Project Grant 26DG11132762166

This Cooperative Agreement award of $780,984.66 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 1 under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (CFDA 15.637) program supports the activities of the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture. As a facilitator and convener, Pacific Birds brings together partners to collaborate on strategic planning, funding, project delivery, and communications related to conserving migratory bird habitats across the Pacific Flyway. The award enables Pacific Birds...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $3,176,250 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658). This 5-year project, starting February 2024, will work to stabilize and increase beach-nesting bird populations in Texas through habitat protection, stewardship, outreach, and monitoring activities. The project focuses on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Birds of Conservation Concern and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded Ducks Unlimited Inc. a $710,902 Cooperative Agreement under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637) for the period of September 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. As the coordinator for the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture, Ducks Unlimited will facilitate collaboration among partners conducting conservation activities for migratory birds. Key deliverables include strategic planning, project delivery,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $780,985.00 and funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, supports the work of the Pacific Birds Migratory Bird Joint Venture (CFDA 15.637). Through this agreement, the non-profit organization Ducks Unlimited Inc. serves as the facilitator and convener, bringing together partners to collaborate on strategic planning, funding, project delivery, and communications related to the conservation of migratory bird...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $134,785.62 Cooperative Agreement to Birdlife International, a global non-profit conservation organization, under the Combating Wildlife Trafficking Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.679). The project aims to enhance collaboration among recipients of the Species Conservation Catalyst Fund, strengthen their capacity, and raise public awareness to reduce illegal and unsustainable international songbird trade, with a focus on...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Baker, in Oregon, to implement conservation actions that increase the quality and quantity of sagebrush habitat and reverse the sage-grouse population trend in the Baker County Priority Area for Conservation (PAC). The grant funds will be used to implement Tier 1 projects, which include removing juniper from high priority...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), provides $400,000 in funding to the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. The funding will support expanding the organization's Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program to conduct additional bird surveys on BLM lands in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The expanded monitoring will provide robust...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded Oregon State University a $105,000 cooperative agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to assess the influence of ravens on the Baker, Oregon sage-grouse population through raven removal. The cooperative agreement, awarded February 12, 2021 for a period ending November 1, 2021, will support Oregon State University's efforts to secure endangered species information and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) will fund research by SUL Ross State University to assess the suitability of livestock tanks and ephemeral ponds as habitat for migratory and wintering grassland birds in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. The $176,785 award will support the use of automated recording units, point counts, and GPS tracking of...

This $295,168 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) will support Oregon State University in implementing conservation actions for sage grouse in southeast Oregon. The project aims to restore degraded sagebrush steppe habitats and mesic resources that are critical for sage grouse populations on the 16,645-acre Trout Creek Mountain Ranch. Key activities include developing innovative...