Project Grant F17AP00179

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $111,020.00 to restore suitable nesting habitat for the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Puerto Rico. The goal is to reduce threats and enhance the quality of nesting beaches across approximately 128 acres along the southwest, south, and southeast coasts of the island, including Vieques. Planned restoration actions include constructing...

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Honu Project (doing business as World Turtle Trust) under the Unallied Projects program (CFDA 11.454) for the Hawaii Island Hawksbill Project (HIHP). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, funds conservation and research activities focused on the recovery of endangered hawksbill sea turtles in Hawaii. The primary deliverables include monitoring nesting activity...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Ecolibrium, Inc. a $205,573 Project Grant under the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) program. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, aims to promote holistic sea turtle conservation efforts in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and wider Caribbean. The key objectives are to: 1) strengthen and coordinate international networks and conventions that advance multi-scale sea turtle conservation,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $158,600 project grant under the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) to Grupo Tortuguero De Las Californias, A.C., a nonprofit organization based in Mexico. The grant, awarded in August 2024, aims to build on the experience and momentum of the initial phase of the "MARES COMUNIDAD" project. The key objectives are to: 1) Design and facilitate structured knowledge exchange workshops to co-develop...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded The Ocean Foundation $341,906 under the Broad Agency Announcement federal grant program (CFDA 11.015) to support genetic sampling and data compilation efforts for sea turtle nesting populations from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The key products and services to be delivered include collecting genetic samples from leatherback, green, and hawksbill sea turtle nesting sites to expand baseline nesting datasets defining...

This $174,160 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) will support community conservation efforts for leatherback turtles in the Playa Chacahua Sanctuary in Oaxaca, Mexico over three years. The key objectives are to: 1) Estimate the leatherback turtle nesting population through monitoring and nest protection activities, 2) Implement a strategy to manage invasive predators in the surrounding...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $127,017 Project Grant under the Broad Agency Announcement (CFDA 11.015) to The Ocean Foundation to collect sea turtle genetic samples. This will contribute to conservation and management planning efforts, and improve stock assessments and status reviews for sea turtle populations. The project will run from Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024. Sea turtles are important components of healthy ocean and coral reef...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $389,154 Project Grant to the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, a non-profit research organization, under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The goal of this 3-year project is to improve the viability of the endangered short-tailed albatross (STAL) and decrease risks to its population. Key activities include: 1) Establishing a stable STAL breeding population on an island other than Torishima, which currently...

This $144,516 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 supports efforts to increase protection of endangered seabirds in montane habitats on Maui and Oahu, Hawaii during their breeding season from October 2022 through September 2027. The funding assists the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, a sub-awardee of the State of Hawaii, to control non-native mammalian predators that threaten Hawaiian petrels, Newell's...