# Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative)

From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found has closed; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: $20,000 to $100,000 USD
- Who can apply: Indigenous organisations
- Where: Great Lakes Basin: United States
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: No
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes and Species conservation
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362303

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Small US federal grants for Great Lakes tribes, or an organisation a tribe designates, to write or carry out tribal plans for preventing, detecting and controlling aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes basin.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “All pre-proposals will be submitted via email to: fws3_fisheries_grants@fws.gov.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/351844, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/#access

**Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), amount:** $20,000 to $100,000 USD

> “Award Ceiling: $100,000 Award Floor: $20,000”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/351844, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/#amount

**Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), where:** Great Lakes Basin: United States

> “All tribal grants will be awarded based on a competitive process for which only Great Lakes tribes or their designee are eligible.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/351844, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/#geography

**Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), who can apply:** Indigenous organisations

> “We are seeking applications from tribal natural resource agencies/organizations in the Great Lakes Basin. However, a tribal agency may designate an entity (of any type) to apply for the award on their behalf.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/351844, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/#applicant_types

**Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Pre-proposals will be ranked to determine funding levels for each at which time applicants will be notified via email of approved funding amounts.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/351844, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/#window

**Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), co-funding required:** No

> “Cost sharing or matching funds are not required to be eligible for this grant opportunity.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/351844, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Fiscal Year 2026 notice (F26AS00084)

Call page: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362303

**Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), Fiscal Year 2026 notice (F26AS00084), status:** Not clear from the page

> “All pre-proposals (including Project Narrative, Budget Narrative) must be received no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time 60 days after this NOFO is posted to grants.gov.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/351844, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/#call-fy2026-status

**Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), Fiscal Year 2026 notice (F26AS00084), deadline:** Not found on the call page
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/#call-fy2026-deadline

Condition: Pre-proposals go by email within 60 days of the notice's posting; invited full proposals follow, with grants.gov listing 31 December 2026 as its closing date..

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative), reporting:** Recipients file federal financial reports and programme performance reports, on the schedule set in the notice of award.

> “Submit Federal Financial reports and Program Performance reports.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/351844, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative)”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/fws-ais-great-lakes-tribes/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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