Who funds invasive species research?

We count 45 funded invasive species projects, active between 2021 and 2031, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (13 projects), USDA (10 projects) and NSF · BIO (6 projects). The median award is $686K, across the 44 of 45 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

45

Funders

5

Median award

$686K

Open calls now

9

Top funders of invasive species research

Projects whose title or summary mentions invasive species. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open invasive species funding calls

9 open calls mention invasive species today.

• F26AS00084 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
  Fish and Wildlife Service$20,000 – $100,000Deadline: December 31, 2026 ·
• F26AS00085 Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
  Fish and Wildlife Service$20,000 – $923,809Deadline: December 31, 2026 ·
• F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
  Fish and Wildlife Service$100,000 – $600,000Deadline: December 31, 2026 ·
• Innovative solutions to fight wildlife trafficking and to reduce invasion of invasive alien species
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €13,000,000Deadline: January 14, 2027 ·
• Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €8,000,000Deadline: September 22, 2027 ·
• Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Hawaiʻi-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
  Geological Survey$1 – $435,000Deadline: November 14, 2026 ·
• Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
  Geological Survey$1 – $360,000Deadline: November 14, 2026 ·
• Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
  Geological Survey$1 – $350,000Deadline: November 14, 2026 ·
• MPPEP Phase 3 Invasive Wild-Caught Catfish
  Rural Business-Cooperative Service $50,000 – $2,000,000Deadline: December 7, 2026 ·

Funded invasive species projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• The united states relies heavily on imported seafood, while many domestic seafood businesses face labor shortages, limited processing…
  USDA · $10,000,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Combining traits, phylogenies, and historical data to predict and quantify rates of plant geographic movements
  NSF · BIO · $1,093,219 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Do urban heat islands facilitate tropical species invasions? A test integrating course-based undergraduate research and a multi-institution researcher network
  NSF · BIO · $855,911 · ends 2030
• The proposed project between oklahoma state university extension and the osage nation will focus on education in agriculture, youth…
  USDA · $102,000 · ends 2030
• The southern u.s. Includes diverse agricultural, forest, and natural-resource systems that face persistent pest pressure, invasive species…
  USDA · $1,150,000 · ends 2030
• MCA: Isolating the role of chemical communication in the displacement of native harvester ants by the invasive Argentine ant
  NSF · BIO · $363,004 · ends 2029
• Bridging invasive species with evolutionary theory: unleashing the potential of species traits to predict the impacts of biological invasions
  UKRI · NERC · ends 2028
• Reducing the negative impacts and improving efficiency of rat pest control
  UKRI · BBSRC · £498,614 · ends 2028
• SCC-IRG Track 1: Strengthening Resilience of Ojibwe Nations Across Generations (STRONG)
  NSF · ENG · $2,000,000 · ends 2027
• A cross-species, cross-modal approach to computational neuroanatomy
  Wellcome · £1,212,397 · ends 2027

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “invasive species”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.