Cooperative Agreement F24AC00458

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.655), awarded a $193,205 Cooperative Agreement to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to conduct one year of rapid assessment surveys monitoring tidal marsh sparrows in 20 marshes in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. A crew of three experienced avian field technicians will perform the surveys using established protocols, with results to be...

The National Audubon Society Inc. will receive $390,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 to implement post-construction adaptive management techniques at the Great Meadows Marsh Unit of the S.B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge from April 29, 2022 to December 31, 2026. Funded activities under the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities program (CFDA 15.677) include invasive species control through herbicide...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $210,012 Cooperative Agreement to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF) under the FWS Coastal grant program (CFDA 15.630) to assist the FWS in completing at least 10 municipal beach management plans, as well as surveying for birds, herptiles, and mammals, and restoring approximately 200 acres of habitat for fish and wildlife through invasive species control, grassland restoration, and wetland enhancement in the Pinelands region,...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 193 acres of native habitat at the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area. The restoration will include excavating tidal channels and removing invasive plant species from 59 acres of salt marsh. An additional 8.5 acres will be planted as high marsh and tidal...

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $116,513 Cooperative Agreement under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) to the University of Delaware. The agreement will fund pre-restoration monitoring and assessment of saltmarsh sparrow populations and tidal marsh bird communities in the Northeast to evaluate the impacts of various marsh restoration techniques, including sediment placement, tidal restriction mitigation, hydrological restoration, and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded a $125,904 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bird Conservancy under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The funding supports the Texas Shorebird and Seabird Stewardship Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under the award, the American Bird Conservancy will deliver technical and financial assistance to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement projects that...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $562,015.98 Formula Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Natural Resources South Carolina Department. The purpose of this 2-year grant project is to promote the conservation of waterbirds in South Carolina. Key activities include: Posting nesting closures and educational signs at up to 30 sites for seabirds and shorebirds, monitoring for violations, and providing technical assistance to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $778,778 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program to the Walkers Institute For Regenerative Research Education And Design Inc. in Barbados. The grant will fund a 2-year project to conserve shorebirds in Barbados through wetland restoration, research, education, and community engagement. Key activities include habitat protection and restoration, migratory bird population...

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...