Open · F26AS00083 · CFDA 15.662 · Discretionary

F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$600K
Award range
Open
Status
70d
Days left
8
Expected awards

The verdict

F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is an open discretionary opportunity from Fish and Wildlife Service, offering $100,000 -- $600,000 across 8 expected awards. Applications close in 70 days. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$100K-$600K
award range
Open
70 days left
8
expected awards
15.662
CFDA program

Open desk with published close date

F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to… remains open until December 31, 2026 (70 days out). Award range $100,000 -- $600,000 without a cost-share requirement.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

70 days left to apply

Posted Jun 10 → closes Dec 31, 2026

Posted Jun 10 Closes Dec 31

Est. Total Funding

$3,685,238

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Grant

Description

Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to support implementation of Great Lakes State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans (State AIS Plans). State AIS Plans have been transmitted by state governors and then approved by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. All state grants will be awarded based on a competitive process for which only Great Lakes states or their designee are eligible.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to… (Others (see official listing text); Unrestricted / see official listing). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Only 4 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 4,243).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)
Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Nathan Evans nathan_evans@fws.gov

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What to do next

F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to… is open with $100,000 -- $600,000 awards and 70 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (F26AS00083) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 15.662 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
  • Compare award ranges across federal categories before you pick a single CFDA. All categories

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants