Formula Grant F15AF00037

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $235,347.49 Cooperative Agreement to Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, doing business as Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, to improve grassland ecosystem health and help reverse the decline of grassland bird populations in western Nebraska from September 2022 through September 2025. Under the award, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies will work with a network of wildlife biologists in the region to deliver conservation...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $333,337 Project Grant (CFDA 15.634 - State Wildlife Grants) to the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission to study the breeding and migration ecology of at-risk birds and bats within restored woodlands of the Missouri River corridor. This 3-year grant, starting on January 1, 2025, supports comprehensive conservation efforts focused on protecting and managing species of greatest conservation need in Nebraska. The Nebraska Game...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Ducks Unlimited Inc.'s Great Plains Regional Office $3.54 million under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund grant program to permanently protect 345 acres of land through conservation easements, protect an additional 81 acres through fee title acquisition, enhance over 5,000 acres, and restore over 250 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in the Platte River watershed in Nebraska. The project aims to protect, enhance,...

Under a $810,369 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635), Pronatura Noreste AC will implement a comprehensive watershed management approach in the Valles Centrales region of Mexico. The key activities include: Protecting 27,428 acres of critical grassland corridors through legal conservation agreements to prevent agricultural expansion Promoting sustainable rangeland management on 5,250...

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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,207,796 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to Ducks Unlimited Inc.'s Great Plains Regional Office. The grant will fund habitat conservation efforts in the Central Flyway migration corridor in Nebraska, including the Platte River, Rainwater Basin, and Sandhills regions. Key activities include permanent protection of over 20,000 acres of wetland and grassland habitats through...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) program to the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. This funding will support continued efforts to conserve high-priority and declining grassland bird species across their full annual cycle in western North America and Mexico. Key activities include: Protecting at least 10,000 additional acres of Chihuahuan Desert grasslands and shrublands...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,200,000 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act program to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The grant purpose is to provide technical assistance on privately owned land to benefit wildlife habitat management. The grant has an award date of Nov 1, 2023 and a completion date of Oct 31, 2024. The grant involves three sub-awards to support the overall project: 1) An administrative partnership with Pheasants Forever,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 awarded Bird Conservancy of the Rockies $150,000 under the Adaptive Science federal grant program (CFDA 15.670) to continue advancing the Central Grassland Roadmap Initiative from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. As the catalyzing organization for the Initiative, which now involves over 600 participants from 200 organizations, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies will host a dedicated Grassland Director position. The Director...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to the Sandhills Task Force, a rancher-led non-profit organization. The funding supports the collaborative design and implementation of custom grazing plans and conservation projects on over 40,000 acres of land in Nebraska. Additionally, the agreement establishes a ranch internship program to develop new...