Project Grant 90NA8449

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) provides $1,173,742.00 to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to support conservation efforts for critically endangered Hawaiian forest birds. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant funding include: 1) Research on the natural history, threats, and recovery techniques for Hawaii's endangered Puaiohi...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council. The project aims to benefit native Hawaiian birds by establishing a forested corridor between 6,000 and 8,000 feet on the eastern slope of Mauna Kea. Key deliverables include purchasing and planting 8,000 native trees and shrubs to connect the Mauna Kea State Forest Reserve and Hakalau...

The University of Hawaii (UH) received a $308,822.73 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The award is for a 2-year project to advance monitoring efforts for endangered native Hawaiian bird species in response to climate change. Key project activities and deliverables include: Establishing a cloud-based repository, called Kilokani, to store and analyze historical and current forest...

This $666,602 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program aims to establish a second population of the endangered Kohekohe honeycreeper bird on Hawaii Island. The Kohekohe is identified as a species of greatest conservation need in Hawaii's State Wildlife Action Plan and is currently restricted to a single population of less than 1,768 individuals on the windward slopes of Haleakala Volcano. The...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Sustainable Molokai a $931,464 project grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The grant will fund the MAHIA'AI MOA PROJECT from September 15, 2022 through September 14, 2025. Under this award, Sustainable Molokai will deliver services to help beginning farmers and ranchers in Kaunakakai, Hawaii enter and improve their successes in farming and ranching. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher...

This $634,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) will support infrastructure renovations and construction activities at the Maui Bird Conservation Center to enhance community engagement and recovery efforts for endangered Hawaiian birds. Key deliverables include building two accessible education aviaries for the alala and Hawaiian honeycreeper, clearing non-native...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded $5.55 million under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program to the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources. The funding will support major expansion of the Maui Bird Conservation Center managed by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in partnership with state and federal wildlife agencies. The award will fund planning, design, permitting, land clearing, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $700,000 project grant under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the conservation and restoration of the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, a 240-acre wetland that provides critical breeding habitat for three federally listed endangered...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), awarded a $165,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to support active restoration of Lehua Island's ecosystems. The funding will be used to control introduced avian predators, such as barn owls, that threaten the island's diverse seabird populations, as well as enhance biosecurity measures to maintain Lehua's rat-free status. This project aims to improve the health...

This $144,516 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 supports efforts to increase protection of endangered seabirds in montane habitats on Maui and Oahu, Hawaii during their breeding season from October 2022 through September 2027. The funding assists the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, a sub-awardee of the State of Hawaii, to control non-native mammalian predators that threaten Hawaiian petrels, Newell's...