Cooperative Agreement F21AC01154

Rutgers University will conduct a spatially explicit population viability analysis for the piping plover within the New York-New Jersey recovery unit under a $118,066 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The analysis aims to determine the population size, demographic rates, habitat amounts and configurations necessary for viability and recovery of the subpopulation, including under scenarios of coastal storm impacts and sea level rise. Results will provide targets for...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Huron Pines Resource Conservation And Development Council Inc. under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) from May 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. Under this award, Huron Pines will provide habitat restoration, invasive species control, population monitoring and management, and prescribed burning services across 10 ecologically significant islands in Lake Huron. Activities include replacing...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The funding will support the Division's efforts to review and amend the current Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the protection of the threatened Piping Plover in Massachusetts. Specifically, the project aims to provide greater flexibility in the management of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) will provide $200,000 to the Chicago Park District to establish 1.25 acres of native dune habitat along the Lake Michigan shoreline at Calumet Park in Chicago. Key project activities include importing and grading clean sand, installing gravel to create nesting habitat for piping plovers, and planting native marram grass and milkweed to stabilize the dunes and support pollinators. The...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to Point Blue Conservation Science (Point Blue). The purpose of this 5-year project is to develop a habitat suitability model and survey protocol to monitor changes in the extent of western snowy plover nesting habitat at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge in California. The key deliverables include: 1) a habitat...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662), awarded a $199,954 Cooperative Agreement to Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc. (Huron Pines) on March 1, 2024. This grant will fund Huron Pines to continue management and stewardship activities on over 6,800 acres of the Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area in Michigan's northern lower peninsula. The project aims to restore and enhance pine barrens habitat to...

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...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $209,357 Cooperative Agreement to Calvin University to provide data essential for assessing the impacts of contaminants on colonial waterbird populations, reproduction, and health in the Saginaw River Bay and River Raisin Areas of Concern in Michigan. The research, conducted under the Great Lakes Restoration program (CFDA 15.662), will evaluate the Beneficial Use Impairments related to the degradation of fish and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $3,176,250 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658). This 5-year project, starting February 2024, will work to stabilize and increase beach-nesting bird populations in Texas through habitat protection, stewardship, outreach, and monitoring activities. The project focuses on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Birds of Conservation Concern and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) received a $333,561 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants Program (CFDA 15.634) awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. This award supports conservation efforts for seven Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) identified in Michigan's State Wildlife Action Plan: two turtle species and...