Project Grant F15AP00962

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters supports a conservation effort in the Somuncura Plateau in Patagonia, Argentina. The $277,560 grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, aims to increase habitat for endangered species, reduce human-wildlife conflict, and promote ecotourism as a sustainable activity. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) managing water sources to protect them from trampling,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $1,375,534 project grant under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to The Fort Worth Zoological Association, doing business as the Fort Worth Zoo, to support the conservation and recovery of the endangered Puerto Rican crested toad. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) Establish an in situ conservation center to increase captive breeding and genetic diversity of toads for reintroduction, 2)...

This $132,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4, under the Candidate Species Conservation program (CFDA 15.660), will fund genetic analysis and population modeling to help inform conservation of the gopher frog (Lithobates capito). Tangled Bank Conservation will sequence thousands of genetic loci from 1,000 existing gopher frog samples across the species' range. They will assess phylogeographic structure, identify potential distinct...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $108,170 to the University of Montana to evaluate threats to at-risk amphibian species in the western United States. The project aims to investigate how factors such as drought, non-native predators, habitat loss, and pathogens are impacting the distribution and abundance of priority amphibian species including the Northern Leopard Frog, Arizona Toad,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) provides $400,000.00 to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to continue and expand long-term monitoring and management of endangered, threatened, and special status ranid (frog) species in CDFW's North Central Region. The key objectives are to obtain current data on the distribution and relative abundance of...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Birdlife International a $866,100 project grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA #15.635) program. The grant will fund a 2-year project to improve habitat quality and connectivity for migratory and resident grassland birds in southern South America, with a focus on Argentina. Key project activities include habitat restoration, bird population monitoring, environmental education, and development of...

This $174,433.16 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) aims to advance the recovery of the frosted flatwoods salamander, a species faced with significant conservation challenges. The key activities of this 3-year project include expanding headstarting and habitat restoration efforts to bolster the Fort Stewart salamander metapopulation, conducting comprehensive surveys...

This $201,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional program (CFDA 15.640), will support conservation efforts for the critically endangered yellow-naped Amazon parrot in eastern El Salvador. Key objectives include: Protecting parrot nests through community-based monitoring and conservation incentive payments in the San Miguel and Usulután departments. Engaging local community members in a ranger...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.657 Endangered Species Recovery Implementation) provides $1,476,265.71 in funding to The Longleaf Alliance Inc., a non-profit organization, to support the conservation and recovery of rare and endangered amphibian and reptile species in the Gulf Coastal Plain ecosystem of Florida. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include restoration...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $204,753 to the Wildlife Conservation Trust to address invasive plants that are degrading essential habitats for the recovery of the Oregon spotted frog in the North Puget Sound region. The project will combine annual management of reed canarygrass and other invasive plants with longer-term solutions to replace...