Grants / Department of the Interior / Fish and Wildlife Service

F21AS00441: Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States

Closed Closed June 15, 2021 Opportunity F21AS00441 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: F26AS00104 State ANS Management Plan 2026 (F26AS00104). Status: Closes December 16, 2026 (39 days left). It is in our archive of Fish and Wildlife Service notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$600,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Total funding$2.3 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species awards averaged $279,895; this notice allows up to $600,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (51% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

I. Program Description Quagga and Zebra Mussels are aquatic invasive species that are rapidly expanding their range in the Western United States. Popular recreational reservoirs on or connected to the lower Colorado River are one major source of invasive mussels, which are easily transported via trailered watercraft to areas that have not yet been invaded. This Request For Proposals (RFP) will fund proposals in the listed principal areas towards the fulfillment of the top priorities in the Quagga/Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (QZAP) and will be limited to states within the boundaries of the Western Regional Panel within the United States, not including Canada and Mexico (see map): https://westernregionalpanel.org/about-us/ Limiting the spread of invasive mussels through containment, especially by inspection and decontamination of watercraft moving from invaded water bodies to jurisdictions currently free of dreissenid mussels, and the coordination between states or other jurisdictions to this end; Protecting western ecosystems through support and/or establishment of prevention programs for invasive mussels at identified high risk control points. Limiting the spread of invasive mussels through containment by increasing compliance with federal, state, local and tribal laws; Increasing the effectiveness of outreach and education efforts to help advance prevention efforts; Building capacity to detect and respond to new invasive mussel infestations; Conducting Research that benefits the priorities listed above, including (but not limited to) social science research to evaluate the effectiveness of invasive species prevention messaging, and research on non-target species impacts of invasive mussel control treatments. Efforts to address the risks and impacts of these invasive species are on-going. They include development of QZAP, and funding by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) to address waters at highest risk for spreading invasive mussels. In fiscal year 2021 the Service plans to allocate approximately $2,250,000 to projects that will reduce or minimize the threat of quagga and zebra mussels to Western U.S. waters.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, F26AS00104, which is open now.

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