Cooperative Agreement F10AC00520

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.655), awarded a $193,205 Cooperative Agreement to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to conduct one year of rapid assessment surveys monitoring tidal marsh sparrows in 20 marshes in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. A crew of three experienced avian field technicians will perform the surveys using established protocols, with results to be...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $116,513 Cooperative Agreement under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) to the University of Delaware. The agreement will fund pre-restoration monitoring and assessment of saltmarsh sparrow populations and tidal marsh bird communities in the Northeast to evaluate the impacts of various marsh restoration techniques, including sediment placement, tidal restriction mitigation, hydrological restoration, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) provides $202,747 to the University of Connecticut to support the Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program (SHARP). The project will track and analyze population changes in saltmarsh sparrows and other tidal marsh birds, which have experienced substantial declines in recent decades due to factors like sea-level rise and upland...

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources received a $280,932.85 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634) to determine the breeding status and distribution of Saltmarsh Sparrows in Virginia from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026. The State Wildlife Grants program aims to help state fish and wildlife agencies design and implement strategic conservation programs. This project specifically...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program, provides $100,000.00 in funding to the University of Florida to identify and prioritize research needs and assess the population status of the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow in Everglades National Park. The key activities to be performed include stakeholder meetings, structured decision-making workshops, and field monitoring of the sparrow populations. The...

This $309,846 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) will establish a collaborative group to address critical data gaps in understanding and managing salt marsh habitats along the Atlantic coast. The project, co-led by the University of Connecticut and the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, will assess existing salt marsh resources, determine necessary data collection, and coordinate new field-based monitoring activities. This...

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) received a $266,667 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634). The grant will fund DEEP's project to test salt marsh restoration practices to advance conservation of the Saltmarsh Sparrow. The State Wildlife Grants program aims to help state fish and wildlife agencies design and implement strategic conservation...

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) received a $150,667 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 to test salt marsh restoration practices to advance conservation of the Saltmarsh Sparrow. Funded through the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program under the State Wildlife Grants CFDA #15.634, MDIFW will design and implement strategic, proactive conservation programs from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026....

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Delmarva R C & D Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, to restore degraded salt marshes in the Maryland Coastal Bays. The project aims to improve fish habitat, water quality, and coastal resiliency by reversing human impacts on at least 114 acres of salt marsh. Key restoration techniques include sediment addition to nourish degraded...

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) received a $333,333.33 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634). The grant will fund DWR's project to test salt marsh restoration practices to advance conservation of the Saltmarsh Sparrow. The project aims to design and implement strategic conservation activities from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026. As the primary purpose of the...