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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.
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Dec
Tamarisk
Eradication, Riparian Area Restoration, and Channel Restoration
within the Walker River Basin - FWS-RENO-09-07 (open Jan 2, 2009)
Grants.gov.
Funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Funding is available for tamarisk
eradication, riparian area restoration, and channel restoration efforts within
the Walker River Basin that are designed to enhance water delivery to Walker
Lake, with priority given to activities that are expected to result in the greatest
increased water flows to Walker Lake; and activities, to complete the design
and implementation of the Western Inland Trout Initiative and Fishery Improvements
in the Sate of Nevada with an emphasis on the Walker River Basin. See Desert
Terminal Lakes Program for more information.
Closing date for applications is Dec 31, 2009.
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Sep
Freshwater
Future - Requests for Proposals (have to be a paying member
to apply)
Freshwater Future.
The goal of the Freshwater Future grants program is to provide financial support
to activities that actively promote aquatic habitat protection by influencing
community and/or individual behavior or opinion, corporate conduct, and/or public
policy and that strengthen the role of individuals and community groups working
locally to protect and restore shorelines, inland lakes, rivers, wetlands, and
other aquatic habitats in the Great Lakes Basin.
Application deadlines are Mar 30, 2009 (Spring funding cycle)
and Sep 30, 2009 (Fall funding cycle).
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Program / Grants.gov
- PARTNERS-09 (open Jan 12, 2009)
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Act
authorizes the Secretary of Interior to provide
direct technical and financial assistance to private
landowners interested in restoring, enhancing,
and managing fish and wildlife habitats on their
own lands. Funding above $25,000 for an individual
project must be approved at the Washington Office
level. Projects under the Partners for Fish and
Wildlife Program are funded at the local level.
A listing of coordinators by state is available
at Regional
and State Contact Information.
Closing date for applications is Sep 30, 2009.
Costal
Program - COASTAL-09 (open
Jan 12, 2009)
Grantsgov.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service seeks participation in the Coastal Program.
Projects include exploring the possibility of pursuing a cooperative
agreement for habitat assessment, protection, and/or restoration,
or receiving technical advice. The first step is
to contact local Coastal Program coordinators.
See the Coastal Program for
more information.
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Aug
Wisconsin
Aquatic Invasive Species Control Grants Program (PDF | 45 KB)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Eligible organizations include counties, cities, towns, villages, tribes, public
inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts, town sanitary districts,
school districts, nonprofit conservation organizations, lake associations, and
river management organizations. Grants may be used to fund aquatic invasive species
control projects for any waters of the state including lakes, rivers, streams
and the Great Lakes. The grants may be used to fund education, prevention and
planning projects, establish infestation control projects, or conduct early detection
and rapid response projects.
Applications are due (Feb 1, 2009 for the spring grant cycle)
and Aug 1, 2009 for fall cycle.
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Jul
North
American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
DOI. FWS. Division of Bird Habitat Conservation. The
North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
of 1989 provides matching grants to organizations
and individuals who have developed partnerships
to carry out wetlands conservation projects in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico for the benefit
of wetlands-associated migratory birds and other
wildlife.
Closing dates are proposals are Jul 31, 2009 and (Mar
6, 2009).
Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants
Program / Grants.gov
- USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010 (open
Dec 17, 2008)
AFRI is a new competitive grant program to provide funding for fundamental and
applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences.
While AFRI covers an equally broad scope of topics and will support many of the
grant types offered by the former National Research Initiative (NRI), the new
authority allows greater flexibility in the types of projects funded to include:
single function projects in research, education and extension, and integrated
research, education and/or extension awards. AFRI is the new core competitive
grant program for research, education, and extension.
Closing date for applications is Jul 30, 2009; this program
has multiple deadline dates depending on specific initiative.
Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative - Rapid Response
Food and Agricultural Science for Emergency Issues
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
This program provides a mechanism to quickly provide
the science necessary to more effectively respond to important
emerging issues vital to agriculture, food science
and related natural and human resources.
Letter of Intent due date: Jul
30, 2009.
Closing date for applications is Jul 30,
2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
- USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
Global
ReLeaf Grants
American Forests.
