Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance

 

The objectives of the Fish and Aquatic Conservation activities conducted under this program are as follows: State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plans (ANS Plans): To provide funding to States to implement ANS Plans approved by the ANS Task Force, as authorized in the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act (NANPCA). The plans identify activities needed to eliminate or reduce the risks associated with ANS, focusing on feasible, cost-effective management efforts to prevent and control ANS infestations in an environmentally sound manner. Only States with approved ANS Plans are eligible for this annual funding. Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force Regional Panels: To provide funding to the ANS Task Force established by the NANPCA. The Task Force implements a program for waters of the United States to prevent introduction and dispersal of ANS, monitor, control, and study such species, and disseminate related information. Task Force activities include six regional panels that engage a broad spectrum of stakeholders to provide balanced advice to the Task Force on issues of regional significance. The program helps the panels fulfil their responsibilities under the NANPCA including identifying regional priorities, coordinating regional activities, providing advice pertinent to regional issues, and making recommendations and reporting to the Task Force. National Fish Passage (NFP): To restore native fish and other aquatic species to self-sustaining levels by reconnecting habitat that barriers have fragmented, where such reconnection would not result in a net negative ecological effect such as providing increased habitat to aquatic nuisance species. Fish passage projects restore unimpeded flows and fish movement by removing barriers or providing ways for aquatic species to bypass them. The program works on a voluntary basis and provides support to Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, as well as private partners and stakeholders. National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP): To comprehensively address the causes of fish habitat decline by working together with partners to maximize the impact of limited funding for fish habitat conservation. Under NFHP, Federal, State, Tribal, and privately-raised funds are leveraged through regional Fish Habitat Partnerships to address the fish habitat challenges. More information about the Fish Habitat Partnerships and their partners can be found online at www.fishhabitat.org. Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act (GLFWRA): To provide assistance to States, Indian Tribes, and other interested entities to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration, research, and management of the fish and wildlife resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes Basin. Sea Lamprey Control (SLC): To work with partners to assess sea lamprey abundance in the Great Lakes by monitoring the spring spawning migration in tributaries. Population assessments allow the Service to estimate the index of adult sea lampreys and evaluate the success of the Sea Lamprey Control Program. Invasive Carp: To work with partners to assess priority needs across the Mississippi River Sub-basins (Upper Mississippi River, Missouri River, Arkansas-Red-White River, Lower Mississippi River, Tennessee Cumberland River, and Ohio River including in Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley) and the Great Lakes, to determine the most effective allocation of resources to support goals identified in the Management and Control Plan for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in the United States (National Plan).

Active 15.608 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 FY17: State/Interstate ANS - As many as 43 State Plans and corresponding State AIS Programs supported in FY 17. National Fish Passage and Habitat projects: FY17: In FY17 the program anticipates receiving at least 100 applications and issuing up to 75 awards. Program has not yet selected projects for funding. Program anticipates funding projects that address the goals and objectives of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. ANS - FY17: 43 State/Interstate ANS Management Plans and corresponding State AIS Programs supported via the State/Interstate ANS Management Plan Grant Program. NFHAP - FY17: In FY17 the program issued 80 grant awards. NFPP – FY17: Program identified over 300 projects – in conjunction with partners – and funded up to 95 projects
Fiscal Year 2018 ANS: 42 State and Interstate ANS Management Plans and corresponding State aquatic invasive species programs were supported via the State and Interstate ANS Management Plan grant program. NFPP identified over 900 projects, in conjunction with partners, and issued awards for over 100 projects. NFHP received applications and issued awards for 86 projects.
Fiscal Year 2019 ANS: 43 State and Interstate ANS Management Plans and corresponding State aquatic invasive species programs were supported via the State and Interstate ANS Management Plan grant program in FY19. NFPP identified over 700 projects, in conjunction with partners, and issued awards for over 100 projects. NFHP issued awards for over 80 projects.
Fiscal Year 2020 ANS Plans: Funded 39 state and 3 interstate plans approved by the Task Force. ANS Panels: Funded 6 regional ANS Task Force Panels. NFP: Together with partners identified over 700 projects and provided support for 100 of those. NFHP: Provided support for over 80 projects. GLFWRA: Provided support for 6 research and restoration projects and three regional projects. SLC: Provided support for five projects.
