Project Grant F20AP10258

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program awarded a $800,161 Project Grant to Fundacion Para La Conservacion De LOS Andes Tropicales Cat, a non-profit organization, to support conservation efforts in the Mache-Chindul Reserve in Ecuador. The primary objectives of this 2-year grant are to: (1) acquire 91 hectares of priority habitat to establish connectivity with a globally important wetland, (2) monitor migratory bird use of overwintering habitat, (3)...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $674,360 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) project grant to Fundacion De Conservacion Jocotoco, a non-profit organization in Ecuador. The two-year project aims to reduce habitat loss and information gaps on 114,000 acres, forming ecological corridors in northern Ecuador. Key activities include patrolling the Jocotoco Narupa Reserve to mitigate threats, monitoring migratory bird...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program (CFDA 15.635), supports conservation efforts in the Mache-Chindul Reserve in Ecuador. The $799,508 award, granted on May 23, 2024, will enable the prime recipient, Fundacion Para La Conservacion De LOS Andes Tropicales Cat, to acquire and protect priority habitat, restore 40 hectares of degraded land, and expand a remote...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 awarded a $822,753 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) to Fundacion De Conservacion Jocotoco, a non-profit organization based in Ecuador. This grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, supports the organization's efforts to conserve and monitor neotropical migratory bird habitats across Ecuador. Key activities include habitat protection through...

This Project Grant award of $185,629 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program supports habitat restoration and community engagement in Colombia's Western Andes. The funding will enable the recipient, Saving Nature, Inc., to reforest 594 hectares with over 650,000 native trees by 2024, expanding non-breeding habitat for 18 species of neotropical migratory birds, including 5 priority species. To...

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...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,029,589 Project Grant to the non-profit organization Provita for the "Migratory Bird Conservation via Agroforestry IV" project under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635). The project aims to assist in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds by providing financial resources for partnership projects within the ranges of these bird species. The grant is effective from Jul 1, 2023...

This $811,254 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635) supports efforts by the American Bird Conservancy, a non-profit organization, to conserve migratory songbirds in northern Peru. Key products and services to be delivered include planting 135,320 new trees and coffee plants across 247 acres to establish new bird habitat, working with local farmers to adopt bird-friendly land use practices,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635), awarded a $753,158 project grant to Fundacion Proaves De Colombia. The funding supports two key strategies: 1) Establishing 11 permanent migratory bird biodiversity research stations across critical regions of Colombia to expand infrastructure and enable Colombian and international researchers to study neotropical migratory birds, with the goal of updating...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,350,485 Project Grant through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (NMBCA) program to Fundación Para El Ecodesarollo Y La Conservación (Fundaeco) to support a 3-year project focused on "Improved Neotropical Migratory Bird Habitat Conservation through the Expansion of Fully Protected Zones and Connectivity Between Protected Areas in Caribbean Guatemala." The project aims to expand fully protected zones and...