Project Grant 19DG11132762220

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Friends of the Chicago River $165,665 under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) on September 1, 2026, to develop an art-focused exhibit on urban wildlife in the Chicago region. The project, titled "Birds, the River, and You," will explore migratory birds and permanent avian residents through an outdoor plaza component designed to draw passersby and an indoor exhibit providing deeper educational experiences. The work...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded The Chicago Zoological Society (Brookfield Zoo) $618,939 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to build staff capacity in conservation education delivery. Brookfield Zoo will conduct professional development workshops for education staff, adult volunteers, and teenage science conservation scholars to strengthen their facilitation skills for public conservation programming. The project will develop...

The Chicago Zoological Society, operating as Brookfield Zoo, was awarded a $491,844 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will fund the development of a sustainable model to build the capacity of K-12 educators to advance conservation leadership through student-centered, inquiry-based instruction with multi-disciplinary connections. Key activities include revising and developing training curriculum,...

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...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Birdlife International a $866,100 project grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA #15.635) program. The grant will fund a 2-year project to improve habitat quality and connectivity for migratory and resident grassland birds in southern South America, with a focus on Argentina. Key project activities include habitat restoration, bird population monitoring, environmental education, and development of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) will provide $200,000 to the Chicago Park District to establish 1.25 acres of native dune habitat along the Lake Michigan shoreline at Calumet Park in Chicago. Key project activities include importing and grading clean sand, installing gravel to create nesting habitat for piping plovers, and planting native marram grass and milkweed to stabilize the dunes and support pollinators. The...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program awarded a $800,161 Project Grant to Fundacion Para La Conservacion De LOS Andes Tropicales Cat, a non-profit organization, to support conservation efforts in the Mache-Chindul Reserve in Ecuador. The primary objectives of this 2-year grant are to: (1) acquire 91 hectares of priority habitat to establish connectivity with a globally important wetland, (2) monitor migratory bird use of overwintering habitat, (3)...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3, awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $201,703.20 to the National Audubon Society, Inc. under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) on July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. In partnership with the Chicago Park District, Audubon Great Lakes will deliver habitat restoration services across 360 acres of marsh, prairie, and savanna habitat located in Illinois. The...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $278,369 Project Grant to the Sky Island Alliance, a non-profit conservation organization, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) program. The grant funds a 2-year project focused on grassland bird conservation efforts in Sonora, Mexico. Specific activities include assessing and restoring springs and wetlands, conducting wildlife surveys, removing invasive species, developing conservation...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,501,173 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) grant to Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization, for a 2-year project. The grant will support conservation, restoration, and sustainable management activities across 5,948 acres in the Grassland Priority Conservation Areas of Cuchillas de la Zarca and Malpais in Mexico. Key activities include establishing conservation reserves with native grasslands,...