Cooperative Agreement 25CA11132762190

This Cooperative Agreement award of $780,984.66 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 1 under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (CFDA 15.637) program supports the activities of the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture. As a facilitator and convener, Pacific Birds brings together partners to collaborate on strategic planning, funding, project delivery, and communications related to conserving migratory bird habitats across the Pacific Flyway. The award enables Pacific Birds...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), provides $400,000 in funding to the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. The funding will support expanding the organization's Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program to conduct additional bird surveys on BLM lands in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The expanded monitoring will provide robust...

This $498,793.72 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (CFDA 15.637) program, supports a joint initiative between the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and the Upper Mississippi Great Lakes Joint Venture (UMGLJV). ABC will serve as the host organization and fiscal agent for a new Communications and Multimedia Specialist position, which will strengthen strategic communications, public engagement, and partner alignment within the...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $265,461 and provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637), supports a project to facilitate the activities of the Midwest Marsh Bird Working Group. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Hiring a Marsh Bird Conservation Manager to coordinate the working group and accelerate marsh bird conservation efforts in the Midwest...

This $299,999.63 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) to The Institute for Bird Populations will benefit the public by promoting broader understanding of protocols and standards for assessing bird populations on public lands. The project will train a post-doctoral researcher and involve long-term monitoring of bird populations in national parks to inform future management...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (CFDA 15.637) Federal Grant Program, awarded a $504,888.67 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) to support the Northern Forest Conservation Delivery Network. Specifically, the funding supports a Coordinator role within the Upper Mississippi Great Lakes Joint Venture (UMGL JV) to provide leadership, accelerate forest bird conservation and research initiatives, and collaborate with partners to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655), awarded a $113,820 Cooperative Agreement to Clemson University to conduct research on the endangered Black-capped Petrel (BCPE). The project aims to improve understanding of the BCPE's at-sea habitat use, movement patterns, and migration paths by tagging birds with solar-powered satellite tags. This data will assist with the designation of critical habitat and...

This Project Grant award of $579,897 was made by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program. The grant will be used by the Eco-Logic Development Fund to implement a 4-pillar solution to strengthen conservation area management, train local youth and adults to document migratory bird presence, protect forest habitats through climate change mitigation, and educate children and youth on the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) will fund research by SUL Ross State University to assess the suitability of livestock tanks and ephemeral ponds as habitat for migratory and wintering grassland birds in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. The $176,785 award will support the use of automated recording units, point counts, and GPS tracking of...

This $1,190,156.56 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655), funds the Wildlife Management Institute, Inc. (WMI) to support the USFWS Division of Migratory Birds in the Northeast Region with activities related to offshore renewable energy projects. Specifically, the award supports hiring multiple renewable energy biologists within the USFWS Division of Migratory Birds in the...