FY2025 Golden Mussel Prevention and Control in the Western United States
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Assistance Listings: 15.608 -- Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species
Last Updated: August 7, 2025
Description
Golden Mussels (Limnoperna fortunei) are an aquatic freshwater/brackish invasive bivalve species first discovered in California"s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) on October 2024. This discovery is the first known occurrence of golden mussel in North America and was likely introduced to California via ballast water from a commercial ship traveling from an international port. Now that Golden Mussel are present in the Delta, they can be easily transported via trailered watercraft to areas that have not yet been invaded. This Request for Proposals (RFP) will fund projects in the listed principle...
areas of the Western United States towards the fulfillment of the top priorities similar to those identified in the State of California"s Golden Mussel Response Framework (April 14, 2025).
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information
All legal entities are eligible to apply. Program will not fund land acquisition.All project will be reviewed using the described Merit Review Criteria, please review criteria to insure proposals are appropriate for this announcement.
Grantor contact information
Description
Barak Shemai
barak_shemai@fws.gov
barak_shemai@fws.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Final_GMFramework_041425_ADA.pdf | Final_GMFramework_041425_ADA.pdf | Aug 6, 2025 10:14 PM UTC |
| FINAL_REVISED_FULL_TEXT_NOFO_F25AS00320.pdf | FINAL REVISED FULL TEXT NOFO_F25AS00320.pdf | Aug 6, 2025 10:16 PM UTC |
| REVISED_080725_Foa_Content_of_F25AS00320.pdf | REVISED 080725 Foa_Content_of_F25AS00320.pdf | Aug 7, 2025 03:56 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closed: October 6, 2025
Award
$500,000
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$50,000
Award Minimum
$500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
F25AS00320
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Other
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
August 6, 2025
Archive date:
November 30, 2026
