Cooperative Agreement F21AC00672

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $228,948 cooperative agreement to The Institute for Bird Populations effective May 1, 2025, through September 23, 2025, under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945). The awardee will conduct comprehensive surveys for pinyon jay presence across 25 national parks located in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah using both in-person field visits and...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded South Dakota State University $111,402.93 under the Threatened and Endangered Species cooperative agreement program (CFDA 15.246) from September 2022 through September 2026. The university will identify current nesting colonies and habitat use of the pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocaphalus), a species that has declined 83.5% with an additional 50% decline anticipated by 2035. Field work will provide information on habitat features selected by nesting...

The National Park Service awarded a $230,170 cooperative agreement to Hawks Aloft Inc. from March 1, 2021 through October 31, 2025 under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. Hawks Aloft will conduct research on forest restoration and fire impacts on bird communities in northern New Mexico. As part of this cooperative research effort, Hawks Aloft will study bird species in Jemez Springs, New Mexico to provide the National...

This $885,040 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program supports Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization in Mexico, in implementing a comprehensive habitat conservation and management project in the Sierra Madre Oriental region. The key activities include: Protecting over 91,143 acres of critical habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife across two state protected...

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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish & Wildlife Service awarded a $878,353 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) project grant to Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization in Mexico. This two-year grant from July 2024 to June 2026 will support comprehensive efforts to increase the resilience and reduce the vulnerability of the Janos GPCA grasslands in Mexico. Key activities include: Protecting 17,526 acres of priority grassland properties through legal...

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) received a $106,667 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Through a subcontract with Boise State University's Intermountain Bird Observatory, IDFG will conduct comprehensive pinyon jay monitoring and habitat research across Idaho. The project will complete high-priority survey sites not...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management program provides $109,464.49 to New Mexico State University to conduct research on the effects of energy development and forest management on birds of greatest conservation need in southwestern New Mexico. The key research activities include: 1) investigating territory occupancy and nest survival of arid land birds, especially Bendire's...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) provides $370,000 to Pronatura Noroeste, a non-profit conservation organization, to expand the assessment of the conservation status of the Pacific Red Knot (Calidris canutus roselaari) at key non-breeding sites in northwest Mexico. The primary objectives are to estimate the population size and trend, annual survival, and migratory movements of...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,501,173 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) grant to Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization, for a 2-year project. The grant will support conservation, restoration, and sustainable management activities across 5,948 acres in the Grassland Priority Conservation Areas of Cuchillas de la Zarca and Malpais in Mexico. Key activities include establishing conservation reserves with native grasslands,...