Migratory Bird Project Support: Monitoring, Assessment, Conservation

The summary for the Migratory Bird Project Support: Monitoring, Assessment, Conservation grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Migratory Birds, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Migratory Bird Project Support: Monitoring, Assessment, Conservation: This announcement is for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 2, FY 2009 Migratory Bird Project Support for the conservation of bird species. Special emphasis is placed on bird species listed in USFWS conservation and management priorities (e.g., regional USFWS Birds of Conservation Concern 2008, Focal Species list, Birds of Management Concern). Implementing national, regional, flyway, Bird Conservation Region, and state-level bird conservation plans (e.g., Partners in Flight North American Landbird Conservation Plan ( http://www.partnersinflight.org ), U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan ( http://shorebirdplan.fws.gov ), North American Waterbird Conservation Plan ( http://www.waterbirdconservation.org ), North American Waterfowl Management Plan ( http://birdhabitat.fws.gov/NAWMP/nawmphp.htm ), and State Wildlife Action Plans) are among the USFWS's highest priorities. This project is a continuation of a cooperative effort among faculty of Stephen F. Austin State University, USFWS R2 Refuge Division, and USFWS R2 Division of Migratory Birds. The goal of the investigation is to determine the environmental sources and availability of lead on National Wildlife Refuges of the upper coast of Texas, evaluate the impact of lead exposure (relatively high based on recent investigations) on populations of mottled ducks (USFWS Focal Species), and develop recommendations to remediate the availability and impacts of lead on mottled ducks and other waterbirds on the Refuges. There is no Full Announcement associated with this notice of intent to make a single-source award.