OpportunityTitle: 2022 State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Grant Program
CategoryExplanation: Program specific text: To be considered for funding, applicants must work directly with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service&#8217;s AIS Program and represent one of the currently 45 ANS Task Force approved State or Interstate ANS Management Plans (42 State and 3 Interstate).&#160; Section 1204 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 restricts the award to States with ANSTF-approved State or Interstate ANS Management Plans. &#160;
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: To be considered for funding, applicants must work directly with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service&#8217;s AIS Program and represent one of the currently 45 ANS Task Force approved State or Interstate ANS Management Plans (42 State and 3 Interstate).&#160; Section 1204 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 restricts the award to States with ANSTF-approved State or Interstate ANS Management Plans. &#160;
Description: The Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program&#8217;s Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) intends to award funding for its 2022 State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan (SIANSMP) Grant Program. Section 4724 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4701-4741) (Act), authorized and provided general guidance for the development of State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plans. The Act enables State governors to submit these plans to the ANS Task Force for approval. These comprehensive ANS Management Plans identify technical, enforcement, or financial assistance activities needed to prevent, eliminate, or reduce the environmental and public health and safety risks associated with ANS. ANS Management Plans focus on feasible, cost-effective management practices and measures to be undertaken by States to prevent and control ANS infestations in an environmentally sound manner. Once an ANS Management Plan is reviewed and approved by the ANS Task Force, the Act authorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to provide cost-share grants for the implementation of the approved plans. This Program has a two-stage application process (see sections D2 and E2, for more details). Stage One - the &#8220;Preliminary National Review&#8221; - is managed by the Service Headquarters office. The pre-proposal process will occur outside of Grant Solutions similar to how it has occurred in the past; for 2022, pre-proposals are due four weeks after posting of the NOFO. Stage Two - the &#8220;Regional Office Review and Grant Processing&#8221; - is managed by the Service Regional Offices (See the program administration contacts under section E2 below).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: daniel_lovdahl@fws.gov
GrantorContactText: Daniel Lovdahl&lt;br/&gt;daniel_lovdahl@fws.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.  Program specific text for Due Date for Applications: For FY2022, with all funding being awarded by August 31, 2022.&#160; For 2022, pre-proposals are due 4 weeks after posting of the NOFO.&#160; Once advised of the final funding level, grant application packages can be submitted via GrantSolutions. &#160;