Project Grant F21AP01291

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'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...

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 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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $982,190 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. The funding will support research and capacity building at the Rio Bravo Conservation Management Area in Belize. The key deliverables include: Quantifying demographic parameters (e.g., survival) for priority migratory bird species along gradients of silvicultural intensity in the RBCMA, and...

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 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 $1,350,485 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...