Global ReLeaf is American Forests' education and action program that helps individuals,
organizations, agencies, and corporations improve the local and global environment
by planting and caring for trees.
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Jun
Coastal Wetlands
Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act: National Coastal Wetlands
Conservation Grant Program / Grants.gov - CWG-10 (open
Jan 26, 2009)
DOI. FWS. National Coastal Wetlands Conservation
Grant Progam.
The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act established the
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program to acquire, restore, and
enhance wetlands in coastal States through competitive matching grants to State
agencies. Example of restoration effects includes: planting native vegetation
and removal of exotic plants and animals that compete with native fish and wildlife
and alter their natural habitats
Deadline for applications is Jun 26, 2009.
Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative - Animal Health
and Well-Being: Tools and Resources
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
A major obstacle to advances
in veterinary immunology and disease control
is the lack of sufficient publicly available
immunological reagents specific for ruminants,
swine, poultry, equine and aquaculture species. In response, in
FY 2005, the National Research Initiative initiated support for
the US Veterinary Immune Reagent Network to begin to address this
reagent gap for the U.S. veterinary immunology research community.
Letter of Intent due date: Jun 1, 2009.
Closing
date for applications is Aug 14, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
- USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
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May
Noxious
Weed Eradication in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota - BLM-MT-RFA09-0843 (open Feb 20, 2009)
Grants.gov.
Funding available to prioritize and target undesirable
plant species or group of species to be located,
controlled or contained on public lands within
a specific geographic area in Montana, North Dakota,
and South Dakota.
Closing date for applications is May 31, 2009.
Multi-Species
Conservation Program American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act Funding Announcement - 09SF300005 (open date
Mar 10, 2009, modified Mar 11, 2009)
Grants.gov.
With recent enactment of the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), the Bureau of
Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region (Reclamation), is requesting
applications for RECOVERY ACT Funding for implementation of the
Lower Colorado
River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP). The LCR
MSCP is a multi-stakeholder, Federal and non-Federal
partnership which balances the use of the Colorado River water resources
with the conservation of native species and their habitats in compliance
with the Endangered Species Act.
Closing date for
applications is May 30, 2009.
Knotweed
Control Program Project Solicitation (PDF | 26 KB) (open Apr 15, 2009)
Washington State Department of Agriculture.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture
(WSDA) is soliciting proposals for the control
of knotweed in Washington State.
Closing date for applications is May 14, 2009.
Integrated
Pest Management: Crops at Risk, Risk Avoidance
and Mitigation, and Methyl Bromide Transitions
Competitive Grants Programs / Grants.gov
- USDA-CSREES-ICGP-002154 (open date Mar 25, 2009)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
CSREES requests applications for the following
programs:1)Integrated Pest Management: Crops at
Risk Competitive Grants Program (CAR);Integrated
Pest Management: Crops at Risk Program The goal of the CAR program
is to enhance the development and implementation of innovative, ecologically
based sustainable IPM system(s).
Closing date for applications is
May 11, 2009.
Multistate Conservation Grant Program
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Association)
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
work cooperatively together to manage the Multistate
Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP). State agencies and non-governmental
organizations are eligible for grants. Projects must benefit sport
fish, wild birds, and/or wild mammals; and must benefit at least
26 states, a majority of states in a USFWS
region,
or Regional
Associations.
Letter of intent due date is May 6, 2009.
Interregional
Research Project #4 Minor Crop Pest Management
Program / Grants.gov
- USDA-CSREES-SRGP-002176 (open date
Apr 3, 2009)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The primary goal of the IR-4 program is to provide
safe, effective and economical pest management
solutions for growers of minor/specialty crops.
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Apr
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)
USDA.
Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
(CCPI) is a voluntary conservation initiative that
enables the use of certain conservation programs
with resources of eligible partners to provide financial and technical
assistance to owners and operators of agricultural and nonindustrial
private forest lands. Eligible programs include the Wildlife
Habitat Incentives Program.
Public comments due by Apr 8, 2009 and deadline for proposals is
Apr 23, 2009.
Note: see Federal
Register Notice (Mar 10, 2009).
Biology
of Weedy and Invasive Species in Agroecosystems
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The long-term (10-year) goal of the program
is to provide ecologically and economically rational
strategies for management, control, or elimination
of weedy or invasive species in agroecosystems. The priorities
for FY2009 focus on measuring impact of exotic and invasive species
on ecosystem function and services.
