Cooperative Agreement F12AC00268

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $577,302 Project Grant to Fundacion Proaves De Colombia, a non-profit organization, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635). This two-year grant, effective from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, supports the expansion and protection of 5,660 acres of critical migratory bird habitat in Colombia's El Dorado and Chamicero de Perij reserves. Key activities include monitoring populations of cerulean,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $693,900 Project Grant to Pronatura Noroeste, a non-profit organization and foundation, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635). The 2-year project leverages local partnerships to track migratory bird movements at different geographic scales. Key activities include: Strengthening capacities and expanding the Motus wildlife tracking network to better understand the...

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...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $666,705 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) project grant to Associacao De Pesquisa E Preservacao De Ecoss Aquatico (Aquasis) in Brazil. The goal is to document habitat use and migratory movements of key shorebird species, including Red Knot, Short-billed Dowitcher, and Ruddy Turnstone, that utilize the Banco dos Cajuais, a regionally important non-breeding site. The objectives are to assess local...

This $710,788 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) will support the development and implementation of a conservation plan for the migratory route of the Golden-cheeked Warbler (GCWA) and other priority neotropical migratory bird species in the Sierra Plegada region of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental. The grantee, Habitats Resilientes, A.C., aims to: 1) establish standardized...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $674,360 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) project grant to Fundacion De Conservacion Jocotoco, a non-profit organization in Ecuador. The two-year project aims to reduce habitat loss and information gaps on 114,000 acres, forming ecological corridors in northern Ecuador. Key activities include patrolling the Jocotoco Narupa Reserve to mitigate threats, monitoring migratory bird...

This National Science Foundation award provides $159,259 to the University of Massachusetts Amherst through March 2024 to study the impacts of climate change and environmental pressures on long-distance migratory birds. Specifically, the award will support research tracking Hudsonian godwits throughout their annual migration cycle from Alaska to southern Chile using miniaturized tracking devices. The research aims to understand how changes occurring during different life cycle periods or...

The University of Saskatchewan received a $169,683 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637). The award will fund a 3-year effort to explore black duck breeding biology and habitat use to benefit existing work on black ducks throughout their annual cycle. Key objectives include deploying 104 GPS tracking devices on black ducks, adapting machine learning algorithms to identify breeding and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $678,797 Project Grant to Habitats Resilientes, A.C. under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation grant program (CFDA 15.635). The grant will support conservation activities for the Mountain Plover, a bird species experiencing significant population declines, at its wintering habitat sites in the Ascension region of Chihuahua, Mexico. Specifically, the grantee will (1) secure long-term protection of...

The Department of Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $679,190 project grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program to Fundacion Para El Ecodesarollo Y La Conservacion (Fundaeco) for a 3-year project focused on migratory shorebird conservation in the Pacific coast of Guatemala. The grant will support Fundaeco's efforts to protect and restore bird habitat, conduct research and monitoring, and engage local communities in conservation activities. As a...