F25AS00216 - Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2025 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing grants to support implementation of Great Lakes State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans. The grants will be awarded based on a competitive process, and only Great Lakes states or their designees are eligible. The proposed work must either be within the Great Lakes Basin or near enough to the basin that it contributes substantially to the prevention and/or control of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) in the Great Lakes Basin. Some key areas of focus include: • Preventing introduction and spread of AIS on state and surrounding lands • Early detection, rapid response, and control efforts • Containment efforts • Reducing the abundance of established AIS • Promoting long-term societal, economic, and environmental sustainability goals • Assessing project success