Letter of intent deadline is Apr 20, 2009.
Closing
date for applications is Jun
19, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative Competitive Grants Program - USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
Assessment
of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program's
Efforts to Manage Nonnative Smallmouth Bass - 09-SF-40-2885 (open Feb 20, 2009)
Grants.gov.
The Upper Colorado
River Endangered Fish Recovery Program has implemented efforts
aimed at reducing smallmouth bass numbers through
mechanical removal (mostly electrofishing). Through
this program, the Recovery Program has amassed large
amounts of data over the past 5 years on smallmouth
bass abundance, size structure and movement in the basin. The Recovery
Program, together with the Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado
Regional Office (Reclamation), is now requesting proposals to use
this data to evaluate effects of the Recovery Program's smallmouth
bass mechanical removal program on smallmouth bass population dynamics
in the Yampa, Green and Colorado rivers and to evaluate
likelihood of reaching smallmouth bass abundance
targets through mechanical removal.
Closing date for applications is Apr 15, 2009.
Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative - Arthropod and
Nematode Biology and Management: Suborganismal
Biology
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The Suborganismal Biology element of the Arthropod
and Nematode Biology and Management program supports
hypothesis-driven research at the cellular and molecular
levels to address the problem of managing arthropod and nematode
pests and the Nation's over-dependence on harmful pesticide applications.
Letter of Intent due date is Apr 13, 2009.
Closing
date for applications is Jun 26, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program - USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
Special
Research Grants Program: Pest Management Alternatives
Research / Grants.gov
- USDA-CSREES-SRGP-002097 (open Feb
26, 2009)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
The purpose of Pest Management Alternatives Program
(PMAP) is to provide support for and encourage
the development and implementation of integrated
pest management (IPM) practices, tactics, and systems
for specific pest problems while reducing human
and environmental risks. This purpose addresses
the broader National
Roadmap for Integrated Pest Management (PDF | 37
KB) .
Closing date for applications is Apr 7, 2009.
Coastal
and Marine Habitat Restoration Project Grants
- Recovery Act / Grants.gov
- NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2009-2001709 (open
Mar 6, 2009)
DOC. NOAA. National
Marine Fisheries Service.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
is seeking applications for projects that will restore coastal and
marine habitats under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009, including wetlands restoration, dam removals, shellfish
restoration, and coral reef restoration.
Closing date for applications is Apr 6, 2009.
Critical
Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases /
Grants.gov
- USDA-CSREES-OP-002099 (open Mar 4, 2009, modified Mar 9, 2009)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
The program is designed to provide one-time seed
funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until
other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue.
CSREES will be soliciting proposals on an as-needed basis during
the year to address specific new or emerging issues. For this particular
solicitation CSREES is requesting proposals that address specific
aspects of the following issues: Red bay ambrosia beetle and Laurel
wilt in avocados, 1000 cankers disease in walnut, and Uganda (Ug99)
strain of Wheat Stem Rust.
Closing date for applications is Apr 3, 2009.
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) Mini-Grants
Program
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program.
This year, BTNEP is targeting the mini-grants program
specifically toward projects that deal with invasive
species in Louisiana. Invasive
species are exotic plants and animals whose introduction
here is causing harm to the ecology, economy, or
to human health. 2009
Mini-grants will be awarded to proposals that reduce
the impacts from invasive species through management
or removal of invasives, educational outreach,
or promotion of native species in the landscape
as alternatives to common exotics.
Closing date for applications is Apr 2, 2009 (noon).
Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative - Arthropod and
Nematode Biology and Management: Tools, Resources,
and Genomics
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The Tools, Resources, and Genomics program element
of the Arthropod and Nematode Biology and Management
program will support research to better develop genomic tools,
resources, and tool development for agriculturally important arthropods
or nematodes to facilitate future genome sequencing and annotations
studies or lead to hypothesis-driven research in the future.
Letter
of Intent due date is Apr 1, 2009.
Closing date
for applications is Jun 24, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program - USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative - Plant Biosecurity
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
This program aims at ensuring a continued supply
of safe, high-quality, affordable food and fiber
for consumers in the U.S. and international trade
partners. The goal of the program is to harness our Nation's scientific
and technological resources to help agricultural producers and professionals
implement strategies to safeguard agriculture in the U.S. from critical
and emerging high-consequence plant pathogens and arthropods.
Letter
of Intent due date is Apr 1, 2009.
Closing
date for applications is Jun 24, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program - USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
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Alabama Invasive Plant Council (ALIPC)
Education and Outreach Grant Program (see links for Request for Proposals and Application Form)
Alabama Invasive Plant Council.
The Alabama Invasive Plant Council is soliciting grant proposals for non-native invasive
plant education and outreach projects in the State of Alabama. The intent of these
grants is to provide funding to organizations or individuals who wish to educate the
public about non-native invasive plants and their effects on the environment, economy, and quality of life in Alabama. Proposals will be accepted from individuals, public or
private nonprofit organizations, and academic institutions.
Closing date for applications is Mar 31, 2009.
Coastal
and Estuarine Land Conservation Program - FY
2009 (corrected year) Competition - NOS-OCRM-2010-2001655 (open
Jan 2, 2009)
Grants.gov.
The Coastal and
Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) was established in 2002 to protect coastal and estuarine
lands considered important for their ecological, conservation,
recreational, historical or aesthetic values. (individual states
have invasive species plans)
Only coastal states and territories with Coastal
Zone Management Programs or National Estuarine
Research Reserves approved under the CZMA that
have submitted a draft CELCP plan to NOAA on or
before Feb 24, 2009, are eligible to participate
in the FY 2010 CELCP competition.
Closing date for applications is Mar 31, 2009.
Freshwater
Future - Requests for Proposals (have to be a paying member
to apply)
Freshwater Future.
The goal of the Freshwater Future grants program is to provide financial support
to activities that actively promote aquatic habitat protection by influencing
community and/or individual behavior or opinion, corporate conduct, and/or public
policy and that strengthen the role of individuals and community groups working
locally to protect and restore shorelines, inland lakes, rivers, wetlands, and
other aquatic habitats in the Great Lakes Basin.
Application deadlines are Mar 30, 2009 (Spring funding
cycle) and Sep 30, 2009 (Fall funding cycle).
2009 Conservation
Innovation Grants / Grants.gov
- USDA-NRCS-NHQ-09-01 (open Jan 16, 2009)
USDA.
Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The purpose of Conservation Innovation Grants is to stimulate the development
and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging
the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction
with agricultural production. The Natural Resources Concerns Category includes
invasive species management for Grazing Land, Forest Health and Wildlife Habitat.
Closing date for applications is Mar 20, 2009.
Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative - Integrated Solutions
for Animal Agriculture
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The goal of this program is to implement
projects that are responsive to high priority,
economically relevant needs of the animal agriculture
sector. This includes creating multidisciplinary
teams with expertise in animal production and/or animal disease, trained
evaluators, economists, social scientists, and/or others to assess
the cost-benefit of various approaches, effects on behavior modification,
etc.
Letter
of Intent due date is Mar 16, 2009.
Closing
date for applications is Jun 30, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants
Program - USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
California
Sea Grant Call for Preliminary Proposals – 2010
California Sea Grant.
The California Sea Grant College Program is now soliciting preliminary proposals
for projects to begin Feb 1, 2010. Faculty and academic staff from universities
and scientists from research institutions throughout California are invited to
apply. Funding includes state resource management needs for Harmful Algal Blooms
(HABs).
Deadline for applications is Mar 13, 2009.
High
Plains Invasives Project Matching Grant 2009 (scroll to view
grant application)
Colorado Department of Agriculture. Noxious
Weed Management Program.
This 3-year program (starting in 2008) targets seven currently uncommon invasive
weeds in the Eastern High Plains of Colorado. The purpose is to help build local
partnerships to address and eradicate these seven weeds before they gain a significant
foothold on the high plains. Grant funding will be available for the 2008, 2009,
and 2010 summer seasons.
Deadline for applications is Mar 13, 2009.
Long
Island Sound Futures Fund 2009
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The purpose of the Long
Island Sound Futures Fund is to support
projects that restore and protect the health and
living resources of Long Island Sound, including Invasive Species
Control.
