F23AS00319 FY2023 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States | F23AS00319

Opportunity Information: Apply for F23AS00319

F23AS00319 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.608) focused on FY2023 implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States. The underlying purpose of this opportunity is to support on-the-ground and programmatic work that helps prevent the introduction and spread of quagga and zebra mussels, detect new infestations early, and respond effectively when invasive mussels are found. In practice, projects funded under a QZAP implementation solicitation typically align with the Western states' priority needs for invasive mussel prevention and management, including coordinated monitoring and inspection efforts, risk reduction at high-use water bodies, and strengthening cross-jurisdictional response capacity.

The opportunity is offered as a grant (funding instrument type: Grant) under a natural resources funding activity category. Eligible applicants are listed as unrestricted, meaning the competition is not limited to a narrow applicant class in the provided source data; depending on agency policy and the full notice text, this often allows applications from a broad mix of entities such as state agencies, tribes, local governments, nonprofits, academic institutions, and other partners that can carry out invasive species prevention and control work. The notice indicates an award ceiling of $600,000, which implies that individual awards are not expected to exceed that amount, although the total number of anticipated awards is not specified in the provided information. The opportunity record was created on 2023-04-11, and the original closing date for submissions was 2023-06-20.

A critical submission requirement is highlighted in the notice: applications must be submitted through GrantSolutions (grantsolutions.gov) to be considered for an award. Applications submitted through Grants.gov will not be evaluated. This is an unusually important procedural detail because many federal opportunities accept submissions through Grants.gov by default, but this one explicitly does not. As a result, applicants needed to ensure they had timely access to GrantSolutions, followed that platform's submission workflow, and met any internal registration or account setup steps well before the deadline to avoid disqualification based solely on using the wrong portal.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as targeted funding to help Western U.S. partners implement elements of the QZAP framework, with an emphasis on practical prevention, early detection, rapid response, and coordination activities that reduce the likelihood and impacts of quagga and zebra mussel invasions across waters and infrastructure in the region, and with a firm requirement that the application be filed via GrantSolutions rather than Grants.gov.

• The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "F23AS00319 FY2023 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-04-11.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-06-20. (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 $600,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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