2025 Request for PROPOSALS

We are pleased to announce the CRISP 2025 Request for Proposals to fund priority invasive species projects in the Catskills region! We will offer funding for those projects that best meet the following CRISP priorities that were identified in the CRISP Strategic Planning:

  1. Early Detection/Rapid Response for Tier 1 or Tier 2 Species

  2. Raise public awareness of Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 Species 

  3. Improve the scientific understanding of the extent, ecological impact and effective controls of invasive species in the CRISP region.

Selected projects will be funded up to $18,900 and must be completed in 2025. The deadline for applications is 5:00PM on January 15th, 2025.
Additional information is available here

Previously funded projects are here

How to Apply

1. Review the project selection criteria.

2. The attached application with all supporting materials must be received by 5:00PM on January 15th, 2025.
Email all proposal documents as one pdf file to invasives@catskillcenter.org

3. Participants may submit proposals for projects of up to $18,900.00.

4. Awards will depend on each project’s merits compared to other competing projects.

5. Projects shall be completed, all deliverables provided, and a final report delivered in 2025.

6. All projects will be ranked based on the criteria listed below and the proposals that best meet CRISP priorities will be selected by the members of the CRISP Steering Committee. All selected proposals/contracts must be approved by NYSDEC Invasive Species Coordination Section. Groups submitting proposals that have been selected will be notified by January 30th and we will begin the contracting process immediately (refer to subcontract template). Project expenses will be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of the project and according to the terms of the contract with the Catskill Center. Invoices will be accepted quarterly: June 15, September 15, and December 15.

7. Projects do not require any matching funds, but documentation of outside matching funding will work in a proposal’s favor.

8. For Questions pertaining to this RFP please visit the 2025 RFP FAQ or email jthompson@catskillcenter.org.

 

We gratefully acknowledge that this funding is provided through the Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). This funding leverages  CRISP Partners’ work and incentivizes local organizations to help execute CRISP goals to manage invasive species in our region. The RFP is not a grant program; all project proposals are subject to NYSDEC Invasive Species Coordinate Section for approval before being awarded a final sub-contract.