The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) is now accepting Invasive Species Mitigation Weed Control Grant Applications for the 2025-26 season. The goal of this program is to allocate funds to projects which have management strategies with a high degree of potential success in the State of Utah.

Eligible Activities:

• Early detection and rapid response
• Control and containment of state listed noxious weeds
• Treating critical acres that protect larger land use areas
• Monitoring and preventing the spread of small populations and new introductions
• Monitoring established infestations
• Restoration and rehabilitation of land impacted by noxious weeds
• Research related to invasive species

Utah SIIPA Project Model Requirement:

Your project will require a Utah SIIPA project model as part of a successful application submission.  Your SIIPA project model will produce a geodatabase file, SIIPA project Map, and a SIIPA project report.  All three of these elements will be needed to complete your application. 

EDDMapS & Utah SIIPA Information:

• You will need to create an EDDMapS account before using the Utah SIIPA project modeling tool.  You must be added to the Utah SIIPA to gain access
• You will need to send an email to aeagar@utah.gov requesting access to the Utah SIIPA and provide your EDDMapS user ID in the email. You will receive a conformation email notifying you that access has been granted.
• You can access the Utah SIIPA modeling tool from https://ag.utah.gov/unwd/ and click on access from the bottom center image. You will log in with your EDDMapS login and password.

Technical Questions?

For technical questions on EDDMapS or the Utah SIIPA modeling tool, please contact Aaron Eagar at aeagar@utah.gov or (801) 602-1961

Ranking Criteria:

Your project will be ranked based on these categories:

SIIPA Analysis: Early Detection Rapid Response, Project Management, Rehabilitation and Treatment, Wildfire Risk and Threat, Economic Benefit, Wildlife Impact, Water: Quality, Assessment and Use, 

Reviewers Analysis: Cost per acre of the proposed project. Chemical profiles in relation to species and treatment timing. Partnerships and overall total contributions to the project.

Utah Open Records Law

If awarded: your application, project reports & inspection, and subsequent annual reporting may be subject to public disclosure.   The Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”), Utah Code Section 63G-2-101 et seq., is Utah’s open records law and the state equivalent of the federal Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). Through GRAMA, the public may request access to certain records maintained by Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.

For more information on Utah Department of Agriculture and Food’s procedures and policies for requests for state records, it may be helpful to review Utah Department of Agriculture & Food's Policy.

UtahID & Submittable Information

• You will need to create a UtahID account before creating and using a Submittable account.   You must be signed into your UtahID account each time you use Submittable.
• You will need to create a free Submittable account or sign in with Google or Facebook credentials to submit to these forms.
• You can save a draft of your work if you would like to finish filling out the form at a later date.
• If anything changes with the information you submitted, please request to edit the submission 
• Submittable works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.  Internet Explorer is not supported.  Please make sure you are using a supported browser.
• We will follow-up with you about your submission by email.  Please be sure to safelist notification emails from Submittable and check the email you used to sign up for your Submittable Account regularly.  

Technical Questions?

Check out the Submitter Resource Center or contact Submittable Customer Support, or UtahID Help Desk.