# Invasive Species Eradication Funding Opportunity

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/f24as00320-invasive-species-eradication-funding-opportunity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353208

> Fish and Wildlife Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $50,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 27, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | F24AS00320 |
| Agency | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 27, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.608 |

## Who can apply

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

Federal entities are not eligible for funding under this funding opportunity.

## What the grant funds

Invasive species pose a significant threat to the ecological, economic, and cultural integrity of America’s lands and waters and the communities they support. Once invasive species are established, it is often challenging and costly to control or eradicate those infestations. In some cases, however, eradication – the removal or destruction of an entire population of invasive species from a defined area – is both possible and feasible, resulting in substantial ecological and economic benefits. This can include eradication of a founding population of invasive species (e.g., a newly introduced species to a specific area) or eradicating a well-established population. Eradication, while it represents the ideal outcome in most cases, requires consideration of the available eradication techniques, cost, likelihood of success, likelihood of re-invasion, public support, complexity of environmental compliance, and availability of resources. This latter consideration is frequently a barrier to implementing eradication measures that can lead to restoring ecosystem health. Furthermore, successful eradication efforts are often dependent on the use of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, making well informed decisions, and applying a collaborative approach. IPM is defined as an approach to managing pests that uses biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes health, environmental, and economic risks. Collaboration with relevant parties, such as state, federal, local, tribal, territory, private, and other land managers, is often essential for successful eradication projects. For eradication to be an option, resource managers must have access to effective tools. Therefore, it is important to support both on-the-ground eradication efforts and also the research into and development of tools where they do not exist. DOI encourages leveraging science and technology to increase the likelihood of eradication of invasive species and increase the likelihood of long-term success. As such, proposals will be considered for on-the-ground projects that eradicate an invasive species or those projects that advance research that increases the effectiveness and near-term availability of eradication tools. For example, studies that lead to the development of genetic interventions and physical, mechanical, chemical, and biological eradication tools would be eligible.

## Questions people ask

### Is F24AS00320 still open?

No. It closed on May 27, 2024. A newer notice is open: F26AS00104, closes December 16, 2026 (39 days left).

### Who can apply for Invasive Species Eradication Funding Opportunity?

Fish and Wildlife Service accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Invasive Species Eradication Funding Opportunity?

Closed May 27, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $3.0 million in total.

### Who has won Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Auburn University, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wil. The program made 972 awards worth $272 million in that time.