Cooperative Agreement F17AC00108

This $916,173 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology (CFDA 47.074 - Biological Sciences) aims to develop a user-friendly conservation tool to help land managers prioritize actions to restore declining grassland bird populations across North America. The project will collect data on migratory patterns, genetic health, and reproductive output of three grassland bird species to build a genomically-informed, full annual cycle, integrated...

This federal 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) provides $166,620 to develop and implement improved methods for monitoring the use of restored and enhanced wetlands by birds, frogs, and people. The key activities include: Piloting the Wetland Restoration Monitoring Protocol (WRMP) to better detect spring migrating waterfowl and rare marsh breeding species at 50 point count...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program will fund a $414,271 assessment of climate-mediated range shifts to evaluate the refugial capacity of protected areas for birds in the Upper Great Lakes region. The University of Minnesota, as the prime awardee, will subaward to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to execute the research objectives. The key expected outcomes include...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $234,110.53 to the National Audubon Society, Inc. to assess avian responses to forest management across the Upper Mississippi River System. The project aims to quantify the relationships between forest structure characteristics and bird species composition and abundance before and after habitat restoration and enhancement activities. Key activities include...

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 Project Grant award of $197,934 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) supports a two-year initiative by Fundacion Lagunas Costeras, a non-profit organization in Uruguay, to work with local ranchers to develop and implement grazing best management practices (BMPs) that improve habitat for threatened grassland shorebirds while meeting ranchers' production objectives. The project involves gathering detailed information...

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 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $119,258 in funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to develop a long-term wetland monitoring program. The key activities include identifying sites for repeated sampling, conducting pilot monitoring projects, developing field methods and data collection schedules, and analyzing changes in wetland...

The Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society, Inc., a non-profit organization, has been awarded a $157,500 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The funding will be used to deliver cost-share assistance to private landowners in Minnesota for the restoration and enhancement of wetland and upland habitats. These habitat improvements are expected to benefit migratory birds, pollinators, and other...

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...