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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L24AS00140FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS: GOALS1. IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH RESTORATION LANDSCAPES, AND ADDRESS HABITAT LAND HEALTH STANDARDS, AND IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY SUPPORTING WILDLIFE MIGRATION SUCH AS BIG GAME, AND MIGRATORY BIRDS. 2. PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT COLLABORATIONS WITH STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE AGENCIES TO ADDRESS DATA GAPS, IMPLEMENT COORDINATED LANDSCAPE OR REGIONAL MONITORING TO INFORM POPULATIONS STATUS AND TREND TIED TO PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTERED BY BLM. 3. SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT WILL ASSIST BLM WITH USING EXISTING ASSESSMENTS OR DATA TO UNDERSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON LANDSCAPE OR PRIORITY ECOSYSTEMS IMPORTANT TO ACHIEVING SHORT- AND LONG-TERM HABITAT OBJECTIVES, FOR EXAMPLE WATER AVAILABILITY DURING EXTENDED DROUGHTS, OR NEW OR EMERGING IMPACTS FOR INVASIVE SPECIES.THIS PROPOSED PROJECT SEEKS TO COORDINATE WORK BETWEEN STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES AND THE BUREAUOF LAND MANAGEMENT ON GOLDEN EAGLE MONITORING AND THEIR CONSERVATION RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGYSITING AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST. WE PROPOSE TO CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF STATE FISH AND WILDLIFEAGENCIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND EXISTING GOLDEN EAGLE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS, DATAAVAILABILITY, DATA LIMITATIONS, AND DATA CONCERNS, AND TO DETERMINE HOW THESE DATA ARE OR CAN BE BETTERINTEGRATED INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING CONSULTATIONS. DATA FROM THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WILL BE EVALUATEDBY A TASK TEAM MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR WESTERN STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES, THE BUREAU OFLAND MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AS APPROPRIATE TODEVELOP ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO GOLDEN EAGLE DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT. ASEPARATE TASK TEAM WILL BE FORMED WITH STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN COORDINATORS TO PROVIDE A FORUM FORDISCUSSION AND TO DEVELOP VOLUNTARY RECOMMENDATIONS ON BETTER INCORPORATING RENEWABLE ENERGYCONSIDERATION INTO STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLANS, MOST OF WHICH WILL BE UPDATED AND REVISED BY OCTOBER2025. LASTLY, THIS PROJECT WILL STRIVE TO BETTER COORDINATE AND BUILD STRONGER COLLABORATION BETWEEN THEASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, AND STATE FISH AND WILDLIFEAGENCIES ON GOLDEN EAGLE CONSERVATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING, AND FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MOREBROADLY. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE FIRST MONITORING AND RENEWABLE ENERGY NEEDSASSESSMENT OF STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING PROTOCOL AND STANDARDSTECHNICAL DOCUMENT, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DATABASE NEEDS, CHALLENGES, A ROADMAP FOR FUTUREDATABASE DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLANS, COMMUNICATION OFPROJECT-RELATED FINDING AND PRODUCTS TO STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCY LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS THROUGHCUSTOMIZED WEBINARS, E-NEWSLETTERS, EMAILS, COMMITTEES AND BY OTHER MEANS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OFTHIS PROJECT INCLUDE BIRD CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS AND STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN COORDINATORS, BUREAU OFLAND MANAGEMENT LEADERS AND STAFF, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES SUCH AS THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE,US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, AND PRIVATE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE RENEWABLE ENERGY WILDLIFEINSTITUTE.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L24AS00140FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS: GOALS1. IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH RESTORATION LANDSCAPES, AND ADDRESS HABITAT LAND HEALTH STANDARDS, AND IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY SUPPORTING WILDLIFE MIGRATION SUCH AS BIG GAME, AND MIGRATORY BIRDS. 2. PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT COLLABORATIONS WITH STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE AGENCIES TO ADDRESS DATA GAPS, IMPLEMENT COORDINATED LANDSCAPE OR REGIONAL MONITORING TO INFORM POPULATIONS STATUS AND TREND TIED TO PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTERED BY BLM. 3. SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT WILL ASSIST BLM WITH USING EXISTING ASSESSMENTS OR DATA TO UNDERSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON LANDSCAPE OR PRIORITY ECOSYSTEMS IMPORTANT TO ACHIEVING SHORT- AND LONG-TERM HABITAT OBJECTIVES, FOR EXAMPLE WATER AVAILABILITY DURING EXTENDED DROUGHTS, OR NEW OR EMERGING IMPACTS FOR INVASIVE SPECIES.THIS PROPOSED PROJECT SEEKS TO COORDINATE WORK BETWEEN STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES AND THE BUREAUOF LAND MANAGEMENT ON GOLDEN EAGLE MONITORING AND THEIR CONSERVATION RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGYSITING AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST. WE PROPOSE TO CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF STATE FISH AND WILDLIFEAGENCIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND EXISTING GOLDEN EAGLE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS, DATAAVAILABILITY, DATA LIMITATIONS, AND DATA CONCERNS, AND TO DETERMINE HOW THESE DATA ARE OR CAN BE BETTERINTEGRATED INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING CONSULTATIONS. DATA FROM THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WILL BE EVALUATEDBY A TASK TEAM MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR WESTERN STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES, THE BUREAU OFLAND MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AS APPROPRIATE TODEVELOP ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO GOLDEN EAGLE DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT. ASEPARATE TASK TEAM WILL BE FORMED WITH STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN COORDINATORS TO PROVIDE A FORUM FORDISCUSSION AND TO DEVELOP VOLUNTARY RECOMMENDATIONS ON BETTER INCORPORATING RENEWABLE ENERGYCONSIDERATION INTO STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLANS, MOST OF WHICH WILL BE UPDATED AND REVISED BY OCTOBER2025. LASTLY, THIS PROJECT WILL STRIVE TO BETTER COORDINATE AND BUILD STRONGER COLLABORATION BETWEEN THEASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, AND STATE FISH AND WILDLIFEAGENCIES ON GOLDEN EAGLE CONSERVATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING, AND FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MOREBROADLY. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE FIRST MONITORING AND RENEWABLE ENERGY NEEDSASSESSMENT OF STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING PROTOCOL AND STANDARDSTECHNICAL DOCUMENT, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DATABASE NEEDS, CHALLENGES, A ROADMAP FOR FUTUREDATABASE DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLANS, COMMUNICATION OFPROJECT-RELATED FINDING AND PRODUCTS TO STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCY LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS THROUGHCUSTOMIZED WEBINARS, E-NEWSLETTERS, EMAILS, COMMITTEES AND BY OTHER MEANS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OFTHIS PROJECT INCLUDE BIRD CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS AND STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN COORDINATORS, BUREAU OFLAND MANAGEMENT LEADERS AND STAFF, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES SUCH AS THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE,US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, AND PRIVATE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE RENEWABLE ENERGY WILDLIFEINSTITUTE.
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