Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00291
The Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00291) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant effort under the Department of the Interior that uses FY2017 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) appropriations to help Great Lakes states carry out their Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plans. The purpose is straightforward: provide funding so states can implement the specific invasive species prevention, control, and management actions laid out in plans that were formally submitted by state governors and approved by the federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. The program sits in the environment and natural resources category and is associated with CFDA 15.662.
This notice is not a typical competitive grant solicitation. Instead, it is a notice of intent to make eight single-source awards, meaning the agency plans to fund specific recipients without opening an application process. The announcement explicitly states there is no application process and no competition because these awards are continuations of work already being funded, and interrupting that work by running a competition would significantly disrupt ongoing implementation. The agency also explains that the intended recipients are uniquely qualified because they already hold core management responsibilities for aquatic invasive species in their states, often manage or own relevant lands and waters, and were responsible for developing and advancing the ANS Task Force-approved state plans that the grants are intended to implement. The single-source rationale is cited under Departmental policy justification 505 DM 2.14.B.2 and 2.14.B.4.
The intended awardees are the key state-level agencies (or designated state partners) responsible for invasive species management across the Great Lakes basin. Those entities are: Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Indiana Department of Natural Resources; Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; the State of New York via the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District; Ohio Department of Natural Resources; the State of Pennsylvania via Pennsylvania State University; and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. In total, the opportunity anticipates eight awards.
In terms of funding scale, the notice lists an award ceiling of $800,000 and an expected number of awards of eight, indicating that individual grants may be funded up to that ceiling depending on the scope of each state plan activity being supported. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, and the funding instrument type is a grant. The opportunity record was created on August 15, 2017, and because it is a single-source notice rather than a competitive solicitation, there is no standard closing date for applications.
Overall, this opportunity functions as a formal public notice that the Fish and Wildlife Service plans to continue GLRI-supported invasive species work already underway in Great Lakes states by directly funding the agencies and partners that are responsible for implementing federally approved state ANS management plans, rather than soliciting new proposals from the broader public.Apply for F17AS00291
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 15, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award single source grants under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 2 and 4.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F17AS00291.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. Department of the Interior).
What funding source supports these awards?
The awards use FY2017 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) appropriations.
What is the purpose of this funding?
The purpose is to provide funding to Great Lakes states so they can implement invasive species prevention, control, and management actions described in their Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plans.
What kinds of plans must the funded work be based on?
The funded work is tied to state Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plans that were formally submitted by state governors and approved by the federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Is this a competitive grant solicitation?
No. This notice is not a typical competitive solicitation.
Is there an application process?
No. The announcement explicitly states there is no application process.
Why is there no competition for these awards?
The notice explains these are continuations of work already being funded, and that running a competition could significantly disrupt ongoing implementation of existing state plan activities.
What type of awards are planned?
The agency states it intends to make eight single-source awards (also described as non-competitive, single-source funding to specific recipients).
How many awards are anticipated?
The opportunity anticipates a total of eight awards.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The notice lists an award ceiling of $800,000.
Does the award ceiling mean every recipient will receive $800,000?
Not necessarily. The notice indicates grants may be funded up to the $800,000 ceiling depending on the scope of the state plan activity being supported.
What is the assistance listing / CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.662.
What is the program category for this opportunity?
The opportunity is in the environment and natural resources category.
What is the funding instrument type?
The funding instrument type is a grant.
Is this considered discretionary funding?
Yes. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary.
Who are the intended recipients of these single-source awards?
The notice identifies the intended awardees as the key state-level agencies (or designated state partners) responsible for aquatic invasive species management across the Great Lakes basin.
Which entities are listed as intended awardees?
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- State of New York (via the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District)
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- State of Pennsylvania (via Pennsylvania State University)
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Why are these specific recipients considered uniquely qualified?
The notice states they already hold core management responsibilities for aquatic invasive species in their states, often manage or own relevant lands and waters, and were responsible for developing and advancing the ANS Task Force-approved state plans being implemented.
What policy justification is cited for the single-source approach?
The notice cites Departmental policy justification 505 DM 2.14.B.2 and 2.14.B.4 as the rationale for making single-source awards.
Is there an application deadline or closing date?
No. Because this is a single-source notice rather than a competitive solicitation, there is no standard closing date for applications.
When was the opportunity record created?
The opportunity record was created on August 15, 2017.
What does this notice function as, if not a solicitation?
It functions as a formal public notice that the Fish and Wildlife Service plans to continue GLRI-supported invasive species work already underway in Great Lakes states by directly funding the agencies and partners responsible for implementing federally approved state ANS management plans.
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