Project Grant F14AP00405

This $934,994 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program supports efforts by Birds Canada to improve knowledge and advance conservation opportunities for neotropical migratory birds in Ontario's boreal and adjoining forest regions. The two-year project, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, will focus on activities such as habitat protection, restoration, species...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $549,164 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) to conduct a study on bird community changes in the St. Louis River Estuary (SLRE). The goal is to determine how recent remediation and restoration efforts in the heavily degraded SLRE have improved breeding habitat conditions for wetland-dependent birds at both the site and...

This $190,494 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) will be used by Birds Canada to address conservation of the Bicknell's Thrush in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The key objectives are to: 1) facilitate communication between timber companies and regulators to implement best practices for preventing habitat degradation, 2) assess Bicknell's Thrush occupancy of potential...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Manomet, Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, a $109,450 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) to assess the importance of three priority shorebird sites in Argentina's Pampas region. The two-year project will 1) evaluate the use of these sites by shorebird species, especially the Lesser Yellowlegs, 2) explore the connectivity between these wintering areas and different breeding populations,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.655), awarded a $193,205 Cooperative Agreement to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to conduct one year of rapid assessment surveys monitoring tidal marsh sparrows in 20 marshes in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. A crew of three experienced avian field technicians will perform the surveys using established protocols, with results to be...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $666,705 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) project grant to Associacao De Pesquisa E Preservacao De Ecoss Aquatico (Aquasis) in Brazil. The goal is to document habitat use and migratory movements of key shorebird species, including Red Knot, Short-billed Dowitcher, and Ruddy Turnstone, that utilize the Banco dos Cajuais, a regionally important non-breeding site. The objectives are to assess local...

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 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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program will fund a $414,271 assessment of climate-mediated range shifts to evaluate the refugial capacity of protected areas for birds in the Upper Great Lakes region. The University of Minnesota, as the prime awardee, will subaward to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to execute the research objectives. The key expected outcomes include...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637) provides $132,830 in funding to The University of Manitoba to quantify polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC) concentrations in eggs of common eider ducks across 18 breeding sites in eastern Canada. The study aims to establish baselines against which managers can quantify the impacts of current and future anthropogenic activities, oil...