Cooperative Agreement F25AC00910

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $111,999.79 Cooperative Agreement to Conservation Science Global Inc., a non-profit organization, through the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670). The project aims to use existing and new telemetry data to identify the distribution and relative abundance of golden eagles in the southeastern United States, and deliver decision-support tools to help accelerate the responsible development of renewable energy in the region. The key products...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660), awarded a $102,500 Project Grant to the Golden Eagle Audubon Society in Boise, Idaho. The grant funding will be used to support the Society's conservation and community outreach efforts focused on at-risk bird species in southwest Idaho. Key project activities include stewardship of habitat restoration sites, expansion of conservation education programming, implementation of a habitat patch...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $253,445.80 to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) to coordinate work between state fish and wildlife agencies and the BLM on golden eagle monitoring and conservation related to renewable energy development in the western United States. The key products and services to be delivered through this 2-year...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $252,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) to Pacificorp's Rocky Mountain Power division. The study aims to quantify the effects of painting a single turbine blade black on eagle fatality rates at wind turbines, as well as determine impacts on non-eagle bird and bat species. This research will help federal and state regulatory agencies understand the potential impacts...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure, under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074), provides $827,019 to the University of Massachusetts to develop models and algorithms for inferring bird population movements from citizen science data. Leveraging billions of bird observations from the eBird citizen science project, the awardee will create computational tools to simulate migratory routes and produce movement...

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...

This $305,237 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program supports a 3-year study on the status and ecology of three state-threatened raptor species in Texas: the zone-tailed hawk, gray hawk, and common black hawk. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the state agency responsible for conserving Texas' natural resources, is the prime recipient for this award. The project will conduct...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was awarded a $343,305 Formula Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. The purpose of the grant is to survey and monitor Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) nests in the Sacramento Valley over two breeding seasons (2025 and 2026) to assess breeding population status and inform habitat management. The research will be conducted by a graduate student and field technician under the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $693,900 Project Grant to Pronatura Noroeste, a non-profit organization and foundation, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635). The 2-year project leverages local partnerships to track migratory bird movements at different geographic scales. Key activities include: Strengthening capacities and expanding the Motus wildlife tracking network to better understand the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $113,820 Cooperative Agreement under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) to Clemson University to conduct research on the endangered Black-capped Petrel (BCPE). The funding will support tracking studies to improve understanding of the BCPE's at-sea habitat use, movement patterns, and migration paths across its annual cycle. This research aims to assist with the designation of critical habitat and...