Project Grant F18AP00841

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 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 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...

This $885,040 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program supports Pronatura Noreste AC, a non-profit organization in Mexico, in implementing a comprehensive habitat conservation and management project in the Sierra Madre Oriental region. The key activities include: Protecting over 91,143 acres of critical habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife across two state...

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 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 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 $644,767 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) will support Manomet, Inc., a non-profit organization, to conduct shorebird surveys along the coasts of Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. The surveys will target declining or poorly understood Nearctic shorebird species such as Hudsonian godwit, whimbrel,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $595,825 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program (CFDA 15.635) to Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon, a non-profit university in Mexico. The grant supports a 2-year project focused on conserving two priority grassland areas in northern Mexico that provide critical habitat for over 30 species of migratory grassland birds. Key project objectives include: Maintaining connectivity and...

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,...