Project Grant 982106G144

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $615,048 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) to the non-profit organization Birdscaribbean. This 2-year grant supports Birdscaribbean's efforts to restore key biodiversity areas in Anguilla that are important habitats for migratory birds. Specifically, the grant will fund Birdscaribbean's services related to landbird monitoring, habitat restoration, and...

This two-year, $227,885 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional CFDA program, will support the Wildlife Conservation Society in developing the capacity of a newly-formed community association in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve to sustainably manage a forestry concession. Specifically, the grantee will design and implement a community-based biological monitoring program to evaluate...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $778,778 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program to the Walkers Institute For Regenerative Research Education And Design Inc. in Barbados. The grant will fund a 2-year project to conserve shorebirds in Barbados through wetland restoration, research, education, and community engagement. Key activities include habitat protection and restoration, migratory bird population...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a 5-year, $749,309 Cooperative Agreement to Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC), a non-profit organization, to increase seabird nesting success and productivity on Battowia and the Pillories Islands in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The project aims to create approximately 150 acres of improved seabird nesting habitat through the removal of invasive goats, conduct public outreach to educate the community on environmental issues and...

The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) received a $175,155.97 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). Through this funding, SCA will provide conservation services, education, and career training opportunities for youth and young adults on Department of the Interior lands. Key activities include sea turtle conservation tasks such as nesting and stranding data collection, nest detection...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Headquarters Region 9 awarded a $192,164 Project Grant through the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) to Asociacion Procosta, a non-profit organization in El Salvador. The project aims to empower local communities to enhance and sustain hawksbill sea turtle nesting productivity at three key sites in El Salvador: Jiquilisco Bay, Los Cbanos, and Punta Amapala. Key activities include safeguarding over 600 hawksbill...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.655), awarded a $117,796 cooperative agreement to Clemson University to conduct research on the endangered Black-capped Petrel (BCPE). The project aims to improve understanding of the BCPE's at-sea habitat use, movement patterns, and migration paths to support designation of critical habitat and assess potential impacts of offshore activities. Key activities...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) provides $804,746 to support Birdlife International's conservation efforts in the Ecuadorian Choco-Andes region. The key products and services to be delivered through this 2-year grant include: Protecting at least 15,000 hectares of priority habitat for migratory and threatened endemic birds by establishing new private or sub-national protected areas....

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,350,485 Project Grant through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program to Fundación Para El Ecodesarollo Y La Conservación (Fundaeco) to support a 3-year project focused on "Improved Neotropical Migratory Bird Habitat Conservation through the Expansion of Fully Protected Zones and Connectivity Between Protected Areas in Caribbean Guatemala." The project aims to expand fully protected zones and...

This $140,250 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) supports Envirosurvey Inc., a Puerto Rico-based minority-owned non-profit organization, in implementing operational field strategies to promote habitat connectivity between remnant mature native forests and surrounding agricultural landscapes. The key objectives and activities include: 1) Identifying at least 5 coffee plantation properties...