GRANTS

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Funding for invasive plant management programs is often sought through grants. Federal, state, and private funding sources for invasive plant management exists. Below is an overview of common sources of funding. The MIPN Listserv often has posts on current grant opportunities and requests for proposals.

Potential Grants for Invasive Plant Control Efforts and Outreach:

• The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
  • The foundation funds land conservation efforts focused on the Calumet region.

• The Great Lakes Protection Fund
  • The Great Lakes Protection Fund supports innovative ways to protect and improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem, including investing in aquatic invasive species prevention.

• The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
  • The EPA sponsors this initiative which funds projects that support the health of the Great Lakes, including invasive species prevention.

• Indiana Coastal Grants Program
  • This grant program funds projects that protect and restore natural, cultural, and historic resources in Indiana's Lake Michigan coastal region.

• Indiana Native Plant & Wildflower Society (INPAW) Small Grant Program
  • Grants up to $1,000 are awarded to projects that support INPAW's mission of promoting the appreciation and conservation of Indiana's native flora.

• The Izaak Walton League Endowment Grants
  • Grants are available to local Izaak Walton League chapters that propose projects that conserve, protect, maintain, and restore natural resources.

• The Joyce Foundation: Great Lakes Protection and Restoration
  • The Joyce Foundation's funding for the Great Lakes protection and restoration includes funding work that will curtail the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species.

• National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants
  • Through this program, the US Fish & Wildlife Service provides matching grants for the acquisition, restoration, management, or enhancement of coastal wetlands.

• National Fish & Wildlife Foundation's Conservation Partners Program
  • The Conservation Partners program seeks to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners.

• National Fish & Wildlife Foundation's Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program
  • The Five Star program focuses on stewardship and restoration of coastal, wetland, and riparian ecosystems through habitat restoration and education and training activities.

• National Fish & Wildlife Foundation's Pulling Together Initiative (PTI)
  • PTI grants help support the creation of local Cooperative Weed Management Area partnerships.

• National Fish & Wildlife Foundation's Sustain our Great Lakes Program
  • The Sustain our Great Lakes program seeks to improve the ecological health of the Great Lakes basin through fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration and protection.

• NOAA Community-based Restoration Program
  • This program funds multiple high-priority coastal, marine, and migratory fish habitat restoration projects.

• The North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants Program & Small Grants Program
  • This grant program is sponsored by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Funded projects involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds.

• Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry Competitive Allocation

• National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants
  • The workbook is a compilation of USDA programs that could fund invasive species related projects. It is updated annually.

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General Grant Information

• For help with proposal writing, see the Center for Invasive Species Management's (CISM) Grant Writing Tips Page on their Funding Opportunities webpage.
• Grant Matching Guidelines

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Check out other compilations of invasive species funding opportunities:

• Center for Invasive Species Management (CISM): Funding Sources
• Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership (NIIPP): Grant Opportunities