including a National Early Detection and Rapid Response Framework
- Place-based priorities, including Hawaiian Forest Bird Conservation [PDF, 373 KB], invasive species efforts in the Keystone Initiative geographies, and other bureau priorities
- Tribal and territorial priorities, including capacity-building and training
- Eradication, including a nationwide grant
Additional Information (Project Lists)
Phase 1: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Ecosystem Restoration Program: FY 2022 Project List – Phase 1
Note: See Activity 6 (Invasive Species)
Phase 2: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Ecosystem Restoration Program: FY 2023 Project List – Phase 2 [PDF, 869KB]
Note: Invasive species projects are integrated throughout
Phase 3: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Ecosystem Restoration Program: FY 2024 Project List – Phase 3
Note: Invasive species projects are integrated throughout
U. S. Department of Agriculture – Forest Service (FS)
In 2024, the Forest Service allocated $16 million to fund over 100 projects across federal, state, private, and tribal land to combat the spread and impact of invasive species. Thanks to the forest health provision of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Forest Service has invested $56 million in invasive species mitigation since 2022. Allocations for the initiatives and funding areas in FY2022 through FY2024 are shown in the table below.
| Funding Area / Initiative | Annual Allocation (FY2022) | Annual Allocation (FY2023) | Annual Allocation (FY2024) |
| Administration and Overhead | $2,751,120 | $1,865,000 | $1,662,500 |
| America the Beautiful Challenge Initiative | $5,000,000 | *$0 | *$0 |
| Research and Development | $2,121,000 | $2,250,000 | $1,850,000** |
| Non-Federal Lands | $7,000,000 | $7,700,000 | $8,100,000 |
| Interdepartmental Investment | $0 | $485,000 | $221,000*** |
| Federal Lands (Nat’l. Forest System) | $3,127,880 | $7,700,000 | $6,000,000** |
| Total | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $17,833,500 |
*In FY23 and FY24, $5,000,000 was allocated to the America the Beautiful Challenge from another provision within BIL.
**Approximately $100,000 of R&D and $1,700,000 of National Forest System funding received in FY24 will be allocated in FY25.
***Approximately $366,500 of FY24 Interdepartmental Investment funds will be allocated in FY25.
Additional Information
USDA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
U.S. Department of Commerce – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
As of FY24 NOAA has awarded roughly $10 million to projects focused on invasive species management with BIL / IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) funding. Under BIL, these projects have been awarded through two provisions under NOAA’s Climate Ready Coasts Portfolio (Habitat Restoration and Coastal Zone Management (CZM). Under IRA, these projects have been awarded through NOAA’s Climate-Ready Coasts initiative. While NOAA did not receive any specific BIL or IRA allocation for invasive species, funds have been and may continue to be made available to invasive species management activities.
| NOAA BIL Provision | BIL FY23 Project | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat Restoration | Critical Eelgrass Habitat Inventory on Lummi Reservation Tidelands | $868,221 |
| Habitat Restoration | Critical Habitat Restoration and Planning through Community Engagement in Gary, Indiana | $50,000 |
| Habitat Restoration | Padilla Bay Coastal Prairie Restoration | $623,315 |
| Habitat Restoration | Ola i ka Loʻi Wai (Life through Indigenous Knowledge) | $3,400,000 |
| Habitat Restoration | Restoring Swan Creek to Address Channel Erosion and Improve Salmon Habitat (WA) | $192,500 |
| Coastal Zone Management | Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative (MBRI): Patapsco Delta Sustainable Fishery and Ecosystem Resilience Project | $100,000 |
| IRA Funding | IRA FY23 Projects | Funding Amount |
| Climate-Ready Coasts and Communities | A Tribal-Scientific Alliance to Restore Red Abalone in Northern California's Kelp Forest Ecosystem | $200,000 |
| Climate-Ready Coasts and Communities | Enhancing Flood Resilience and Endangered Waterbird Habitat in Kailua, Hawaii Waterways | $3,800,000 |
| Climate-Ready Coasts and Communities | Assessing Nature-Based Solutions to Enhance Resiliency along Coastal Waipa (HI) | $230,000 |