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No. F26AS00084 · Fish and Wildlife Service

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F26AS00084 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$20,000 – $100,000
Expected awards
~3
Application deadline
Dec 31, 2026
Posted
May 7, 2026
Last verified
8 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

This program funds development and/or implementation of Great Lakes Tribal Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans. Only Great Lakes tribes or an entity they designate may apply, and the work must support a tribal plan or include developing one. The agency expects to make 3 awards totaling about $300,000, with awards from $20,000 to $100,000 each. No cost share is required. Projects must be in the Great Lakes Basin or close enough to substantially help prevent or control aquatic invasive species there, and invasive carp work is only eligible if it has gone through the separate regional action plan process.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Natural Resources
  • Direct Service Delivery
  • Planning & Coordination
  • Tribal & Indigenous Communities
  • Environment, Conservation & Natural Resources
Official description from grants.gov

Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to support development and/or implementation of Great Lakes Tribal Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans (Tribal AIS Plans). Therefore, a Tribal AIS Plan must be in place that supports the proposed work, or development of such a plan must be a part of the proposed work. All tribal grants will be awarded based on a competitive process for which only Great Lakes tribes or their designee are eligible.

Who can apply

  • Others
  • Unrestricted
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 15.662 · Great Lakes Restoration

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (15.662), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 0 — —
FY 2025 8 $349,080 $184,715 – $1,138,400
FY 2024 25 $369,326 $187,099 – $798,203
FY 2023 15 $312,378 $125,449 – $728,884
FY 2022 42 $306,061 $98,817 – $633,561
FY 2021 41 $173,250 $82,296 – $376,800

For comparison, this notice advertises $20,000 – $100,000.

Who wins it State government (58), Higher education (28), Nonprofit (19) of 131 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states MI (60) · IL (12) · WI (11) · NY (9) · OH (7)
Largest recent awards
  1. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION $15,031,566 · FY 2023
  2. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ILLINOIS $9,054,943 · FY 2024
  3. NATURAL RESOURCES, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF, DIVISION OF WILDLIFE $3,022,864 · FY 2025
  4. DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. $2,761,000 · FY 2025
  5. MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURA $857,104 · FY 2022

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 26, 2026