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 2009; PDF | 133 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: Prior year's grant information:

• 2008 USDA Grant Programs (Jan 2008; PDF | 103 KB)
• 2007 USDA Grant Programs (Jan 2007; PDF | 112 KB)
• 2006 USDA Grant Programs (Jan 2006; PDF | 97 KB)
• 2005 Grant Programs (Jan 2005; PDF | 100 KB)

Invasive Species - Grants / Integrated Pest Management - Grants / All CSREES Grants
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.

Grassland Reserve Program
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program for people who want to develop and improve wildlife habitat primarily on private land. Through WHIP, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service provides technical and financial assistance to establish and improve fish and wildlife habitat. One WHIP priority is reducing the impacts of invasive species on wildlife habitats. Applications are accepted by NRCS on a continuous basis throughout the year with cutoff dates to evaluate, rank, prioritize and select applicants.

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.

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. Conservation Services.

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

Delaware Landowner Incentive Program (DELIP)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control. Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Delaware Phragmites Control Cost-Share Program
Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control. Division of Fish and Wildlife.

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.

North Carolina Aquatic Weed Control Program (Cost-share grants are available for qualifying aquatic weed projects)
North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources.

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.

Aquatic Invasive Species Control Grants
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

University/Academic

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

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

IPM Internal Grant Program
Ohio State University. Integrated Pest Management Program.

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

Organizations

Arizona Native Plant Society-Grants
Arizona Native Plant Society.

Clean Water Grants
Boat U.S. 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.

Research Grants
Colorado Native Plant Society.

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

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.

Global ReLeaf Grants
American Forests.

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

Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Grants Program
Gulf of Maine Council; DOC. NOAA. Fisheries: Restoration Center.

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.

Hawaii Invasive Species Council Invasive Species Research Grants (scroll to view grant information)
Hawaii Invasive Species Council.

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.

Florida Native Plant Conservation Grants
Florida Native Plant Society.

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

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

New Hampshire Estuaries Project Grant Programs
New Hampshire Estuaries Project.

Tamarisk Related Grant Opportunities / Grant Opportunties Available for Addressing Tamarisk Issues (Updated Jun 2008; PDF | 120 KB)
Tamarisk Coalition.
The Tamarisk Coalition has completed a review 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; lidy is not exhaustive and is designed only to provide an overview of available grants.

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.

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.

Challenge Grants
Wildlife Forever.