Applications must be submitted in the Easy Grants
online application system by Mar 13, 2009.
Organic
Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative / Grants.gov
- USDA-CSREES-ICGP-002012 (open Jan 21, 2009)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
The purpose of this program is to fund projects
that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have
already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality
organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological,
physical, and social sciences, including economics.
Closing date for applications is Mar 9, 2009.
Arthropod
and Nematode Biology and Management: Organismal
and Population Biology
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The
Organismal and Population Biology element of the
Arthropod and Nematode Biology and Management
program will support hypothesis-driven research at the organismal
and population level to address the challenges of managing arthropod
or nematode pests and enhancing use of beneficial organisms.
This program makes single function research awards.
Closing date for applications is Mar
9, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
- USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
DOI. FWS. Division of Bird Habitat Conservation.
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
of 1989 provides matching grants to organizations
and individuals who have developed partnerships to carry out wetlands
conservation projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico for
the benefit of wetlands-associated migratory birds and other wildlife.
Closing dates are proposals are Mar 6, 2009 and
(Jul 31, 2009).
Florida
Native Plant Society Conservation Grants
Florida Native Plant Society Conservation.
Grants invite local FNPS Chapters to submit
proposals for grants for native plant conservation
work in their communities. On-the-ground native
plant community restoration, acquisition, habitat
and native plant biodiversity enhancement projects
are examples of projects this grant can assist. The awards target small non-profit
or other types of organizations that need seed money to get a project off the
ground. The grant awardee need not be a FNPS member but they must have a liaison
with a recognized FNPS chapter.
Closing date for applications is Mar 6, 2009.
Environmental
Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
Annual Solicitation FY 2010 (open
Jan 8, 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 topic
area for control on non-native invasive species on DoD lands and waters.
Pre-proposals are due Mar 5, 2009.
Inter-American Biodiversity Information
Network (IABIN) - Request for Proposals: I3N Content Building Grants
Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network.
This Request for Proposals (RfP) seeks proposals from organizations that house
high-quality invasive alien species (IAS) information and data. Proposals that
are selected will be awarded start-up or "seed" funding for making
data publicly available through the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network
(IABIN) Invasive Species Thematic Network (I3N). IABIN participating countries
can apply.
Closing date for applications is Mar 5, 2009.
Vermont
Aquatic Nuisance Species Grant-in-Aid Grants
for Project Year 2009 (PDF | 360 KB)
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. Water Quality
Division.
The Grant-in-Aid Program provides financial assistance
to municipalities and agencies of the state for aquatic nuisance
species management programs.
Applications must be postmarked Mar 4, 2009.
University
of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management
Program (UC IPM)
University of California. Agriculture and Natural
Resources.
The overarching goal of the Extension IPM Demonstration
Grants Program is to reduce potential risks from pests to the environment,
human health, or economic interests of the system. The program aims
to achieve this reduction by demonstrating IPM practices and increasing
adoption of IPM practices in production agriculture, and residential
and urban areas, and to protect natural are as such as wildlands
and water bodies.
Deadline for proposals is Mar 3, 2009.
Microbial
Genome Sequencing Program / Grants.gov - USDA-CSREES-AFRI-001967 (open
Dec 4, 2008)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The Microbial Genome Sequencing Program is a collaborative interagency activity
of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The development and implementation of
strategies, tools and technologies are expected to significantly enhance the
value of existing and novel genome sequences. This program is part of The Microbe
Project, a coordinated effort of multiple federal agencies to promote genome-enabled
microbial science. (See http://www.microbeproject.gov.)
Closing
date for applications is Mar 2, 2009.
Specialty
Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) / Grants.gov
- USDA-CSREES-SCRI-002038 (open Feb 2, 2009)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was established to solve critical
industry issues through research and extension activities. Specialty crops are
defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and
nursery crops, including floriculture. Projects include efforts to identify and
address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to specialty crop
pollinators.
Letter of intent deadline is Mar 2, 2009.
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Mid-Atlantic
Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species - 2009 Call
for Proposals (PDF | 45 KB)
Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species.
In 2009 the MAP is offering a limited Small Grants
Competition (SGC) to encourage interested groups and individuals
to submit proposals for possible funding. Up to $50,000 is available
to fund several projects. MAP encourages projects that are in the
$7,000 to $10,000 range.
