Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation

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Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, intends to make a sole source award of a grant agreement to the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (hereafter VCE). Funding for this project is provided under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 742a-754, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 2901-2911. VCE was selected to receive this award based on a combination of the following criteria: 1) this project is a continuation of activities for which VCE has already been funded including managing the Mountain Birdwatch Program, completing the 2010 version of the Conservation Action Plan, and , and 2) VCEâ¿¿s unique qualifications for successfully completing the work described below with regard to Bicknellâ¿¿s Thrush breeding population monitoring and various conservation activities. VCE has previously been funded to manage the Mountain Birdwatch bird monitoring program for Bicknell's Thrush and other high elevation birds, including coordinating data collection and conducting data management and analysis. VCE has also been previously funded to lead the development of the first version of the Conservation Action Plan for Bicknell's Thrush as well as implement winter habitat protection and restoration activities on Hispaniola. This project continues these various conservation efforts for Bicknell's Thrush, including monitoring the breeding population, revising the Conservation Action Plan, and continuing winter habitat conservation work on Hispaniola. The VCE staff has been conducting research and conservation activities for this species for more than 20 years, and it has an unparalleled record of experience successfully working with this bird and in leading the International Bicknell's Thrush Conservation Group, the working group that has formed to the advance conservation of this species. They have demonstrated success in managing the Mountain Birdwatch monitoring program for 15 years, in completing the development of the 2010 version of the Conservation Action Plan, and in working with a variety of partners to advance winter habitat conservation on Hispaniola.
Federal Grant Title: Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation
Federal Agency Name: Fish and Wildlife Service
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: F16AS00359
Type of Funding: Information not provided
CFDA Numbers: 327903
CFDA Descriptions: Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation
Current Application Deadline: Jul 26, 2016 Intends to make a sole source award.
Original Application Deadline: Jul 26, 2016 Intends to make a sole source award.
Posted Date: Jul 19, 2016
Creation Date: Jul 19, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 28, 2016
Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $1,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $450,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact
Program Specialist Annelee Motta 413-253-8539 [email protected]
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