The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $198,880.46 Cooperative Agreement to the Great Basin Bird Observatory, a non-profit organization, under the Department of the Interior's Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The funding supports the integration of wildlife occurrence data, specifically land bird data, into BLM's Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) program across 125-150 sites in the Great Basin region. Key objectives include: Collecting land bird occurrence...
This $144,768 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides funding to the Institute for Bird Populations to conduct avian research and monitoring in the Richfield Field Office of Utah. The purpose is to document the presence and seasonal trends of pinyon jay and other pinyon-juniper-sagebrush ecosystem bird species across areas that have undergone pinyon-juniper removal...
This $160,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) supports long-term monitoring of landbird populations across 13 national park units in the Northern Great Plains region. The awardee, the non-profit Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, will implement a standardized regional bird monitoring program using the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) sampling...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $1,815,756 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Montana's O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The project will support the acquisition of consistently collected, high-quality terrestrial resource monitoring data on BLM-managed lands in Idaho. Key activities include conducting terrestrial inventory, assessment, and monitoring; developing and improving the monitoring program...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), will fund a $253,445.80 project led by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). The project aims to coordinate between state fish and wildlife agencies and the BLM on golden eagle monitoring and conservation related to renewable energy development in the western U.S. Key deliverables include a needs...
This $375,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management's Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) supports the Birds of Prey NCA Partnership (BOPP), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Idaho. Through this 5-year award from September 2024 to September 2029, BOPP will: Conduct habitat improvement activities on public lands managed by the BLM, including exotic weed removal, native plant installations, and native...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $105,500 Cooperative Agreement under its Recreation and Visitor Services program (CFDA 15.225) to the Birds of Prey NCA Partnership Inc., an Idaho 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The award, with a performance period from September 14, 2024 to September 13, 2029, will enable the organization to expand its education and outreach activities focused on the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. Key activities include the...
This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) to Bat Conservation International, Inc. (BCI). The award, with a performance period from September 16, 2024 to September 16, 2029, will fund projects that address the following key objectives: Identifying and supporting wildlife habitat restoration projects in alignment with BLM restoration landscapes, land health standards, and wildlife...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $209,315.10, granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), will support projects that address wildlife habitat restoration, connectivity, and climate change impacts on public lands. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) Identifying and supporting projects that align with BLM's habitat restoration landscapes and land...
This $1,064,623.50 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) will fund Bat Conservation International, Inc. (BCI) to implement science-driven habitat restoration actions and ongoing wildlife monitoring to benefit bat and other wildlife populations. Over the 5-year agreement, BCI will work closely with BLM staff to identify and select high-priority habitat restoration projects on public lands, focusing on water...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), provides $400,000 in funding to the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. The funding will support expanding the organization's Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program to conduct additional bird surveys on BLM lands in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The expanded monitoring will provide robust population estimates for migratory birds, including those of conservation concern, at various spatial scales to inform conservation planning and decisions on BLM-managed lands. The project will also develop a web-based tool to enable BLM biologists to assess population-level impacts of renewable energy projects and other activities. Annual reports and a final comprehensive analysis will be produced to support natural resource management in the target states.