ClosedOpportunity F25AS00320

FY2025 Golden Mussel Prevention and Control in the Western United States

Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

FY2025 Golden Mussel Prevention and Control in the Western United States is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was October 6, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $50K – $500K, with $500K in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.608 (Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Aug 6, 2025
Close date: Oct 6, 2025
Archive date: Nov 30, 2026
Award floor: $50,000
Award ceiling: $500,000
Est. total funding: $500,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant, Other
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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).

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

15.608Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive SpeciesProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 15.608

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$4.38M

FY25

$4.38M

FY26

$4.38M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.608. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Fish and Wildlife Service
barak_shemai@fws.gov
22041-3803

Places named in the notice

California

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “FY2025 Golden Mussel Prevention and Control in the Western United States”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “FY2025 Golden Mussel Prevention and Control in the Western United States”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $50k – $500k and total estimated program funding is $500,000.

How do I apply for “FY2025 Golden Mussel Prevention and Control in the Western United States”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity F25AS00320), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 15.608