Cooperative Agreement F24AC02001
- The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $212,640 Project Grant to Red Caribena De Varamientos Inc. (RCV), a Puerto Rico-based non-profit organization that serves as the sole federally-authorized manatee critical care facility outside the continental United States. This grant was funded under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance program (CFDA 15.683), which provides financial assistance for response, rescue, and rehabilitation of protected marine mammals....
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $210,301.44 Project Grant to Red Caribena De Varamientos Inc., doing business as the Caribbean Stranding Network, under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 15.683). The funding supports the organization's efforts to enhance its capabilities for responding to and providing veterinary care for stranded, injured, or ill Antillean manatees in Puerto Rico. Key objectives include acquiring specialized rescue and medical...
- The Red Caribeña De Varamientos Inc. received a $143,081.60 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2021 under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.683) to improve and expand rehabilitation facilities, sample collection and archiving, and post-release monitoring of Antillean manatees in Puerto Rico. The work will be carried out through September 30,...
- The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $204,973.44 Project Grant to Red Caribena De Varamientos Inc. (RCV) under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance program (CFDA 15.683). This funding supports RCV, through its Caribbean Stranding Network division, in enhancing its capabilities as the sole federally-authorized Antillean manatee critical care facility outside the continental United States. Key objectives include: covering 50% of salaries for rescue, animal...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 15.683) will provide $122,500.00 in funding to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) in Puerto Rico. The grant aims to acquire equipment that will facilitate improved manatee stranding response and rescue capabilities in Culebra Island and across Puerto Rico. Key objectives include purchasing jet skis to...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $152,275 Project Grant to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance program (CFDA 15.683). The funds will support the Department's Marine Mammal Rescue Program (MMRP) in enhancing its capabilities for marine mammal stranding response, including training, planning, outreach, and improving equipment and resource availability. Specifically, the grant...
- This Project Grant award of $379,593 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615) to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) in Puerto Rico. The funding will support various initiatives to conserve and recover threatened and endangered species, including: Continuing to support the propagation and monitoring of the Puerto Rican crested toad (Peltophryne...
- The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $3.9 million cooperative agreement to the Fish & Wildlife Foundation Of Florida Inc. under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657) to support the maintenance and inspection of a network of federal manatee protection area markers throughout Florida from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2027. Under the award, the Foundation will manage a reporting system for damaged markers;...
- 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...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $10.6 million cooperative agreement to the Institute For Socio-Ecological Research to construct five acres of coral reef habitat at three locations in Puerto Rico through the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program. Under this award, the Institute and its subawardees will strengthen ecosystem resilience by addressing the current state of low coral cover and diversity in Puerto Rico's reefs. They will accomplish this...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $950,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to HJR Reefscaping, a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned business in Puerto Rico. The project aims to collaborate with federal and local agencies to install at least 50 new manatee waterway signs (3'x4') on single pilings within manatee high-use areas in Puerto Rico, similar to the signage used in Florida. This effort is intended to enhance manatee protection efforts in Puerto Rico by improving visibility and enforcement of speed zones, minimizing impacts to manatee habitat and watercraft, and increasing boater understanding of the marked areas. The project will run from October 2024 through September 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $950.0k | 7/22/24 |