Closes in 14 daysOpportunity F26AS00107

FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States

Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States is an open federal grant opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). Applications are due October 24, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $50K – $600K, with about 10 awards expected and $1.95M 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

Aug 25, 2026Posted
Oct 24, 2026Application deadlinenext date
Aug 1, 2028Archived

Posted: Aug 25, 2026
Close date: Oct 24, 2026
Archive date: Aug 1, 2028
Award floor: $50,000
Award ceiling: $600,000
Est. total funding: $1,950,000
Expected awards: 10
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. While all legal entities are eligible to apply, project must be focused on Western waters (ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, MT, WY, CO, NM, ID, UT, AZ, AK, WA, OR, NV, HI, CA).Program will not fund land acquisition.All projects will be reviewed using the described Merit Review Criteria. Please review these criteria to ensure proposals are appropriate for this announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

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.

Quagga and Zebra Mussels are aquatic invasive species that are rapidly expanding their range in the Western United States. Popular recreational reservoirs on or connected to the lower Colorado River are one major source of invasive mussels, which are easily transported via trailered watercraft to areas that have not yet been invaded. This funding opportunity will fund projects in the listed principal areas towards the fulfillment of the top priorities in the Quagga/Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (QZAP 2.0) and will be limited to states within the boundaries of the Western Regional Panel within the United States.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Open the application packageUse opportunity number F26AS00107 on Grants.gov (Grants.gov Workspace). Open ↗
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyFish and Wildlife Service · barak_shemai@fws.gov Open ↗
Submit before October 24, 2026Notice of Funding Opportunity will be open for 60 days. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM., ET, on the listed application due date. DO NOT submit applications through GRANTS.GOV. Applications will only be accepted and considered through grantsolutions.gov. Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

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.

Who was funded under ALN 15.608

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 777 grant awards had funding actions under Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species, with 29 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

AUBURN UNIVERSITY$16.4M
TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY$9.78M
NEZ PERCE TRIBE$5.68M
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WIL$3.71M
WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY, TENNESSEE$3.27M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Places named in the notice

Colorado

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

Quick answers

When is the deadline for this opportunity?

According to the official notice, applications are due October 24, 2026. The notice adds: “Notice of Funding Opportunity will be open for 60 days. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM., ET, on the listed application due date. DO NOT submit applications through GRANTS.GOV. Applications wil” Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

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 this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $50k – $600k, total estimated program funding is $1,950,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity F26AS00107), 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.

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