GLRI Projects from 2018 Asian Carp Action Plan | F18AS00118

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The grant opportunity titled "GLRI Projects from 2018 Asian Carp Action Plan" (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00118) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) notice of intent to make four single-source grant awards funded through the FY2018 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The purpose is to support implementation of the 2018 Asian Carp Action Plan, a coordinated federal and state effort aimed at preventing the invasion and spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes Basin. Rather than inviting proposals from the public, the notice explains that the work is tied to a pre-developed action plan and must be carried out by specific entities with the legal authority, geographic responsibility, and technical capacity to perform the required tasks.

The intended recipients are the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Great Lakes Commission. These organizations are identified as uniquely qualified because they already have the management authorities and on-the-ground operational roles needed to implement state-led actions in their jurisdictions, while the Great Lakes Commission serves as a multi-state coordinating body designed to align work across Great Lakes states. According to the notice, the funded activities must occur within the Great Lakes Basin and are structured around specific deliverables that only these agencies can realistically provide under the GLRI framework.

A central feature of this opportunity is that it is non-competitive. FWS cites justification under 505 DM 2.14.B.2 and 505 DM 2.14.B.4 to explain why competition is not practical. The rationale is that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FWS, and other partners developed the FY2018 Asian Carp Action Plan with designated actions assigned to these specific entities. Because the work is tied to state authorities and established responsibilities, and because the plan depends on continuity and coordination among particular governmental partners, the notice states that opening a competitive process would not be feasible for meeting the plan's requirements.

In terms of funding and administrative details, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant under CFDA 15.662, with activity areas spanning environment, natural resources, and science and technology/research and development. The posting indicates an award ceiling of $5,797,748 and anticipates four awards total, aligning with the four named recipients. The opportunity was created on May 2, 2018, with an original closing date of May 9, 2018, but it explicitly states there is no application process because it functions as a formal announcement of intent to award single-source agreements rather than a call for applications.

Finally, the notice emphasizes continuity: the work "largely continues activities initiated in 2010, and continued since," underscoring that these awards are part of a long-running GLRI effort to address invasive carp threats through sustained monitoring, prevention, control, coordination, and other action-plan-driven tasks. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted implementation funding for a specific, government-authored action plan, directed to the state agencies and regional commission that are positioned to execute it.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "GLRI Projects from 2018 Asian Carp Action Plan" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 02, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 09, 2018 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award single source grants to Il, MI, OH DNRs, and the Great Lakes Commission under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 2 and 4.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,797,748.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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