Cooperative Agreement W9128F1720029

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), under their Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), provides $1,490,055.99 to support the protection of natural resources on Wake Atoll. The award funds Island Conservation, a non-profit organization, to station a commensal manager and up to three technicians on Wake Atoll from March 2024 through October 2024. The commensal team will assist with all aspects...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) awarded a $249,893.60 Cooperative Agreement under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028) to Island Conservation, a non-profit organization, for the Wake Atoll Rodent Eradication Project, Phase 3. The award, with a period of performance from March 1, 2025 to March 1, 2026, supports the organization's efforts to eradicate invasive species, such as rats and mice, from Wake Atoll in order to protect...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $192,150.00 and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), is for the purpose of environmental monitoring on Wake Island Atoll to protect natural resources. The award, with a performance period from April 1, 2024 to April 1, 2025, will be implemented by Landcare Research New Zealand LIMITED, also known as Manaaki Whenua, a for-profit...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $230,449.00 Formula Grant to the Guam Department of Agriculture, Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant will fund the division's data collection efforts to monitor the shore-based and boat-based fisheries around Guam from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The data collection program includes creel surveys to gather catch and effort information,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $149,862 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division. The grant provides funding for the Division's long-running data collection efforts on shore-based fisheries around Guam. Key activities include creel surveys to gather catch and effort data, participation surveys to track total fishing effort, and aerial surveys to monitor areas inaccessible...

This $650,878 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1 under the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634). The grant funds a four-year collaborative research project between the Guam Department of Agriculture's Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (GDAWR) and the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). The key objectives of the project are to: i) bring Bumphead Parrotfish (locally known as Atuhung) to...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437) will provide $100,000.00 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR) to gather comprehensive data on commercial and recreational fishing activities in the region. The project will survey fish catch quantities, species, lengths, weights, locations, dates, and times in order to support...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $131,662.26 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant funds the FISH LIFE HISTORY ANALYSIS PROGRAM, which focuses on collecting and analyzing critical life history parameters of coral reef fishes and bottom fish species commonly harvested for recreation and subsistence in the CNMI....

The Guam Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, received a $100,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant funding will support the establishment of an in-house biosampling lab that will process fish samples and generate life-history and reproductive biology data to drive management policies for Guam's aquatic natural resources, specifically reef fish....

The Government Of Guam- Department Of Administration Bureau Of Statistics And Plans Division was awarded a $280,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) to create local capacity in Guam to determine if contaminated fish are migrating out of areas with standing seafood consumption advisories. The award period is from July 24, 2023 to September 30, 2027. The key products and...