Fiscal Year 2021 ANS Plans: Funded the implementation of 39 state and 3 interstate ANS Management Plans approved by the Task Force. ANSTF Regional Panels: Funded 6 regional ANS Task Force Panels. NFP: Together with partners identified over 700 projects and provided support for 100 of those. NFHP: Provided support for over 80 projects. GLFWRA: Provided support for 6 research and restoration projects and two regional projects. SLC: Provided support for five projects. IC: Provided support for 25 Projects across 18 states in the Mississippi River basin.
Fiscal Year 2022 ANS Plans: Funded the implementation of 40 state and 3 interstate ANS Management Plans approved by the Task Force. ANSTF Regional Panels: Funded 6 regional ANS Task Force Panels. GLFWRA: Provided support for 10 research and restoration projects and 2 regional projects. SLC: Provided support for five projects. IC: Provided support for 30 Projects across 18 states in the Mississippi River basin.
Fiscal Year 2023 State ANS Plans – Grant program not yet complete for FY23. Funding not yet distributed. Funding will be provided to support the implementation of the 45 state and interstate ANS Management Plans approved by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. ANSTF Regional Panels: Funding will support 6 regional ANS Task Force Panels. GLFWRA: Funding available to provide support for research and restoration projects and regional projects; ongoing. SLC: Funding available to provided support for multiple projects; ongoing. IC: Funding is available to support projects across the Mississippi River basin; ongoing.
Fiscal Year 2024 Funding not yet available Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act-State aquatic nuisance species management plans (16 U.S.C. 4724) and Regional coordination (16 U.S.C. 4723); Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act-Cooperation of agencies (16 U.S.C. §661); Conservation Enhancement Act-National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships (Pub. L. 116–188, title II, §201, 134 Stat. 924); Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. §941 et seq.); Great Lakes Fishery Act (16 U.S.C. §953 et seq.); Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58 [H.R. 3684] 135 Stat. 1389). ANS Plans: Limited to any state or interstate organization of states and Tribes with an ANS Management Plan approved by the ANS Task Force. ANS Panels: Limited to the six organizations responsible for administering and managing ANS Task Force Regional Panels. NFP: Entities must be willing and able to implement program projects collaboratively with the Service. NFHP: Limited to entities associated with a Fish Habitat Partnership recognized by the National Fish Habitat Partnership Board. ANS Plans: Limited to any state or interstate organization of states and Tribes with an ANS Management Plan approved by the ANS Task Force. ANS Panels: Limited to the six organizations responsible for administering and managing ANS Task Force Regional Panels. NFP: Entities must be willing and able to implement program projects collaboratively with the Service. NFHP: Limited to entities associated with a Fish Habitat Partnership recognized by the National Fish Habitat Partnership Board. For GLFWRA, Regional Project proposals must include the signature or other written documentation of all State Directors and Tribal Chairs who support the project (or joint signatures or letter of support from the supervisors of the agency's fish and wildlife programs on behalf of the State Director or Tribal Chair). Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. An approved State ANS Management Plan is needed for the State ANS Management Plan Grant program. See www.Grants.gov for additional information and application procedures. To apply for NFHP funds, applicants must contact the appropriate Fish Habitat Partnership or visit www.Grants.gov for application procedures and requirements. To apply for NFPP funds, applicants should visit www.Grants.gov for application procedures and requirements. Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Award electronically via the Department's grants management system (currently GrantSolutions). For ANS Plans and Panels, applicants can anticipate awards between late spring and summer. For GLFWRA, successful applicants can anticipate receiving awards by August or September. Deadlines vary by subprogram. ANS Plans and ANSTF Regional Panels: Contact the headquarters or regional aquatic invasive species coordinator, as appropriate, for application deadlines. SLC: Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate, for application deadlines. GLFWRA: See the program's Notices of Funding Opportunity on Grants.gov for program contact and annual application deadlines. NFP projects are selected for funding on an ongoing basis throughout the year. Awards are approved annually. Unfunded projects that are ranked