The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $511,109 Cooperative Agreement under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) to the Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI), a non-profit research organization based in Maine. The award will fund the continued development and expansion of BRI's Stochastic Collision Risk Assessment for Movement (SCRAM) web application, which estimates the risk of avian collisions with offshore wind energy turbines in the U.S....
This $118,812 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration will fund an airport wildlife hazard assessment and development of a wildlife hazard management plan for airports associated with Arcata, California. The grant was awarded on June 23, 2021 under the Airport Improvement Program, with completion expected by June 22, 2025. The intended beneficiary is the County of Humboldt Aviation Division. Through conducting the wildlife hazard assessment and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $665,877 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC). The grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, supports comprehensive conservation efforts for migratory birds in the Dominican Republic. Key activities include: Maintaining and improving management and law enforcement capacity on over 64,000 hectares across five...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $283,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a non-profit organization, to protect public parks in southeast Wisconsin from the cascading effects of the emerald ash borer. The funding will support mitigating the impacts of the invasive emerald ash borer insect to restore forest structure, function, and resiliency at Homestead Hollow County Park, Sauk Creek...
The Indianapolis Airport Authority was awarded a $183,771 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant will fund the third phase of installing 17,500 feet of wildlife fencing at airports associated with Indianapolis, Indiana. Specifically, this phase will install an additional 1,000 feet of fencing to enhance safe...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $464,100.59 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The purpose of this agreement is for ABC to collaborate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to hire a Kirtland's Warbler recovery forester to complete conservation activities. These activities include increasing the acreage and quality of conserved and managed forest habitats consistent with the...
The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) was awarded a $127,591 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The grant will support ABC's efforts to advance landscape-scale mosquito control in key conservation areas in Hawaii through October 2024. Products and services provided under the award include outreach and communications activities to build awareness and engagement among local...
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $180,000 Cooperative Agreement to Health Research, Inc.'s Wadsworth Center division for the Don't Pack a Pest Traveler Outreach Program. The program is being conducted under the Wildlife Services federal grant program (CFDA #10.028), which aims to reduce damage caused by mammals and birds, including disease reservoir species, through control and research activities emphasizing humane methods. Through this...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the CFDA 15.608 Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program will support a $240,089.17 research project conducted by the American Bird Conservancy. The project aims to investigate the responses of young forest bird species, including the threatened Golden-winged Warbler and Eastern Whip-poor-will, to experimental silvicultural treatments designed to improve northern hardwood forest regeneration....
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a $2,118,721.11 Project Grant under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to the County of Chautauqua in Jamestown, New York. The grant will fund the installation of 12,500 feet of replacement wildlife fencing to enhance safe airfield operations by mitigating wildlife hazards, which is the final phase of a larger 25,000-foot fencing project. This grant award is part of the FAA's broader efforts to support the development and...