Cooperative Agreement F21AC02461

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $111,020.00 to restore suitable nesting habitat for the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Puerto Rico. The goal is to reduce threats and enhance the quality of nesting beaches across approximately 128 acres along the southwest, south, and southeast coasts of the island, including Vieques. Planned restoration actions include constructing...

This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior funded the COMPLETE USVI EXOTIC SPECIES CONTROL AND NATIVE SPECIES RESTORATION PROJECT. The $166,613 award supported invasive species eradication and native habitat restoration efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands from June 2027 through September 2029. Through this funding under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program, the recipient conducted exotic plant and animal removal across the USVI, while replanting native...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $172,000 Formula Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo, to continue developing the first land-based restoration facility on the east coast of Puerto Rico. The goal of this 1-year project is to successfully rear and restore the long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) and important framework-building...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $2,299,562 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) supports a ridge-to-reef watershed restoration effort on the west end of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The primary awardee, Ceiba Strategies, LLC, will collaborate with local communities to restore coastal habitats and coral reefs, including outplanting corals in Butler Bay and implementing watershed management practices...

This $423,920 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program aims to eradicate invasive black rats from Savana Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The project, led by the non-profit organization Island Conservation in collaboration with local government and federal partners, seeks to create the largest invasive predator-free island in the U.S. Virgin Islands to establish a highly resilient...

The Department of Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $120,690 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Effective Environmental Restoration (EER), Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization. The grant funds a 2-year project to eradicate invasive black rats and green iguanas from Berbera Cay in Puerto Rico. This will restore the coastal ecosystem, enabling the recovery of native birds, reptiles, invertebrates, and plants, including threatened and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $749,309 Cooperative Agreement to Environmental Protection in the Caribbean Inc. (EPIC) under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program. The goal of this 5-year project is to increase seabird nesting success and productivity in the Grenadines archipelago of the Caribbean by creating approximately 150 acres of improved seabird nesting habitat through the removal of invasive goats on Battowia and the Pillories Islands in St....

This $109,300.85 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports Island Conservation and its partners in establishing a new population of the endangered Virgin Islands tree boa on Savana Island, U.S. Virgin Islands. The key activities funded through this 3-year award (Oct 2023 - Sept 2026) are: 1) Eradicating invasive rats from Savana Island to create suitable habitat for the boa, 2) Establishing...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $250,036 Formula Grant through the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) program (CFDA 15.634) to the Department of Planning & Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This grant will fund several conservation initiatives from October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024, including: DFW acting as a liaison between USFWS and the territory, administering Pittman-Robertson and other aid programs, and preparing new...

The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $297,241 Project Grant to Island Conservation to support activities creating capacity for invasive species eradications in the U.S. Virgin Islands and establishing a refuge for the endangered Virgin Islands tree boa. The grant was awarded on July 25, 2022 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories federal grant program (CFDA 15.875). Through this funding, Island Conservation will pursue projects bolstering the...