Project Grant R25AP00525
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program. The funding will support efforts to develop an implementation plan that integrates current regulatory requirements and engages key stakeholders to create riparian habitat above and below the Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico. This will allow threatened and endangered avian species like the Southwestern...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $234,110.53 to the National Audubon Society, Inc. to assess avian responses to forest management across the Upper Mississippi River System. The project aims to quantify the relationships between forest structure characteristics and bird species composition and abundance before and after habitat restoration and enhancement activities. Key activities include...
- This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management program provides $109,464.49 to New Mexico State University to conduct research on the effects of energy development and forest management on birds of greatest conservation need in southwestern New Mexico. The key research activities include: 1) investigating territory occupancy and nest survival of arid land birds, especially Bendire's...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) will fund research by SUL Ross State University to assess the suitability of livestock tanks and ephemeral ponds as habitat for migratory and wintering grassland birds in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. The $176,785 award will support the use of automated recording units, point counts, and GPS tracking of...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the CFDA 15.608 Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program will support a $240,089.17 research project conducted by the American Bird Conservancy. The project aims to investigate the responses of young forest bird species, including the threatened Golden-winged Warbler and Eastern Whip-poor-will, to experimental silvicultural treatments designed to improve northern hardwood forest regeneration....
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (CFDA 15.635) program to the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. This funding will support continued efforts to conserve high-priority and declining grassland bird species across their full annual cycle in western North America and Mexico. Key activities include: Protecting at least 10,000 additional acres of Chihuahuan Desert grasslands and shrublands...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247), provides $400,000 in funding to the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. The funding will support expanding the organization's Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program to conduct additional bird surveys on BLM lands in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The expanded monitoring will provide robust...
- This Project Grant award of $579,897 was made by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) program. The grant will be used by the Eco-Logic Development Fund to implement a 4-pillar solution to strengthen conservation area management, train local youth and adults to document migratory bird presence, protect forest habitats through climate change mitigation, and educate children and youth on the...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.654 - National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements) provides $120,000 to the Hermit's Peak Watershed Alliance to conserve and restore the watershed at the Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge. Key project activities include: restoring wetlands and streambanks, controlling erosion and rehabilitating roadways, revegetating riparian areas, and restoring floodplains to create new wildlife...
- 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 RECIPIENT HAS BEEN A SOURCE FOR AVIAN EXPERTISE IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE BOSQUE FOR MULTIPLE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE), THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS), THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH, THE PUEBLO OF SANDIA, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, THE CITY OF RIO RANCHO, AND THE VILLAGE OF CORRALES. THEY HAVE PROVIDED AVIAN EXPERTISE AS PART OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN (MRG-CAP). MRG-CAP INVOLVES A CONSORTIUM OF ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND NGOS THAT HAVE WORKED TO DEVELOP A CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATURAL HABITATS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CORRIDOR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COMPLEX AGRICULTURAL AND URBAN SETTING OF THIS RIVER LANDSCAPE. THE RECIPIENT HAS PROVIDED KEY ROLES IN DEVELOPING AND UPDATING THE AVIAN PORTION OF THE ACTION PLAN. THIS AWARD WILL BUILD ON THESE TASKS AND DOCUMENT THE PRESENCE AND POTENTIAL NESTING OF WILLOW FLYCATCHER AND YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. HAWKS ALOFT, INC. WILL:1)CONDUCT WILLOW FLYCATCHER (WIFL) SURVEYS FOLLOWING U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PROTOCOL AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT IN THE BL-29, BL-30, AND BL-31 SECTIONS OF THE RIVER MILE 163 PROJECT AREA IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE BOSQUE NEAR LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO. BECAUSE THESE AREAS ARE WITHIN CONSTRUCTION SITES, THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT FIVE SURVEYS (ONE DURING SURVEY PERIOD 1 AND TWO EACH DURING SURVEY PERIOD 2 AND SURVEY PERIOD 3) IN ALL THREE SECTIONS.2)CONDUCT YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (YBCU) SURVEYS FOLLOWING U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PROTOCOL AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT IN THE BL-29, BL-30, AND BL-31 SECTIONS OF THE RIVER MILE 163 PROJECT AREA IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE BOSQUE NEAR LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO. THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT FOUR SURVEYS (ONE EACH DURING THE FIRST AND THIRD YBCU SURVEY PERIODS AND TWO DURING THE SECOND SURVEY PERIOD) IN ALL THREE SECTIONS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $50.6k | 9/11/25 |