The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species (MAPAIS) is offering a small grants competition to encourage interested groups and individuals to submit proposals for possible funding.

View the full solicitation here: http://www.midatlanticpanel.org/grant-and-funding-sources/

Important Due Dates
Proposal must be submitted as one PDF file to MAP-Proposals@mdsg.umd.edu by March 11, 2019 at 5:00 pm. Proposals not adhering to the solicitation guidance will be returned without review.

Program Synopsis
In 2019, the MAPAIS is offering a small grants competition and encourages interested groups and individuals to submit proposals for possible funding. This announcement lists MAPAIS priorities and provides information about the format and timetable for submitting proposals. They encourage broad participation from groups and individuals concerned about AIS issues in the mid-Atlantic region. A proposal submission must address an AIS problem. Further clarification can be found in the full solicitation.

Program priorities: The following elements are of high priority to the MAPAIS and should be considered in the preparation of proposals:

-Activities that will increase public understanding of and compliance with the prevention and control of AIS
-Clear description of proposed actions, products, and other deliverables
-Relevance to the mission and priorities of MAPAIS
-Regional significance
-Leveraging of other funding sources

The MAPAIS membership identified the following activities as high priorities for 2019. This is not an exclusive list, and it is in no particular order. Projects that address other AIS management topics will also be considered.

-Develop outreach and educational materials for classrooms and specific populations (K-Gray) to prevent the introduction and spread of AIS.
-Conduct research on AIS issues in the region such as prevention, early detection, rapid response, emerging invasions, and how climate change may influence AIS.
-Conduct innovative approaches to AIS control/eradication, or control/eradicate a high priority AIS population.
-Continue to develop vector management strategies for states and the region.
-Encourage states to implement AIS management plans.