Project Grant 601816G261

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded Ducks Unlimited Inc.'s Great Plains Regional Office a $6.3 million project grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program. The grant will support the acquisition of conservation easements to permanently protect 7,646 acres of prairie pothole region habitat in North Dakota, benefiting migratory birds and other wildlife. Funding will be used from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025 to acquire...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637) provides $128,480.28 to the Wildlife Management Institute, Inc. to support a Conservation Operations and Administration Manager position for the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV). The position serves a key role in managing the operations, budgeting, financial agreements, grants, and administrative functions across the PPJV's five-state region. The Manager supports the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded Birds Canada, a Canadian non-profit organization, a $850,169 project grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) to conserve grassland birds in the Canadian prairies. The 2-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will fund Birds Canada's efforts to protect and restore grassland habitats, conduct species monitoring and research, and engage local communities in conservation initiatives for...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $5,950,000 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). This 3-year grant, awarded on January 1, 2024, supports activities that contribute to the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture's vision of healthy and diverse prairie, parkland, and boreal landscapes. Key project activities include: Securing at least 700 acres of wetlands and 2,119 acres of associated upland habitat through...

This $160,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) supports long-term monitoring of landbird populations across 13 national park units in the Northern Great Plains region. The awardee, the non-profit Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, will implement a standardized regional bird monitoring program using the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) sampling...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will provide $4,444,071 to The Nature Conservancy of Canada to secure and enhance wetland and upland habitat within the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture region in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The grant will fund the permanent protection of at least 350 acres of wetlands and 1,325 acres of associated uplands through fee-simple...

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...

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. 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 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...