The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) are offering this grant for student involvement in their cooperative waterfowl banding program. This grant facilitates continued duck banding at summer breeding grounds across Canada, including remote sites. Students will conduct supervised field operations, potentially with local indigenous populations, to capture and band ducks and collect comprehensive data. Grantees must submit a detailed report covering station conditions, banding schedules (species, age, sex, locations, band numbers), and full records. This initiative provides vital data for waterfowl management and conservation.
Opportunity ID: 55117
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-R9-MBS91200107025 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | WCCBP-Student |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
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 10, 2010 |
Last Updated Date: | Jun 10, 2010 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2010 |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2010 |
Archive Date: | Jul 25, 2010 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $35,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $35,000 |
Award Floor: | $17,500 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
Description: | The USFWS and the CWS have had an ongoing duck banding effort In Canada for many years. Numerous ducks are captured and banded at over 20 sites in prairie Canada. The proposed study is to provide students to continue banding ducks at summer breeding grounds. The objective of this study is to band ducks at summer breeding grounds through participation in the cooperative US – Canada waterfowl banding program. Selected individuals and vendors will be supervised in the field with regard to data processing by a Service employee, and may have to work with local indigenous population on Indian Reservations. Individuals will conduct a waterfowl banding operations at several locations located within various provinces of Canada, to include extremely remote sites in the Northwest Territories. These individuals ultimately will provide a summary report of banding, along with complete data records or all birds banded. The report will contain, at minimum: summary of station conditions (water levels, weather, migration phrenology, etc); banding schedules detailing dates, species, age, sex., banding locations, and band numbers for individual birds banded; summary of banding accomplishments tabulated by species, age, and sex; contacts for station access, inventory of equipment to include the location, amount, and condition of equipment; and any special problems encountered or suggestions for improved operations. |
Link to Additional Information: | – |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sheldon Mixon
Program Support Assistant Phone 301-497-5881 Email:sheldon_mixon@fws.gov |
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Packages
Agency Contact Information: | Sheldon Mixon Program Support Assistant Phone 301-497-5881 Email: sheldon_mixon@fws.gov |
Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
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PKG00019136 | Jun 11, 2010 | Jun 25, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
55117 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf
55117 Budget-1.1.pdf
55117 Mandatory_SF424B-1.1.pdf
55117 SF424A-1.0.pdf