Funding Sources for Invasive Plant Contol Efforts:

Invasive Species Grants

Grants Matching document

Economic Research Service (ERS) has announced a request for proposals for the Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (PREISM) for Fiscal 2008. Proposals are due April 25, 2008.

ERS initiated PREISM in 2003 to address economic issues and decision making related to managing invasive species in increasing global agricultural markets. Included are exotic crop pests and foreign livestock, poultry, zoonotic diseases, but also exotic pests or foreign diseases affecting public lands, ecosystems, or urban systems that are addressed by USDA programs. Research under this program concerns economic aspects of space, dynamics, risk, uncertainty, irreversible effects, or institutional frameworks that pertain to invasive species, and has a strong focus on practical applications to government prevention, surveillance (detection and monitoring), and management (control, containment, eradication, and restoration) decisions. Proposals should have a strong economic component, but scientific and technical expertise as well.

In 2008, ERS is seeking proposals that focus on applied economic researchthat has direct implications for USDA programs, policies, and decision making concerning invasive species. Priority Research Areas include: 1) Efficient Prevention and Management of Invasive Species, and 2) International Dimensions of Invasive Species Management.

Those interested in submitting proposals can find the 2008 request for proposals and other information at: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/InvasiveSpecies/preism.htm

For more information about PREISM, contact Craig Osteen (costeen@ers.usda.gov), Megan Romberg (mromberg@ers.usda.gov), or William Hahn (whahn@ers.usda.gov).

03/24

USDA Grants January 2007 Workbook

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grant and Partnership Programs that can Address Invasive Species Research, Technical Assistance, Prevention and Control.

This workbook contains basic information on programs in USDA that could be used to fund invasive species related projects. This list should be a helpful place to start a search for resources for invasive species
activities but by no means represents the complete universe of potential invasive species funding opportunities.

Click here for the Word file of the Workbook