New Grant for Invasive Species Education & Outreach Coming This Summer
/2024 OISC Education & Outreach Grant Pre-Annoucement
The Oregon Invasive Species Council (OISC) is excited to announce that $150,000 in 2024-2025 biennium funds will be available to the OISC to fund education outreach project grants. The OISC will determine priorities and awards, while the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) oversees the fiscal administration of the OISC Education Outreach Grant Program.
● Project budgets must be at least $5,000. Projects over $20,000 must show a collaborative, larger-scale watershed, community, or statewide education or outreach impact. Project scalability is desirable. Funding requests must align with the scale and reach of the project.
● Grants will be awarded based on the availability of funds.
Who is eligible to apply? A grant applicant must be an eligible legal entity—a local or tribal government, non-profit organization, educational institution, or individual (an individual is not eligible for indirect or administrative costs). Eligible Legal Entities must have a FEIN number. A state or federal agency may apply for funding only as a co-applicant with an eligible entity.
The goal of the OISC is to fund as many high-priority projects as possible with the available funding and to make the process of developing a successful grant application as straightforward as possible.
Invasive species threaten Oregon’s economy, ecosystems, working landscapes, infrastructure, and natural heritage. Unchecked, invasive species can imperil public health, fish and game populations, and outdoor recreation and transform ecosystems, resulting in widespread and long-lasting economic and environmental damage. Meaningful outreach and education are crucial to engaging and activating a wide network of people to protect Oregon from invasive species.
The OISC encourages a broad array of applications that serve to inform and engage the public and/or specific audiences on invasive species, their impacts, pathways of introduction, prevention, and management relevant to protecting our clean water, working landscapes, food, wildlife, and the unique beauty of our state for future generations.
Project goals should relate to understanding the impacts, spread, prevention, detection, or management of invasive species issues in Oregon and be relevant to protecting our clean water, working landscapes, wildlife, and the unique beauty of our state for future generations.
Important Dates
Full grant announcement: Summer 2024
Grant Announcement, Application and Guidance will post here - August 1, 2024
Application window: August 1, 2024 - October 15, 2024
Grant Awards announced: January 2025
Grant Cycle Dates: January 2025 - June 30, 2026
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