The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering this grant to the Massachusetts Audubon Society to develop and implement best management practices for predation control affecting key breeding shorebirds. This grant is for enhancing the conservation of species like American Oystercatcher, Wilson’s Plover, Snowy Plover, and Piping Plover along the U.S. Atlantic coast. It addresses a top priority identified by the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative, a program coordinated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The project will focus on developing and promoting effective predator management strategies, implementing them at demonstration sites, and supporting outreach and training activities. This initiative aims to improve the coordination and effectiveness of efforts to protect migratory shorebirds from predation, fulfilling mandates under acts like the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Opportunity ID: 294416
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F17AS00238 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.655 — Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 06, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 12, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 12, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $30,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $30,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | This notice is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Cummaquid, MA. The intent of the award is to develop Best Management Practices for predation management of focal breeding shorebirds in North America. Improved predation management has been identified as a top priority by the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative, an effort developed and coordinated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with over 50 partners. The AFSI implementation plan for predation focuses management efforts on four coastal temperate breeding shorebirds American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus, Wilsonâ¿¿s Plover Charadrius wilsonia, Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus, and the federally threatened Piping Plover Charadrius melodus. This project will improve and expand predator management efforts using the following strategies identified in AFSI 1 develop and promote BMPs 2 implement predator management efforts at representative demonstration sites and 3 assist with outreach and training activities through coordination with affiliated projects. Implementation of these strategies will improve range wide coordination and efficacy of predation management efforts along the U.S. Atlantic coast.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, intends to make a sole source award of an cooperative agreement to Mass Audubon. Funding for this project is provided under the U.S. 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. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is mandated to protect migratory bird species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 1918 with additional protections for species listed as Endangered or Threatened under the Endangered Species Act 1973. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Annelee Motta 413-253-8539
annelee_motta@fws.gov Email:annelee_motta@fws.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 294416 Full Announcement-NOFO Single Source Announce -> NOFO Single Source Announcement_Apr2017.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Annelee Motta 413-253-8539 annelee_motta@fws.gov Email: annelee_motta@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.655 | PKG00233008 | Jun 06, 2017 | Jun 12, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
294416 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
294416 SF424B-1.1.pdf
294416 SF424A-1.0.pdf
294416 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
294416 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
294416 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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