F26AS00085 Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing grants to support implementation of interjurisdictional projects that cut across state and tribal Great Lakes Interstate Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans. The grants will be awarded based on a competitive process, and funding will be prioritized towards target action-oriented projects that support Great Lakes Panel regional priorities and focus on pathway intervention, detection activities, and active prevention. • The project must be within the Great Lakes Basin or near enough to the basin to contribute substantially to the prevention and/or control of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) in the Great Lakes basin. • The project must address species with a substantial potential for interbasin transfer. • The project must focus on pathway intervention, detection activities, and active prevention. • The project must be led by a state and tribal natural resource agency in the Great Lakes Basin. • The project must have a clear plan for carrying out the proposed activities and assessing success.