2020 State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Grant Program | F20AS00034

Opportunity Information: Apply for F20AS00034

The 2020 State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number F20AS00034) is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to support natural resource work that prevents, controls, or manages aquatic invasive species through established state or interstate planning efforts. The program is tied directly to the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF) framework and is intended to fund activities that align with an ANSTF-approved ANS Management Plan.

Eligibility is limited by federal law. Under Section 1204 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, awards can only go to states (or eligible entities working on behalf of states) that have an ANSTF-approved State or Interstate ANS Management Plan. At the time of this opportunity, applicants needed to represent one of the 43 approved state or interstate plans. In addition to state governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants, but the key requirement is that the applicant must be operating within and representing an ANSTF-approved plan and must coordinate directly with the FWS Aquatic Invasive Species Program as part of the application and project development process.

The funding instrument is a grant, and the assistance listing is associated with CFDA (now Assistance Listing) number 15.608, which is commonly used for Fish and Wildlife Service programs involving fisheries, habitat, and aquatic resource conservation. The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category, reflecting its emphasis on protecting aquatic ecosystems, native species, and water-dependent economies from the impacts of nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted on June 4, 2020, with an application deadline of August 10, 2020. The maximum funding amount listed (award ceiling) is $115,000 per award. The notice indicates “Expected Awards:” but does not provide a number in the source data, meaning the total number of awards was not specified in the provided summary fields and likely depended on available appropriations and the quality and readiness of proposed projects.

In practical terms, this program is designed for applicants who can demonstrate that their proposed work is part of an approved, statewide or multi-state ANS strategy and that they are coordinating with the federal program staff responsible for aquatic invasive species. The emphasis on direct work with the FWS Aquatic Invasive Species Program suggests that proposals were expected to be well-aligned with federal priorities and technically informed, while still being driven by state or interstate management plan goals such as prevention, early detection, rapid response, control, education and outreach, monitoring, or coordination across jurisdictions.

• The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2020 State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2020-06-04.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-08-10. (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 $115,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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