2016 State Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Program | F16AS00123

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The 2016 State Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan Program (SIANSMP) is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under its Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program. The program’s purpose is to provide cost-share funding to help states and interstate partners carry out Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plans that have already been formally approved by the federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. These plans are designed to prevent, control, or reduce the impacts of aquatic nuisance species (often called aquatic invasive species) and to address the environmental damage and the public health and safety concerns that can come with invasive infestations in waters such as lakes, rivers, wetlands, and connected waterways.

This funding is grounded in Section 1204 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Prevention and Control Act, which directs the federal government to support states through cost-share grants specifically for implementing approved ANS management plans. In practical terms, the grant is meant to move a plan from paper to action by supporting on-the-ground and programmatic activities that reduce risk and limit the spread of invasive aquatic organisms. The plans supported by this program typically outline a mix of technical assistance, enforcement support, and financial assistance needs. They also emphasize approaches that are feasible and cost-effective, and that can be carried out in an environmentally sound way, often through coordinated efforts across agencies and jurisdictions.

Projects funded through SIANSMP implementation can include a broad range of prevention and control measures, as long as they align with the priorities and strategies laid out in the approved plan. That may include early detection and monitoring efforts, public outreach and education to prevent spread (for example, boater and angler prevention practices), inspection and decontamination support, development or improvement of rapid response capacity, training and coordination among partners, and other management practices designed to reduce infestations and prevent new introductions. Because ANS problems frequently cross political boundaries through connected waters and human movement, the program is structured to support not only state-level action but also interstate cooperation where management plans cover multi-state regions or shared watersheds.

Eligibility is limited to entities that have worked with the FWS AIS Program and the ANS Task Force to develop a State or Interstate ANS Management Plan, and that plan must have been approved by the ANS Task Force. This requirement signals that the funding is not for creating new plans from scratch in this cycle, but for implementing established and approved plans. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.608, which corresponds to fish and wildlife-related assistance programs, and it is administered as a grant rather than a contract.

For the 2016 cycle, the funding opportunity number is F16AS00123, and the original application closing date was May 8, 2016. The program anticipated making about 43 awards, with an award ceiling of $75,000 per award. Overall, the structure of the program reflects a national strategy: encourage states and regional partners to build comprehensive ANS plans through a federal approval process, then provide shared-cost funding to implement the highest-priority actions needed to prevent and control aquatic invasive species while protecting ecosystems and the public.

• The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2016 State Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan 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 2016-03-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-05-08. (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 $75,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 43 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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