Full proposals are due Feb 28, 2009.
FLEPPC Julia Morton Invasive Plant Research Grant Program (PDF | 33 KB)
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) has available funding for a small number of
research grants/scholarships for students conducting studies related to invasive exotic plant
management in Florida. Particular plant species involved in the study should be one or more of the Category I or Category II exotic pest plant species listed by FLEPPC.
Closing date for proposals is Feb 27, 2009.
Five-Star
Restoration Program / Request
for Proposals (open Nov 11, 2008)
National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation; Environmental
Protection Agency.
The Five Star Restoration Program provides modest financial
assistance on a competitive basis to support community-based wetland,
riparian, and coastal habitat restoration projects that build diverse
partnerships and foster local natural resource stewardship through
education, outreach and training activities. Funding is available
from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Southern Company
and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
Closing date for applications is Feb 16, 2009.
Gulf of Maine Environmental Compliance and Protection Fund
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The Trustees of the Gulf of Maine Environmental
Compliance and Protection Fund announce a funding opportunity to
restore natural resources damaged in the coastal environment of the
Gulf of Maine, State of Maine.
Full proposals are due Feb 15, 2009.
Proactive Species Conservation Grant Program / Grants.gov - NMFS-PRPO-2009-2001608 (open Jan 5, 2009)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service is seeking to provide federal assistance, in the form of grants or cooperative agreements, to support conservation efforts for the current list of marine and anadromous species under the Proactive Species Conservation Program. Projects may include management, scientific research, or outreach activities, or a combination. Management projects should demonstrate a high probability of contributing to recovery of the species, especially through mitigation of existing threats or factors inhibiting recovery of the species.
Closing date for applications is Feb 12, 2009.
Gila
River Basin Native Fish Conservation Program - Redfield Canyon
4-80 - 201819J807
(open Feb 3, 2009)
Grants.gov.
The purpose of this project is to attempt mechanical removal of green sunfish
within Redfield Canyon. Two capture sessions each year will be made until the
sunfish are eradicated. If the green sunfish have not been eradicated by the
end of year 3, the CAP Program will evaluate the prospects for control of green
sunfish, and consider funding efforts for an additional two years.
Closing date for applications is Feb 10, 2009.
Chiricahua
Leopard Frog Conservation - R2-FWS-BA-CC2D (open Feb 3, 2009)
Grants.gov.
The purpose of this project is to conserve the
federally listed Chiricahua Leopard Frog on the
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge by preventing re-establishment
of the invasive, non-native American Bullfrog. This will involve
hand removal of frogs and monitoring refuge sites to determine status
of the Chiricahua Leopard frog and possible re-invading bullfrogs.
This is part of an ongoing project that has been active for over
10 years in efforts to conserve, protect and improve conditions for
the Chiricahua leopard frog.
Note: This project is intended for the University
of Arizona as part of an ongoing project. No other
applicants will be accepted for this project.
Closing date for applications is Feb 9, 2009.
2009
Cleanwater Grants
BoatU.S. Foundation.
The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety
and Clean Water is offering grant funds up to
$4,000 for non-profit groups to develop projects
that help stop the spread of invasive species
on local waterways.
The deadline for submitting applications is Feb 2, 2009.
Wisconsin
Aquatic Invasive Species Control Grants Program (PDF | 45 KB)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Eligible organizations include counties, cities,
towns, villages, tribes, public inland lake protection
and rehabilitation districts, town sanitary districts,
school districts, nonprofit conservation organizations, lake associations,
and river management organizations. Grants may
be used to fund aquatic invasive species control projects for
any waters of the state including lakes, rivers, streams and the
Great Lakes. The grants may be used to fund education, prevention
and planning projects, establish infestation control projects,
or conduct early detection and rapid response projects.
Applications are due Feb 1, 2009 for the spring grant cycle
(and Aug
1, 2009 for fall cycle).
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Biotechnology
Risk Assessment Research Grants Program / Grants.gov
- USDA-CSREES-BRAP-002008 (open Dec 16, 2008)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
The purpose of the USDA Biotechnology Risk Assessment
Grants (BRAG) Program is to assist Federal regulatory
agencies in making science-based decisions about the effects of introducing
genetically engineered organisms into the environment. Investigations
of effects on both managed and natural environments are relevant.
