2025 White-nose Syndrome Grants to States and Tribes
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering the 2025 White-nose Syndrome Grants to States and Tribes to support efforts in managing and conserving bat populations affected by the invasive fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which causes White-nose Syndrome (WNS). This funding opportunity aims to provide financial assistance to U.S. State and Tribal agencies to fulfill information needs for bat conservation, implement management actions for WNS, and engage in the National Response to WNS and the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat). With an estimated total program funding of $1.5 million, grants will range from $10,000 to $75,000, and applications must be submitted electronically by September 12, 2025, with an initial evaluation deadline on August 15, 2025. For further inquiries, interested applicants can contact Shelley Dibona at Shelley_Dibona@fws.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Applicants must be in good standing on previously awarded federal grant agreements as demonstrated by the following outcomes: A record of meeting proposed objectives, performance, and delivery requirements on past awards No avoidable past performance delays or issues and responsiveness of recipient to Service communications to resolve issues A record of successful use of funds previously awarded to the applicant from USFWS WNS funding programs. Applicants who have relinquished or surrendered funds from previous awards from the USFWS WNS funding programs must demonstrate that they did everything possible to have avoided this outcome. Applicants with existing financial assistance awards from the WNS program must have demonstrated progress toward successful completion of the funded objectives to be eligible to receive an additional award.