Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00096
The Midwest Migratory Bird Conservation Program is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 3 funding opportunity that supports on-the-ground and broad-scale conservation work for migratory birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as long as those species are not federally listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The program is rooted in several long-standing federal wildlife authorities, including the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In practical terms, the program is aimed at keeping common and at-risk migratory bird populations healthy before they decline to the point of needing ESA listing, by investing in habitat, management, and other actions that measurably improve conservation outcomes.
Geographically, proposals are expected to benefit birds tied to the USFWS Region 3 footprint, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Projects can be located within these states, particularly in non-breeding season areas that are important to birds that breed in Region 3, or they can be broader efforts that still produce clear, tangible benefits for birds occurring in these states. This allows the program to fund work that may happen across landscapes and seasons, as long as the outcome meaningfully supports Region 3 migratory bird populations.
The opportunity is a discretionary federal funding program listed under CFDA 15.647 (Migratory Bird Conservation). It has been in place since the late 1980s, but annual funding levels are not fixed. Awards depend on discretionary dollars within the USFWS Midwest Migratory Bird Conservation Program budget, which means amounts can change year to year based on congressional appropriations and other competing program needs.
From an approach standpoint, the program is explicitly guided by the Strategic Habitat Conservation (SHC) framework, which is USFWSs structured, science-based business model for achieving wildlife population and habitat results. SHC emphasizes setting biological objectives, designing conservation at a landscape scale, delivering targeted actions, and then monitoring and evaluating results so future decisions can be adjusted based on what worked. Applicants should expect that competitive projects will align with this logic by clearly linking proposed actions to priority bird conservation needs and by including some way to assess outcomes rather than only describing activities.
As posted for this specific opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00096, created March 29, 2018), the agency anticipated making about three awards, with an award ceiling of $80,000. Funding instruments included both grants and cooperative agreements, and the activity category was natural resources. Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement. The original application closing date for that posting was May 29, 2018.Apply for F18AS00096
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Midwest Migratory Bird Conservation Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.647.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 29, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 29, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $80,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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