The Departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality and Agriculture and Rural Development work together to address strategic issues of prevention, detection, eradication, and control for both terrestrial and aquatic invasive species in Michigan.
This program is designed to address strategic issues of prevention, detection, eradication and control for both terrestrial invasive species (TIS) and aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Michigan. Projects must support the overalls goals of the MISGP:
Specific priorities and scoring criteria can be found in the MISGP handbook. Proposals will be recommended for funding based on a combination of scoring criteria, project type, project metrics, geographic location and available funding.
*State agencies should contact the MISGP contact prior to preparing an application.
Up to $3.6 million in grant funds is available annually. The minimum grant amount is $25,000 with maximum grant amounts between $40,000 and $400,000 depending on the type of project.
Part 5 of Act 451, P.A. 1994, as amended.
Erin Campbell, 269.300.9698 CampbellE6@Michigan.gov
The MISGP application process has moved to an online system, MiGrants. Follow the link here to get started: MiGrants.Intelligrants.com.
For instructions about registration, organization roles in the system, how to apply and more, please refer to the 2022 Handbook.
WEBINAR: Potential applicants are encouraged view the recorded MISGP webinar if they were unable to attend the live version, which aired on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. Use this link to view the MISGP webinar recording.
Take an in-depth look at how this grant program is working across the state to prevent and control the spread of invasive species.