Opportunity Listing - FY2025 Golden Mussel Prevention and Control in the Western United States

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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

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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

Email

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

Closing: October 6, 2025

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Application process

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Award

$500,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$50,000

Award Minimum

$500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

F25AS00320

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Other

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Environment

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

August 6, 2025

Archive date:

November 30, 2026