European Invasive Alien Species Rapid-Response Fund

Description

1) Objective

This project will establish the European Invasive Alien Species Rapid-Response Fund, a three- year initiative which aims to prevent the establishment and therefore future impacts of biological invasions in the EU.

The specific objectives are to:

• facilitate rapid and cost-effective responses to introductions of alien species that could severely and negatively impact biodiversity and the related ecosystem services, as well as human wellbeing in the EU.
• build capacity with actions to increase the capacity of stakeholders on rapid eradication.

The project must directly address an early-stage invasion of an alien species (i.e. non-native, either breeding or non-breeding) that has a high risk of spread in the near future resulting in negative impacts to biodiversity and related ecosystem services (i.e. become an invasive alien species).

2) Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a grant, the Lead Partner must: be either a research institution, a Civil Society Organization (CSO1), a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) or government or government-affiliated entity active on the management of IAS in the EU. Partnerships involving governments or government-affiliated entities will be strongly encouraged.

3) Location

Projects must be implemented in countries of the European Union. The only eligible European Union overseas countries and territories are the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira. All other European Union outermost countries and territories are not eligible.

4) Budget

The budget is €1,240,000 for this call. Grants may range from €10,000-€50,000.

5) Application

This is a rolling Call for Proposals, and as such, it will open for applications for up to 20 months or until the funding is fully awarded, whichever comes first. The current deadline to submit proposals for Invasive Alien Species Rapid-Response Funds under this call is 28 February 2027 at 14:00 (2pm) Central European Time (CET).