Cooperative Agreement P20AC00610

The National Park Service awarded a $230,170 cooperative agreement to Hawks Aloft Inc. from March 1, 2021 through October 31, 2025 under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. Hawks Aloft will conduct research on forest restoration and fire impacts on bird communities in northern New Mexico. As part of this cooperative research effort, Hawks Aloft will study bird species in Jemez Springs, New Mexico to provide the National...

The Oregon Zoo received a $2 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657) to undertake the Condor Restoration Resiliency Project. Funding will support infrastructure improvements at the zoo's Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation to ensure continued and uninterrupted California condor breeding efforts in support of species recovery goals. Projects include...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $228,948 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) to The Institute For Bird Populations, a non-profit organization specializing in avian research and conservation. The purpose of this 3-year project is to survey for the presence of the declining pinyon jay in 25 national parks across the American Southwest. The surveys, using both in-person visits and autonomous...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) will implement a priority action to mitigate lead poisoning, the primary cause of mortality in the endangered California condor population. The $608,130 grant, awarded to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), will fund a comprehensive approach involving community outreach, scientific studies, and increasing...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA #15.944) engages the Klamath Bird Observatory (KBO), a non-profit organization, to determine trends in bird communities within six national parks in southern Oregon and northern California from 2026-2028. The $139,325.80 project will involve field crews surveying breeding bird populations to identify species present, assess their relative abundance, and monitor population...

The Peregrine Fund, Inc. was awarded a $650,000 three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657). The grant will support recovery efforts for the endemic and endangered Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk, whose population was devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Key services include captive propagation to increase productivity through clutch removal and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $678,797 Project Grant to Habitats Resilientes, A.C. under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation grant program (CFDA 15.635). The grant will support conservation activities for the Mountain Plover, a bird species experiencing significant population declines, at its wintering habitat sites in the Ascension region of Chihuahua, Mexico. Specifically, the grantee will (1) secure long-term protection of...

The National Park Service awarded $179,770 under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program (CFDA 15.945) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on July 13, 2022. The award will support resurveying 78 sites in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park to determine impacts of the KNP Complex Fire on California spotted owl occupancy. The University will deploy acoustic recording units at locations surveyed in 2021 to scan for California spotted owls and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded a $277,126 Cooperative Agreement under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963) to the Tucson Audubon Society. The project aims to address declining avian biodiversity, focusing on the vulnerable Desert Purple Martin, a neotropical migrant nesting in saguaro and cardon cacti. Key activities include: 1) tracking migration routes and overwintering locations in Brazil using satellite tags,...