Pulling Together Initiative

2010 Request for Proposals

The Pulling Together Initiative seeks proposals that will help control invasive plant species, mostly through the work of public/private partnerships such as Cooperative Weed Management Areas.

Application Procedures

Applicant Eligibility
PTI applications are accepted from private non-profit (501)(c) organizations, local, county, and state government agencies, and from field staff of federal government agencies. Individuals and for-profit businesses are not eligible to receive PTI grants, but are encouraged to work with eligible applicants to develop and submit applications to PTI.

Proposal Eligibility

PTI grants provide an opportunity to initiate working partnerships and demonstrate successful collaborative efforts such as the development of permanent funding sources for Weed Management Areas.

To be competitive, a project must:

• Prevent, manage, or eradicate invasive and noxious plants through a coordinated program of public/private partnerships; and
• Increase public awareness of the adverse impacts of invasive and noxious plants.

Successful PTI projects:

• Focus on a particular well-defined area, such as a watershed, ecosystem, landscape, county or Weed Management Area.
• Target a specific and measurable conservation outcome.
• Are supported by private landowners, state and local governments, and the regional/state offices of federal agencies.
• Have a project Steering Committee composed of local cooperators who are committed to working together to manage invasive and noxious plants across their jurisdictional boundaries.
• Have a clear long-term weed management plan which is based on an integrated pest management approach using the principles of ecosystem management.
• Include a specific, ongoing, and adaptive public outreach and education component.

Special consideration for funding will be given to projects that:

• Address invasive species threats impacting one of the NFWF Keystone Initiative focal topics including for example:
  • Eastern North America Early Successional Habitat (Wildlife and Habitat, Birds)
  • Prairie Couteau Grasslands (Wildlife and Habitat)
  • Sky Islands Grasslands (Wildlife and Habitat)
  • Gunnison sage-grouse (Birds)
  • Southeastern Grasslands (Birds)
  • Seabirds (Birds)
  • Shortgrass Prairie (Birds)
  • Colorado River Fishes (Fish)
• Address invasive plant management through an Early Detection/Rapid Response approach.

For additional information about each of these Keystone Initiatives, please visit our web site, www.nfwf.org/keystones. From there you can find more information about each of our Keystone Initiatives: Bird Conservation, Fish Conservation, Marine and Coastal Conservation and Wildlife and Habitat Conservation.

Application Procedures

PTI Applications must complete the online pre-proposal application form at www.nfwf.org/grantapplication.

The pre-proposal form deadline is June 30, 2010.

Applicants that are invited to submit a full proposal will receive instructions via e-mail for accessing the full proposal form. Full proposals are due on September 30, 2010.

Project Timetable

• June 30, 2010 - Pre-proposal deadline.
• September 30, 2010 - Full proposal deadline.
• January 31, 2011 - Formal announcement of award recipients.

Program Contacts

For information regarding the PTI program or online Easygrants application procedure, please contact Teal Edelen at 202-857-0166.

For questions directed to our federal agency partners, please contact:

APHIS - Alan Tasker at 301-734-5708
BLM - Gina Ramos at 202-452-5084
FWS - Jenny Ericson at 703-358-2063
Forest Service - Michael Ielmini at 202-205-1049

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Request for Proposals - Pulling Together Initiative (Adobe PDF File)