Funding Opportunities

Note: Some of the funding opportunities listed have expired but they tend to occur every year so we left them to give you an idea of what might come up next year. Be sure to check back frequently for updates.

11/5/11

FUNDING FOR PRAIRIE RESEARCH 

offered by

Prairie Biotic Research, Inc.

We Are     Prairie Biotic Research (PBR) is an all-volunteer, Wisconsin nonprofit established in 2000 to foster basic biotic research in prairies and savannas.  One way we do this is through a competitive Small Grants Program that funds grants up to $1000 to individuals for the study of any grassland taxon anywhere in the USA.  We support both natural history and experimental science.  We are especially eager to support independent researchers (those lacking institutional support), but anyone having a U.S. Social Security number may apply.  Since 2002, we’ve awarded 117 grants worth $111,436 to people in 26 states to study insects, plants, mammals, reptiles, slime molds, mycorrhizal fungi, spiders, snails, amphibians, birds, invasive species, and effects of management.  Many of these grants supported graduate student research. 

In 2012, we expect to fund at least 12 grants of up to $1000 each with the donations we have received, including some restricted by donors to support research in Iowa, Wisconsin, and in Missouri, where research on Missouri Prairie Foundation properties is of special interest.

To Apply for a Grant     Visit our website (prairiebioticresearch.org) to learn more, to download our proposal form, instructions, and a sample researcher agreement form that winners of this competition must sign.  Check out the history and overview files in the Small Grants section of the website to see what sorts of proposals have won funding in the past.  Review the reports submitted by researchers of past years.

We must receive your proposal through the mail before January 6, 2012.  Those who won funding in 2011 are ineligible for this funding in 2012, but those who won funding longer ago are welcome to submit proposals to further that same work or to support a new project. 

8/25/11

Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant Application Packets Available

The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grant application packets are now available for all local Friends groups and property managers for the 2012 grants.  This grant program awards up to $20,000 per property in matching grants for development and habitat restoration projects on state properties. 

Applications are due November 15, 2011.  This is a lengthy process, so bring this up at the next Friends meeting and discuss your chosen projects with your District Park Supervisor.  Late applications will not be accepted. 

For specific project questions, contact Peter Biermeier at 608-264-6136 or Peter.Biermeier@wisconsin.gov.  Direct grant program questions to Lavane Hessler of Community Finance at 608-267-0497 or Lavane.hessler@wisconsin.gov.
The application packet is available at intranet.dnr.state.wi.us/int/land/parks/VisitorServices/fwsp.html.



2011 USDA grants available for invasive species work (Word)

NOAA Funding Available for Restoration Projects in Great Lakes region

NOAA delivers funding and technical expertise to restore Great Lakes coastal habitats. These habitats support valuable fisheries and protected resources; improve the quality of our water; provide recreational opportunities for the public's use and enjoyment; and buffer our coastal communities from the impacts of changing lake levels. Projects funded through NOAA have strong on-the-ground habitat restoration components that provide social and economic benefits for people and their communities in addition to long-term ecological habitat improvements. Through this solicitation, NOAA seeks to openly compete funding available for habitat restoration in U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern (http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/ ) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as anticipated in the President's FY2011 Budget. Applications should be submitted for any project that is to be considered for this funding, even for those projects already submitted as applications to other NOAA competitions. Competition will ensure that the most beneficial restoration projects are selected to realize significant ecological gains and ensure that projects are "shovel-ready." Applications selected for funding through this solicitation will be implemented through a grant or cooperative agreement, with awards dependent upon the amount of funds made available to NOAA for this purpose by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. NOAA anticipates up to 2 $5 million may be available for Great Lakes coastal habitat restoration; typical awards are expected to range between $1 million to $4 million. NOAA will also accept proposals for engineering and design of habitat restoration projects; typical awards are expected to range between $75,000 and $350,000. Funds will be administered by NOAA's Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program (GLHRP).

More Info (PDF)

DNR Aquatic Invasive Species Control Grant

Grant awards may fund up to 75% of the cost of a project up to a maximum grant amount of $200,000 for Education, Prevention and Planning projects. Early Detection and Response projects are eligible for a maximum grant of 75% of project costs up to a maximum of $20,000. Established Infestation Control projects are eligible for a maximum grant of 75% of project costs up to a maximum of $200,000. Maintenance and Containment projects are eligible for state grant funding that will be determined by the department and based on the project’s applicable application fees and specified monitoring and reporting requirements in the permit or department approved plan.

Priorities for funding projects include projects that do any of the following:

  • Involve multiple water bodies
  • Prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species through education and planning
  • Control pioneer infestations of aquatic invasive species
  • Control established infestations of aquatic invasive species and restoring native aquatic species communities

Applications must be received in DNR regional offices by February 1 (spring grant cycle) and August 1 (fall grant cycle) for all projects except Early Detection and Response projects. Applications are accepted throughout the year for Early Detection and Response projects.

DNR Landowner Incentive Program

Helping landowners help rare species

The Landowner Incentive Program is a new cost-share program to helps private landowners by providing financial and technical assistance to manage and restore habitat for at-risk species on their land.  The program is funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and administered by the DNR's Bureau of Endangered Resources.

LIP provides up to 75% of the project cost for eligible projects. At-risk species are rare plants and animals such as those listed as state or federally endangered or threatened, state special concern or species of greatest conservation need. 

Prairie and savanna management and restoration will be the focus of the first request for proposals, which will be announced in the next few weeks when applications become available.  To learn more about the program, visit the web site at http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/WLIP/ 

 

Also see the Midwest Invasive Plant Network Grant page.