Funding Opportunity: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2021 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States

This is a copy of the Western Regional Panel funding opportunity announcement. Apologies for the possible duplicate email distribution:

Hello All,

The Funding Opportunity for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife QZAP FY2021 has officially been posted. The total funding amount for projects is approximately $2,250,000.00, which is a significant increase from years past. Consequently, USFWS has expanded the categories and priorities of potential projects. Additionally, there has been significant change in the application process over the past two years, resulting from our transition to GrantSolutions.gov. This opportunity will be open for application through June 15, 2021.

Applications will need to be submitted through grantsolutions.gov, and you will need to create a login and password to access the system. There are recipient tutorials online linked below. Below are the steps you will need to take to access and locate the funding announcement. The funding announcement number is F21AS00441 and the full title is "Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States". Please disseminate this opportunity to all interested parties. Please feel free to reach out to barak_shemai@fws.gov. The opportunity can also be found at grants.gov but applications may NOT be submitted through grants.gov https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332821

Please disseminate this opportunity to all interested parties.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS AFTER CREATING A LOGIN AND PASSWORD

• Sign into grantsolutions.gov
• Go to the Funding Opportunities page
• Once there use CTRL + F to search the name of the opportunity "name in full" or "QZAP"
• You should see the QZAP opportunity - Select Apply on the far right

Links to the recipient training videos:

-       https://www.doi.gov/grants/grantsolutions

-    GS Recipient Training Videos  https://home.grantsolutions.gov/home/recipient-training-videos/

Link to general information:

-       FWS GrantSolutions https://doimspp.sharepoint.com/sites/fws-FF09W00000/SitePages/GrantSolutions.aspx

Thank you,

Barak Shemai
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(505) 248-6593 (office)
(505) 366-9565 (cell) primary