Press Release: ICYMI: Gov. Evers Celebrates the Release Critical Funding to Combat Invasive Carp in Great Lakes States 

State of Wisconsin sent this bulletin at 04/17/2026 02:36 PM CDT
Office of Governor Tony Evers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2026
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov 
 
ICYMI: Gov. Evers Celebrates the Release Critical Funding to Combat Invasive Carp in Great Lakes States 
Funding awarded to Wisconsin company was announced just days after Gov. Evers sent a letter to President Trump urging the release of funding for the Brandon Road Invasive Carp Interbasin Project 
MADISON — Last week, Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging the release of already-approved federal funding for the Brandon Road Invasive Carp Interbasin Project, which would help combat invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes. The governor’s letter came as President Trump, in recent weeks, has boasted about his efforts to “save the Great Lakes,” despite his administration’s actions to simultaneously hold up critical funds for the project for months, stalling the project’s momentum and hindering work to protect the Great Lakes ecosystem in Wisconsin.

Following the governor’s advocacy, just days later, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the release of nearly $114 million to support the Brandon Road Invasive Carp Interbasin Project and help combat invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes. According to the USACE, which manages the Brandon Road project, the almost $114 million in funding was awarded to J.F. Brennan Company Inc., a La Crosse-based company, to move forward on construction efforts, including an automated barge clearing deterrent, bubble curtain deterrent, acoustic deterrent, leading-edge support facilities, and an upstream boat ramp.

“The release of this critical funding is a meaningful step forward in protecting the Great Lakes from invasive carp and will help strengthen our ongoing efforts to safeguard some of our most valuable natural resources and support the ecosystems, communities, and economies that depend on them,” said Gov. Evers. “That said, any further obstruction or delays could hinder the work we have spent years on developing, so it is critical that the Trump Administration continue to uphold their end of the bargain and be a partner in seeing this project through to fruition, so we can continue to build on this momentum and ensure our waters remain free of invasive carp.”

More information on the governor’s efforts to support the Brandon Road project is available in this previous release issued by Gov. Evers. 
 
An online version of this release is available here.
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