Project Grant F15AP00171

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) provides $370,000 to Pronatura Noroeste, a non-profit conservation organization, to expand the assessment of the conservation status of the Pacific Red Knot (Calidris canutus roselaari) at key non-breeding sites in northwest Mexico. The primary objectives are to estimate the population size and trend, annual survival, and migratory movements of...

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...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $693,900 Project Grant to Pronatura Noroeste, a non-profit organization and foundation, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635). The 2-year project leverages local partnerships to track migratory bird movements at different geographic scales. Key activities include: Strengthening capacities and expanding the Motus wildlife tracking network to better understand the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish & Wildlife Service awarded a $878,353 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) project grant to Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization in Mexico. This two-year grant from July 2024 to June 2026 will support comprehensive efforts to increase the resilience and reduce the vulnerability of the Janos GPCA grasslands in Mexico. Key activities include: Protecting 17,526 acres of priority grassland properties through legal...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Pronatura Noroeste, a Mexican non-profit conservation organization, a $7,291,187 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program for the 2024-2026 grant cycle. The funding supports Pronatura Noroeste's efforts to protect and improve migratory waterfowl and shorebird habitat in northwest Mexico, a critical non-breeding region for shorebirds along the Pacific Americas Flyway. Key...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program (CFDA 15.635), has awarded a $839,496 Project Grant to Pronatura Sur, A.C., a non-profit organization in Mexico. The grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will support Phase V of Pronatura Sur's efforts to conserve the wintering habitat of the endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler in Mexico. Key activities include protecting over 1,500 hectares of indigenous community...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $531,970 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program to Grupo De Ecologia Y Conservacion De Islas AC, a foreign-owned non-profit organization, to conduct the following activities on the Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve in Mexico: Baseline monitoring of the abundance and distribution of 12 neotropical migratory bird species. Evaluation of the impact of invasive...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,501,173 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) grant to Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization, for a 2-year project. The grant will support conservation, restoration, and sustainable management activities across 5,948 acres in the Grassland Priority Conservation Areas of Cuchillas de la Zarca and Malpais in Mexico. Key activities include establishing conservation reserves with native grasslands,...

The Organizacion Vida Silvestre, A.C. received a two-year, $639,475 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant was funded through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to support critical wetlands conservation activities in Mexico. Specifically, the grantee will deliver projects focused on increasing and rehabilitating water drainage networks, improving water sources for migratory birds like redhead...

Under a $810,369 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635), Pronatura Noreste AC will implement a comprehensive watershed management approach in the Valles Centrales region of Mexico. The key activities include: Protecting 27,428 acres of critical grassland corridors through legal conservation agreements to prevent agricultural expansion Promoting sustainable rangeland management on...