This $710,788 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) will support the development and implementation of a conservation plan for the migratory route of the Golden-cheeked Warbler (GCWA) and other priority neotropical migratory bird species in the Sierra Plegada region of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental. The grantee, Habitats Resilientes, A.C., aims to: 1) establish standardized...
This Project Grant award of $821,354.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) supports the conservation of Central American pine-oak forests and protection of wintering habitat for the golden-cheeked warbler. Key activities include: Establishing 4 nurseries (1 in Guatemala, 3 in Honduras) to produce 50,000 native plants for restoring 50 hectares of pine-oak forest. Strengthening 7 fire brigades...
Pronatura Sur, A.C., a non-profit community development organization, has been awarded a $793,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) to support conservation efforts for the endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler in Mexico. Through this 2-year grant, Pronatura Sur will: Protect 1,300 hectares of indigenous community forest habitat and establish a legal conservation mechanism on 2,000 additional hectares of communal...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.631 - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program) provides $130,000.00 in funding to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to restore 812 acres of privately owned grasslands in Texas. The goal is to reverse the downward trend of grassland wildlife species by managing invasive plant species and restoring native warm season grasses, forbs, and pollinator plants. This will improve...
This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 5 Project Grant award for $187,500.00 under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637) will enable the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) to implement habitat conservation on private and public lands in New York to support the recovery of the golden-winged warbler (GWWA) and improve overall forest health. The project aims to restore at least 400 acres of forest and shrubland habitat that is compatible with GWWA best management...
This $1,200,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) will fund longleaf pine restoration and habitat enhancement projects on state, private, and tribal lands across the Southeast United States. The prime awardee, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), will work with sub-grantees including the American Bird Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, The Longleaf Alliance, and the Land Trust For Louisiana to...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the CFDA 15.608 Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program will support a $240,089.17 research project conducted by the American Bird Conservancy. The project aims to investigate the responses of young forest bird species, including the threatened Golden-winged Warbler and Eastern Whip-poor-will, to experimental silvicultural treatments designed to improve northern hardwood forest regeneration....
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program (CFDA 15.635), has awarded a $839,496 Project Grant to Pronatura Sur, A.C., a non-profit organization in Mexico. The grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will support Phase V of Pronatura Sur's efforts to conserve the wintering habitat of the endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler in Mexico. Key activities include protecting over 1,500 hectares of indigenous community forest...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $307,692 Formula Grant under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The project aims to enhance the agency's ability to implement habitat restoration practices on private lands to benefit the endangered Houston toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis) and other species of greatest conservation need in the state's pine-oak savanna ecosystems. Restoration activities include selective removal of understory brush...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) provides $150,000 in funding to the Texas A&M Forest Service to deliver cost-assistance to individual private landowners in the Neches River and Cypress Basin watersheds of East Texas. The project aims to enhance habitat for federal trust and game species through brush management and prescribed fire on a minimum of 4,835 acres. Key...