Cooperative Agreement P15AC01140

This $188,679 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey will fund research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University examining appropriate survey standards for bat species impacted by white-nose syndrome. The research will determine optimal acoustic sampling and mist netting levels of effort, duration, and sites to conclusively assess presence or absence of the endangered Indiana bat, threatened northern long-eared bat, and at-risk little brown and tricolored bats....

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $292,721 Project Grant to Purdue University under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to track the migratory behavior and winter activity of endangered bat species in Mammoth Cave National Park. The research will use the MOTUS wildlife tracking system to monitor the movement of Indiana bats, northern long-eared bats, and tricolored bats as they migrate and congregate at fall swarm sites. The...

This $130,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) supports Bat Conservation International, Inc. (BCI) in conducting internal wildlife surveys at abandoned mine openings in the Mojave National Preserve (MOJA) in California. The goal of this project is to complete surveys to identify the presence of wildlife, particularly Townsend's big-eared bat and desert tortoise,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $285,714.29 cooperative agreement to Bat Conservation International, Inc. from November 1, 2021 through December 30, 2025 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program. The award will support collaboration between the awardee and the funding agency to process and share North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) data. The Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program aims...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded $340,416 to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634) from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025. The award will support efforts to expand and implement the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABAT) in Iowa and Illinois. NABAT aims to create a comprehensive continental monitoring program to systematically gather and process bat population data, allowing for...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $152,845.62 and issued on September 20, 2023, supports a project through the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) managed by the National Park Service. Under this award, Bat Conservation International, Inc. (BCI), a non-profit organization, is partnering with the National Park Service to map and survey bat populations in a series of mine complexes located within Death Valley National...

The National Park Service awarded a $190,000 cooperative agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from June 2022 through June 2027 under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program (CFDA 15.945). The university will characterize bat population ecology within three national parks by using acoustic detectors and mist netting to capture, process, and radio track bats to day roosts and foraging areas from June through...

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 $191,220 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the CFDA 15.808 Research and Data Collection program, supports research to assess the impacts of contaminants on bat populations in the context of Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) cases. The primary objectives are to: 1) Review how bats are considered in existing NRDAR cases, including exposure pathways, species traits, and contaminant classes; 2) Identify NRDAR cases likely to...

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...