highly by the Regional Directors are maintained in a FWS database until the project is funded or no longer viable. NFHP project applications are submitted through Fish Habitat Partnerships. Contact Fish Habitat Partnerships for information on approval/disapproval time. GLFWRA successful and unsuccessful applicants receive an email notification within 2 weeks after a pre-proposal, full proposal, or Regional Project has been selected for the respective phase. Not applicable. Not applicable. The criteria varies by subprogram. For all competitive subprograms, the specific criteria used to select proposals for funding are described in all Notices of Funding Opportunity posted on Grants.gov. Additionally, for NFP, see the Service's Fish Passage Program Policy at https://www.fws.gov/policy/710fw1.html. Conservation activities and projects under NFPP are selected on a regional basis based upon regional focus areas. Projects that meet region-specific priorities will receive higher priority, though staff are not prohibited from implementing high-value habitat improvement projects outside of these priorities areas. For NFHP, see the Service's National Fish Habitat Action Plan Policy at https://www.fws.gov/policy/717fw1.html. To be considered for funding, proposed projects must be submitted as part of an FHP's Work Plan and Accomplishments Report (Report). Contact the individual FHP for more information on their respective project selection criteria (http://www.fishhabitat.org/the-partnerships/). After review and selection, FHPs will submit the proposed project to the Service for funding consideration as part of their Work Plan and Accomplishments Report. For GLFWRA, the Proposal Review Committee (PRC) is comprised of two representatives (one fishery expert and one wildlife expert) of each of the State Directors (New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pennsylvania) and Indian Tribes (Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Seneca Nation, Oneida Nation, and Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) in the Great Lakes Basin. They are appointed by the State Director or Indian Tribe to serve on the PRC. The PRC is responsible for review of research, restoration and Regional Project proposals and makes funding recommendations to the Service's Midwest Regional Director. The PRC operates under the guidance of the Service. For restoration and research projects, applicants must submit pre-proposals and based or PRC ranking some are invited to submit full proposals, which are peer reviewed and summary of those are sent to the PRC. The PRC them makes final funding recommendations to the Service's Midwest Regional Director. For Regional Projects, proposals are scored and ranked by the PRC. Applicants are invited to give a presentation on their proposal to the PRC. The PRC makes recommendations to the Midwest Region Director on how much of the annual appropriations should be allocated to Regional Projects and which projects should be developed into final Service work plans for funding. Funds may be used to conduct fish and wildlife management activities that align with the conservation, restoration, and management goals and priorities of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices. This includes goals and priorities identified by the National Fish Passage Program (NFPP), the individual partnerships under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP), and work conducted under the Strategic Plan. Restoration work can consist of habitat construction activities such as culvert replacements, dam removals, fish way construction, installation of fish habitat structures and vegetation plantings. Examples of funded activities include habitat restoration (stream improvements or deconstruction of barriers to increase quality of aquatic habitats), monitoring and assessment, removal of barriers to passage, fish propagation, and aquatic plant establishment. This also includes efforts to minimize the establishment, spread, and impact of aquatic invasive species, including those efforts conducted under the auspices of the State/Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan Grant Program. Technical assistance –in the form of advice on biological, chemical, and/or physical aspects of a project –is also available to awardees. Awardees are expected to include a public outreach component in their project. Applicants applying for State/Interstate ANS Management Plan funds must be a State or Interstate organization with an ANS Task Force approved plan. Performance Reports: Performance reports are required. Recipients must monitor and report on project performance in accordance with the requirements in 2 CFR 200.329. Final performance reports and final SF-425, Federal Financial Reports are due within 120 calendar days of the award period of performance end date, unless the awarding program approves a due date extension. The FWS details all reporting requirements including frequency and due dates in Notices of Award. Not applicable. Recipients will maintain records in accordance with 2 CFR 200. Program-specific legislation/regulation may dictate additional records retention requirements. Program will detail all non-standard records retention requirements in the notice of award. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is voluntary. 25%. Mandatory matching or cost-sharing requirements vary by subprogram. ANS Plans: Section 4724 (b)(3)(a) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act requires recipients to provide 25% cost share. GLFWRA: Per the requirements and exceptions in 16 U.S.C. §941 et seq., 25% of project costs shall be paid in cash or in-kind contributions by non-Federal sources. For all subprograms except those with mandatory match requirements, applicants are encouraged but not required to provide voluntary committed cost share. Overall value and leverage potential for the Service’s funding is a factor in project selection.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Varies by subprogram and complexity of approved projects. Awarded funds must be spent prior to the appropriations cancelation date. Program obligates funds and sends a notice of award to successful applicants. Recipients request funds in accordance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles, or as unless otherwise dictated by program-specific legislation or special award terms. Program will include any special payment terms and conditions in the notice of award. NFP and NFHP: Michael Bailey, USFWS, Fish and Aquatic Conservation, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. 703-785-7126, Michael_Bailey@fws.gov ANS Plans: Donald R. MacLean, USFWS, Fish and Aquatic Conservation, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. Phone: 703-358-2108; Email: don_maclean@fws.gov ANS Panels: Susan Pasko, Executive Secretary of the ANS Task Force, USFWS, Fish and Aquatic Conservation, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. Phone: 703-358-2466; Email: susan_pasko@fws.gov GLFWRA: Rick Westerhof, Great Lakes Region 3 Fisheries, 6623 Turner Road, Elmira, MI 49730. Phone: 231-282-2736. Email: rick_westerhof@fws.gov. Marilyn Bisenieks
Fish and Aquatic Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 US
marilyn_bisenieks@fws.gov
Phone: (703) 358-2217 https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/fish-passage.html 14-1611-0-1-302 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$20,388,655.00; FY 23 est $25,977,656.00; FY 24 est $25,977,654.00; - Varies by subprogram. ANS Plans funding is divided evenly among eligible approved plans. ANS Panel awards are around $50,000 each annually. NFP range is $20,000-$200,000. NFHP range is $5,000-$150,000. GLFWRA range for regional projects is $180-$565,000 and for restoration and research projects is $2,300-$2,000,000, with the average at $130,000. See Fish Passage Policy 710 FW 1 (http://www.fws.gov/policy/710FW1.html) and the National Fish Habitat Action Plan Policy (http://www.fws.gov/policy/717fw1.html). Annual reports, special reports, and Fish and Wildlife Management Plans are also available at www.fws.gov/fisheries. Fiscal Year 2017 Funding for the State/Interstate ANS Management Plan Grant Program - FY17: No current data available. National Fish Passage and Habitat projects: FY17: Program has not yet selected projects for funding. Program anticipates funding projects that address the goals and objectives of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. ANS - FY17: Funding for the State/Interstate ANS Management Plan Grant Program supported 43 State/Interstate AIS Programs and was also used to: 1) support watercraft inspection and decontamination efforts in many western states working to prevent the further spread of quagga and zebra mussels; 2) address control issues related to hydrilla (CT and OH), purple loosestrife, and yellow iris (WI), flathead catfish (GA), Phragmites (WI and VA), watersnakes (CA), and Asian clams (Lake Tahoe); 3) conduct monitoring efforts for invasive mussels (throughout the west), crayfish (OK), VHS (IL), water milfoil, brittle naiad, and many other AIS (IA), starry stonewort (MN), charrua mussel (SC), and grass shrimps, and Chinese mitten crab (RI); and 4) support aquatic invasive species education and outreach needs across a large number of states; and 5) conduct research on island apple snail (SC) and an invasive plant called water wheel (VA). NFHAP - FY17: Roosevelt Lake, AZ Habitat Enhancement Project The NFPP funded projects ranging from water diversions, to road stream crossing – culverts – and small dam removals such as the West Fork dam removal in West Virginia where the dam was removed to restore habitat to mussels and fish and has also increased their water quality for the towns surrounding the removal.
