USDA FS GLRI Cooperative Weed Management Areas 2024

Eligible Applicants

Additional Requirements

Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs), Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs), or similar organizations within the U.S. Great Lakes Basin (parts of MN, WI, IL, IN, OH, PA, and NY) can apply. See RFA instructions for additional specific information. Proposals may include work on all land ownership types. The GLRI funding is available to CWMAs and similar invasive plant partnerships that work within the Great Lakes Basin of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. CWMAs and similar groups are organized partnerships of Federal, State, and local government agencies, Tribes, individuals, and various interested groups that manage invasive plants across boundaries within a defined area, generally a county or larger in size. As defined by Midwest Invasive Plant Network, “Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs) are partnership organizations formed with the goal of managing invasive plants across jurisdictional and landownership boundaries. Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) and Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISMs) are similar to CWMAs, but their goals may include the management of invasive animal species in addition to plants. The following are key characteristics of CWMAs/CISMAs/PRISMs: • Work within a defined geographic area, • Participation from a broad cross-section of stakeholders and landowners, • Decision making through a steering committee, • Long-term commitment to cooperation, preferably formalized through a partnership agreement, • Have a strategic plan for addressing species of concern, and • Coordinate across jurisdictional boundaries.

Geographic Eligibility

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