Cooperative Agreement F26AC00285

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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $2,345,027 Formula Grant to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The purpose of this 5-year grant, which began on January 1, 2024, is to monitor and conserve piping plovers, least terns, and American oystercatchers along the southern coast of Rhode Island and Block Island. Key activities include monitoring, nest and predator protection,...

The U.S. Department of the Navy, through the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), has awarded a $113,760 Cooperative Agreement to Wildlife Innovations, a for-profit company. This 5-year award will support the conservation management of the California least tern, an endangered seabird species, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Specifically, Wildlife Innovations will conduct endangered species monitoring, manage predator...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $666,705 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) project grant to Associacao De Pesquisa E Preservacao De Ecoss Aquatico (Aquasis) in Brazil. The goal is to document habitat use and migratory movements of key shorebird species, including Red Knot, Short-billed Dowitcher, and Ruddy Turnstone, that utilize the Banco dos Cajuais, a regionally important non-breeding site. The objectives are to assess local...

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $8,223,567 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). This funding will enable TPWD to collaborate with local partners to select, construct, and monitor at least 20 acres of oyster reef throughout the Mission-Aransas Estuary near Corpus Christi, Texas. The project aims to expand a network of protected oyster reserves that will provide a long-term...

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 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...

American Conservation Experience (ACE) will recruit and place two wildlife support members to assist with biology projects at the Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex under the mentorship of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff. The award, funded by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), totals $117,483.60 and runs from August 1, 2025, through March 31, 2027. The placed members will...

This $129,907 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) will support Oregon State University (OSU) in implementing the USFWS Caspian Tern Monitoring Strategy for the Pacific Coast region during the 2024 breeding season. The goal is to robustly estimate the population size of Caspian Terns in the Pacific Flyway as part of the USFWS's commitment to the Caspian Tern Management...