Aquatic Invasive Species Cooperative Agreement for the Fiscal Year 2014 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity, titled "Aquatic Invasive Species Cooperative Agreement for the Fiscal Year 2014 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative," is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) funding action tied directly to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and, more specifically, to the 2014 Interagency Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework. The core purpose is to continue and expand coordinated, on-the-ground efforts aimed at stopping bighead and silver carp from establishing reproducing populations in the Great Lakes system. The work is framed as part of an ongoing, multi-year federal and state response that began around FY 2010 and is overseen within a broader interagency effort coordinated through the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A key point in this notice is that it is not a traditional competitive grant program. There is no application process and no open competition. Instead, it is a formal notice of intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement award to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The justification given is that competition is not practical because the required activities and deliverables under the 2014 strategy framework can only be carried out by IDNR. The announcement emphasizes that IDNR uniquely holds the statutory and practical authority to lead the necessary monitoring, control operations, outreach, and law enforcement functions in Illinois, and that these responsibilities cannot be replicated by another applicant or contractor in a way that satisfies the federal strategy requirements.

The agreement is structured as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, which signals substantial federal involvement in the project. In this case, FWS is not simply providing funds and stepping back; the Service is expected to participate actively in planning and implementation alongside IDNR and other federal partners. The notice explicitly points to coordinated work with EPA and also references collaboration with other science and operational agencies such as NOAA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This arrangement reflects the reality that preventing invasive carp establishment is not a single-action task but a sustained program that depends on shared field intelligence, surveillance results, response planning, and coordinated enforcement and public engagement.

Geographically, all project work under this award is to be conducted in Illinois. That matters because Illinois contains critical waterways and connection points that influence the risk of carp movement toward the Great Lakes, and the state agency has the jurisdictional reach to carry out the specific control and enforcement actions contemplated by the interagency framework. The deliverables are not spelled out line-by-line in the notice, but the categories of work are clearly identified: monitoring (to detect presence and movement), control (to reduce populations and limit spread), outreach (to inform and influence public behavior and stakeholder practices), and law enforcement (to address illegal activities that could spread invasive species, such as prohibited transport or release).

On funding specifics, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00170 and is categorized as discretionary funding using a cooperative agreement instrument. It falls under environmental and natural resources-related research and development activity areas, reflecting the mixture of applied field operations and science-based monitoring that invasive species programs typically require. The program is associated with CFDA 15.662, Great Lakes Restoration. The total estimated funding is $4,736,621, and notably the award floor and ceiling are the same amount, indicating the intent to issue one award at a fixed value. Only one award is expected.

The timing details reinforce that this is an administrative notice rather than a competitive cycle. The posting date is April 9, 2015, with an original and current closing date of April 14, 2015, and an archive date of April 15, 2015. Those dates function more as a public notice window than a period for proposal submission, since the notice repeatedly states there is no application process and the recipient is predetermined due to the single-source justification (cited under 505 DM 2.14B, paragraphs 2 and 3). There is also no cost-sharing or matching requirement attached to this award.

In practical terms, the opportunity is a mechanism for FWS to fund and remain directly engaged with a specific set of Asian carp prevention actions in Illinois that are mandated or envisioned by the 2014 interagency control strategy. It formalizes a continuation of an interagency partnership, channels GLRI appropriations into field-ready activities, and relies on IDNR as the only entity positioned to deliver the required mix of monitoring, control, outreach, and enforcement work needed to reduce the risk of bighead and silver carp becoming established in the Great Lakes. For additional details or access issues, the notice provides a federal contact: Michael Vanderford at FWS (phone 612-713-5144; email MichaelVanderford@fws.gov).

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