R9 BIL High-Priority Regional Invasive Species Projects (Non-Federal Lands) | USDA FS BIL R9 INVASIVES PROJECTS

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The R9 BIL High-Priority Regional Invasive Species Projects (Non-Federal Lands) opportunity is a USDA Forest Service funding program created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (also referenced as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) to protect forests and high-value tree species by tackling invasive threats early and at scale. The focus is on non-federal lands, with an emphasis on taking coordinated, regional or sub-regional action where invasions are most likely to begin or spread, including key points of entry. The underlying idea is that earlier action on the "invasion curve" is more effective and less costly than trying to manage widespread, established infestations later.

This program supports on-the-ground implementation of invasive species management aimed at preventing introductions and limiting spread, reducing or preventing damage, and strengthening early detection and surveillance. It also prioritizes rapid response actions, including eradication efforts when new invasive forest insects, worms, pathogens, or invasive plants are detected. Rather than funding isolated projects, the opportunity is designed to encourage collaboration among the Forest Service, states, and other partners to scale up practical field work that measurably sustains forest ecosystem health, especially for forests or tree species with high ecological value.

Projects are expected to complement, not duplicate, existing cooperative and federal Forest Health Protection efforts. Applicants are encouraged to align proposed work with established multi-state or regional priorities, such as priority geographies and needs identified in State Forest Action Plans, as well as regional priority documents like the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance Forest Health Committee 2021 priority needs. In practice, this means proposals are stronger when they fit into an already-recognized regional strategy, address shared cross-boundary threats, and show coordination across jurisdictions or agencies.

The opportunity is a discretionary funding program administered by the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and it can be awarded through either cooperative agreements or grants. The assistance listing (CFDA) number is 10.680. Eligible applicants include state governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status; and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The program anticipated making around 30 awards under this solicitation. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which typically signals that a specific maximum award amount was not published in the summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full notice or agency guidance.

This particular funding notice was created on October 24, 2022, with an original application closing date of February 3, 2023. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted support for coordinated, high-priority invasive species prevention and response actions on non-federal lands, with the goal of protecting forest resources before invasive organisms become firmly established and far more difficult to control.

• The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service in the environment, infrastructure investment and jobs act (iija), natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "R9 BIL High-Priority Regional Invasive Species Projects (Non-Federal Lands)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.680.
• This funding opportunity was created on Oct 24, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 03, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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