Invasive Species and Wildlife Funding 

Discover invasive species and wildlife grant funding opportunities tailored for Michigan communities. If you see any errors or know of an unlisted opportunity, please let us know: coastalresourcehub@umich.edu

* A Note on Deadlines and Past Grants: Some of these funding opportunities are past the deadline, but we’ve left them on this page because they may have repeating grant cycles and are good starting points for researching funding.  Additionally, we have often chosen to provide the Grants.gov funding opportunity number for past grants to provide another starting point for finding the current year’s application.

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Michigan Invasive Species Grants

Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: Prevention, eradication, and detection of invasive species.

ELIGIBILITY: Government agencies, non- profits, and universities

CRITERIA: Prevention of new introductions and expansion through outreach and education. Respond and conduct eradication efforts. Manage colonized species.

FUNDING LEVEL: $25k-$40k or $400k per project, depending on the type of project

ANNUAL DEADLINE: Early November

CONTACT: Erin Campbell, 269-300-9698, CampbellE6@Michigan.gov

Wildlife Habitat Management

Wildlife Habitat Grant Program

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: Fund the improvement and enhancement of game species habitat quality and quantity.

ELIGIBILITY: Local, state, federal, or tribal units of government, profit or non-profit groups, or individuals.

CRITERIA: Projects are evaluated based on their relationship to the DNR Wildlife Division guiding principles and strategies. Applicant must agree to maintain project for its useful life.

FUNDING LEVEL: Minimum of $15k and maximum depends on yearly appropriation, 10% match

ANNUAL DEADLINE: March 16

CONTACT: Chip Kosloski, (517) 284-5965, kosloskic3@michigan.gov

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