Closing date for applications is Jan 30, 2009.
International
Science and Education Competive Grants Program
(ISE)
/ Grants.gov - USDA-CSREES-SERDIP-001905 (open
Nov 17, 2008)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
The International Science and Education Competitive Grants Program (ISE) supports
research, extension, and teaching activities that will enhance the capabilities
of American colleges and universities to conduct international collaborative
research, extension and teaching.
Invasive species projects are eligible
for this program. Some of the grants funded in the past concern issues potentially
related to invasive species such as, seed technology education and biofuels.
Closing date for applications is Jan 16, 2009.
Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative - Animal Health
and Well-Being: Animal Health
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service.
The Animal Health element focuses on a select group
of high priority infectious and metabolic diseases of economic
importance to U.S. animal agriculture, including equine and aquaculture
species. Applications will increase knowledge and technology needed
to prevent or reduce the severity of animal diseases. They will
also contribute to an increase in the efficiency of animal production
systems, a reduction in non-tariff trade barriers, and safe guard
high-quality foods for consumers.
Letter of Intent due date is Jan 16, 2009 .
Closing date for applications is Apr 1, 2009.
Note: Part of the Agriculture
and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
- USDA-CSREES-AFRI-002010
Pinellas
County Environmental Fund (open Nov 11, 2008)
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The Pinellas County Environmental Fund (PCEF) is a partnership among Pinellas
County (Florida), NOAA, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The
PCEF provides funding through a competitive application process for projects
that will protect, restore, or enhance the natural resources of Tampa Bay. Projects
of particular interest include those that address the on-the-ground habitat
and species conservation priorities and recommendations outlined in the Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for Tampa Bay, Charting
the Course,
a plan developed through the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, which includes an Invasive
Species Action plan, and its related partnerships.
Pre-proposal deadline is Jan
15, 2009.
Full proposal deadline is Mar 15, 2009.
Strategic Environmental
Research and Development Program (SERDP) (open Nov 6, 2008)
Strategic Environmental Research and Development
Program.
The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Strategic Environmental Research
and Development Program (SERDP), is seeking to fund environmental research and
development in the Sustainable Infrastructure focus area. SERDP projects include
Southwest Ecological Systems on Department of Defense Lands: Altered Fire Regimes
and Non-Native Invasive Plants. SERDP also will be funding environmental research
and development through the SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) Solicitation.
SEED proposals are requested in response to Innovative Control/Eradication Approaches
for the Brown Tree Snake (Bioga irregularis).
Closing Dates: For the Core solicitation, pre-proposals from the non-federal
sector are due Jan 8, 2009, and federal proposals are due Mar
12, 2009. All SEED proposals are due Mar 12, 2009.
Gila
River Basin Native Fish Conservation Program - New Mexico 08 -
201816J811-08 (open Jan 12, 2009)
Grants.gov.
Nonnative fish pose conservation threats to native fishes, particularly
loach minnow, spikedace, and headwater chub. Removal
of nonnative species and evaluation of efficacy of removal efforts to improve
native fishes status is proposed.
Closing date
for applications is Jan 19, 2009.
Global ReLeaf Grants
American Forests.
Global ReLeaf is American Forests' education and
action program that helps individuals, organizations,
agencies, and corporations improve the local and
global environment by planting and caring for trees.
Application deadlines are and Jan 15, 2009 and
Jul 1, 2009.
Extension
Integrated Pest Management Coordination and Support
Program /
Grants.gov - USDA-CSREES-SLBCD-001907 (open Nov
20, 2008)
USDA.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
The FY 2009 Extension Integrated Pest Management Coordination and
Support Program (EIPM-CS) contains two components, the EIPM-CS Coordination
Program and the EIPM-CS Support Program. Both programs support state
and local contributions in advancing the goals of the National Roadmap
for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) by addressing priority needs
associated with the coordination, design, development, implementation,
and evaluation of Extension IPM programs. EIPM-CS funds will help
agricultural producers and other pest managers adopt alternative
pest management practices through training, demonstration, and evaluation
of methods and strategies.
Closing date for applications is Jan 6, 2009.
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