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AIS Grants Available

Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation sent this bulletin at 12/01/2022 02:02 PM MST

December 1, 2022

Aquatic Invasive Species Grants Available!

The Montana Invasive Species Council is accepting grant applications to fund Aquatic invasive Species projects. The grant funds for this period is approximately $250,722. Up to $50,000 is available per project to Montana communities; local, state, tribal, or other government entities within the state; and to Montana-based non-governmental entities.

Applications are due Thursday, January 19, 2023 before midnight.

AIS Grant Program Guidelines and application instructions can be found here.

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AIS grants are intended to increase local capacity and involvement to address AIS issues. Projects that address the following AIS management components are eligible and include:

Prevention
Early detection
Education and outreach
Research
Treatment

Current state-wide priorities that have been identified and vetted with former grantees and stakeholders for the upcoming AIS grant cycle include grants related to:

Monitoring / early detection projects to expand local capacity and involvement in multi-AIS taxa early detection efforts.
AIS outreach projects that expand AIS awareness at the local level.
AIS research projects including eDNA research related to dreissenid mussel early detection addressing eDNA Science Advisory Panel recommendations.

Locally-led proposals that address the state-wide priorities will receive ranking preference, however all eligible grant requests will be evaluated and considered.

Please contact Liz Lodman with any questions on the grant and application process or for technical support.

Thank you for your interest!

Contact: Liz Lodman

Council Coordinator
Phone: (406) 444-0547
https://invasivespecies.mt.gov/misc/