Fiscal Year 2018 Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS): In FY18, the State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Grant Program funded the implementation of State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plans approved by the ANS Task Force. These projects support State aquatic invasive species coordinators, developing and producing outreach materials, supporting watercraft and decontamination, developing species risk assessments, supporting monitoring efforts for various species, conducting small-scale research projects, supplementing small-scale control projects, supporting coordination efforts (meetings), and purchasing watercraft cleaning stations. National Fish Passage Program (NFPP): NFPP funded projects such as culvert replacement, dam removal, and fish way construction. National Fish Habitat Partnership Program (NFHP): NFHP funded projects such as culvert replacement, dam removal, fish way construction, installation of fish habitat structures, and vegetation plantings.
Fiscal Year 2019 ANS: In FY19, the State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Grant Program funded projects that supported the implementation of State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plans approved by the ANS Task Force. Projects funded include supporting State aquatic invasive species coordinators, developing and producing outreach materials, supporting watercraft inspection and decontamination, developing species risk assessments, supporting monitoring efforts for various species, conducting small-scale research projects, supplementing small-scale control projects, supporting coordination efforts (meetings), and purchasing watercraft cleaning stations. NFPP: National Fish Passage Program (NFPP): NFPP funded projects may include, but are not limited to, activities such as culvert replacement, dam removal, and fish way construction. National Fish Habitat Partnership Program (NFHP): NFHP funded projects may include, but are not limited to, activities such as culvert replacement, dam removal, fish way construction, installation of fish habitat structures, and vegetation plantings.
Fiscal Year 2020 ANS Plans: Funding provided support for state coordinators, outreach, watercraft inspection and decontamination, species risk assessments, monitoring, small-scale research and control projects, coordination, and purchase of field equipment. ANS Panels: Activities included identification of regional priorities, coordinating regional activities, providing advice pertinent to regional issues, and making recommendations and reporting to the Task Force. NFP: Supported activities included culvert replacement, dam removal, and fish way construction. NFHP: Supported activities included oyster reef restoration, installation of structures in reservoirs, culvert replacement, dam removal, water quality monitoring, and vegetation plantings. GLFWRA: Provided funding for the following research and restoration projects: Great Lakes mallard movements, habitat selection, survival and productivity; resolution of nutritional deficiencies in captive bloater (Coregonus hoyi) brood stock gametes to advance Coregonine restoration; development of a basis for allocation of fish production between management needs and double-crested cormorant predation within their nesting range; spatial variation in lake whitefish recruitment in Lake Michigan investigating the potential roles of zooplankton prey and the relative fitness of age-0 fish; Lake Butte des Morts Wetland and common tern habitat restoration; spawning site selection by lake whitefish at two spawning grounds in northeast Lake Michigan; a collaborative partnership to demonstrate restoration of early successional wet meadow in northeast Ohio; and development and application of eDNA biodiversity survey tools to identify critical habitat for wetland herpetological communities in the Great Lakes. SLC: Provided support to and worked cooperatively with Indian tribes and other partner entities to carry out adult and juvenile sea lamprey assessment and lampricide treatment.
Fiscal Year 2021 ANS Plans: Funding provided support for state coordinators, outreach, watercraft inspection and decontamination, species risk assessments, monitoring, small-scale research and control projects, coordination, and purchase of field equipment. ANSTF Regional Panels: Activities included identification of regional priorities, coordinating regional activities, providing advice pertinent to regional issues, and making recommendations and reporting to the Task Force. NFP: Supported activities included culvert replacement, dam removal, and fish way construction. NFHP: Supported activities included oyster reef restoration, installation of structures in reservoirs, culvert replacement, dam removal, water quality monitoring, and vegetation plantings. GLFWRA: Provided funding for the following research and restoration projects: Quantifying Sources of Mortality and Behavior of Stocked Fish Across Release Depths in Lake Ontario: Using Acoustic Telemetry and Genomics to Inform Stocking Methods; Expanding the Tribal Stream and Fruitbelt Partnership in Northern Lakes Michigan and Huron; Contribution of Different Spawning Strategies and Locations to Lake Whitefish Fisheries in Southern Green Bay; Blazing Brighter: Blazing Star Borer Moth Habitat Restoration in Lakeplain Oak Openings, Phase II; The Influence of Prescribed Fire Season and Order on Prairie and Savanna Restoration; Lake Sturgeon Movement Patterns, Habitat Use, and Population Demographics in the St. Mary’s River: Acquiring Knowledge to Advance Conservation and Restoration; Quantifying Abundance, Distributional Limits, and Conflicts With Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region; Evaluating the Impact of Wetland Quality and Drought on Muskrat Populations in the Great Lakes Basin. SLC: Provided support to and worked cooperatively with Native American Tribes and other partner entities to carry out adult and juvenile sea lamprey assessment and lampricide treatment. IC: The Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), worked with state and federal agency partners in the Mississippi River Basin to develop and implement four regional plans, i.e., ‘Asian Carp Control Strategy Frameworks’ (Frameworks), for implementing the national Asian Carp Management and Control Plan (Plan) in the Mississippi River Basin. Regional multi-agency Invasive carp partnerships have developed Frameworks for the Arkansas, Red, and White rivers (ARW); Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB); Missouri River Basin (MRB); Ohio River Basin (ORB); Tennessee and Cumberland rivers (TNCR); and the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB). At the request of the USFWS, MICRA worked with all four Mississippi River sub basin partnerships to identify the highest priority project needs for implementation of the sub-basins’ respective Frameworks. The USFWS facilitated the development of collaborative project proposals to meet the highest priority objectives identified by sub basin partnerships.
Fiscal Year 2022 ANS Plans: Funding provided support for state coordinators, outreach, watercraft inspection and decontamination, species risk assessments, monitoring, small-scale research and control projects, coordination, and purchase of field equipment. ANSTF Regional Panels: Activities included identification of regional priorities, coordinating regional activities, providing advice pertinent to regional issues, and making recommendations and reporting to the Task Force. GLFWRA: Provided funding for the following research and restoration projects.. SLC: Provided support to and worked cooperatively with Native American Tribes and other partner entities to carry out adult and juvenile sea lamprey assessment and lampricide treatment. IC: The Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), worked with state and federal agency partners in the Mississippi River Basin to develop and implement four regional plans, i.e., ‘Invasive Carp Control Strategy Frameworks’ (Frameworks), for implementing the national Invasive Carp Management and Control Plan (Plan) in the Mississippi River Basin. Regional multi-agency Invasive carp partnerships have developed Frameworks for the Arkansas, Red, and White rivers (ARW); Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB); Missouri River Basin (MRB); Ohio River Basin (ORB); Tennessee and Cumberland rivers (TNCR); and the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB). At the request of the USFWS, MICRA worked with all four Mississippi River sub basin partnerships to identify the highest priority project needs for implementation of the sub-basins’ respective Frameworks. The USFWS facilitated the development of collaborative project proposals to meet the highest priority.
Fiscal Year 2023 ANS Plans: Grant program not yet complete for FY23. Funding will provide support for state coordinators, outreach, watercraft inspection and decontamination, species risk assessments, monitoring, small-scale research and control projects, coordination, and purchase of field equipment. ANSTF Regional Panels: Activities supported will include identification of regional priorities, coordinating regional activities, providing advice pertinent to regional issues, and making recommendations and reporting to the Task Force. GLFWRA: Provided funding for research and restoration projects. SLC: Provided support to and worked cooperatively with Native American Tribes and other partner entities to carry out adult and juvenile sea lamprey assessment and lampricide treatment. IC: The Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), worked with state and federal agency partners in the Mississippi River Basin to develop and implement four regional plans, i.e., ‘Invasive Carp Control Strategy Frameworks’ (Frameworks), for implementing the national Invasive Carp Management and Control Plan (Plan) in the Mississippi River Basin. Regional multi-agency Invasive carp partnerships have developed Frameworks for the Arkansas, Red, and White rivers (ARW); Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB); Missouri River Basin (MRB); Ohio River Basin (ORB); Tennessee and Cumberland rivers (TNCR); and the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB). At the request of the USFWS, MICRA worked with all four Mississippi River sub basin partnerships to identify the highest priority project needs for implementation of the sub-basins’ respective Frameworks. The USFWS facilitated the development of collaborative project proposals to meet the highest priority.
Fiscal Year 2024 Funding not yet available