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The Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program is a voluntary, incentive-based program that provides direct technical assistance and financial assistance in the form of cooperative agreements to private landowners to restore and conserve fish and wildlife habitat for the benefit of federal trust resources. The PFW Program is delivered through field staff active in all eight Great Lakes States with the goal of benefiting the Great Lakes ecosystem by improving habitat for wildlife that reside there and improving water quality. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program staff coordinate with project partners, stakeholders and other Service programs to identify geographic focus areas and develop habitat conservation priorities within these focus areas. Geographic focus areas define where the program directs resources to conserve habitat for federal trust species. Project work plans are developed strategically, in coordination with partners, and with substantial involvement from Service field staff. Service staff coordinate the development of the plans for the restoration projects and implement the project with assistance from landowners and other partners. The program has been in existence since 1987 and has over 32 years of successful delivery. Project selection will seek to align or support the Secretary's priorities. The program also advances the Department of the Interior's mission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission, and PFW's mission, promotes biological diversity, and is based upon sound scientific biological principles. Program strategic plans inform the types of projects funded under this opportunity.

The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) seeks grant proposals for research aimed at advancing the science of fertility control methods for humane management of wildlife. Acceptable research projects will support the Institute's mission and comply with its ethics policy on treatment of animals and may include research focused on: Success rates of wildlife fertility control methods as applied in the field including logistical feasibility The impact of wildlife fertility control on animal social dynamics and physical health Public attitudes toward fertility control as a wildlife population management tool Research and development of new approaches Cost effectiveness of fertility control Development of animal identification and fertility control delivery systems Grants will not exceed $50,000. Grants are limited to one year, although the Institute may consider renewal funding. Grant proposal due date: May 15, 2017

Selected recipients have a demonstrated interest and the capacity to work cooperatively with the USFWS to develop and administer projects focused on providing employment, educational, and public-service opportunities for U.S. citizens, legal residents, and veterans between 18 and 35 years. Projects are developed based on needs identified by USFWS offices at the national, regional and local levels that will lead to the development of project scopes of work in consultation with the youth-serving organizations selected as program partners under Notice of Funding Opportunity F16AS00108. Funds under this award are to be used to place a Digital Media Ranger Intern and an Urban Wildlife Conservation Program Intern at FWS Headquarters, NWRS Visitor Services. An Urban Wildlife Conservation Program Intern (Intern) will be physically located at FWS Headquarters (40 hours per week for 52 weeks). The Intern will provide research assistance and gather recommendations on potential and existing partnerships. The Intern will travel to one or two urban wildlife refuges to work alongside field staff and partners directly connecting with communities. The Intern will provide technical assistance on websites, webinars and other media. A Digital Media Ranger (DMR Intern) Intern will be physically located at FWS headquarters (40 hours per week for 52 weeks. The DMR Intern will plan, create and deliver social media and youth engagement campaigns on multiple platforms; coordinate with other digital media rangers on collecting, cataloging the media produced on our over 560 wildlife refuges, and the DMR Intern will participate in migrating media to a new digital asset management system. The DMR Intern will travel to one or more national wildlife refuges to work alongside other digital media rangers, or assist with projects.

With generous support from the Cleveland Zoological Society, the Asia Seed Grants Program provides funds to support field conservation and research projects in Asia. Annual awards ranging from $1000 to $3500 will be made to conservation and research initiatives involving wildlife and their habitats, and educational or cultural activities that involve or impact wildlife and their habitats. Ideal projects have clear and direct conservation impact, positively affect local people and create opportunities for capacity building in country. Projects focusing on the following areas of special interest to the Zoo are strongly encouraged to apply: -Wildlife protection (law enforcement, illegal wildlife trade issues, etc.) -Human wildlife conflict mitigation -Development and promotion of sustainable environmental practices -Habitat protection and restoration (terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems) -Capacity-building, education/training, community-based conservation and development -Conservation biology, ecology and natural history studies (terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems)

This announcement serves as a Request for Proposals for the Webless Migratory Game Bird Program (WMGBP) for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY2019). The primary purpose of the WMGBP is to support activities that will improve management of the 16 species of webless migratory game birds (WMGBs) in North America. The Migratory Shore and Upland Game Bird Support Task Force, organized through the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, developed a set of priority information needs by convening a series of workshops. The workshops included broad representation (i.e., federal and state agencies, conservation organizations, and university researchers) familiar with the research and management needs for WMGBs. Priorities identified at the workshops must be used to guide proposal development and will be used by the review committee to select projects that address these priority information needs. Priorities are available below and in full at or by contacting the program manager listed in Section IV. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will oversee the WMGBP including administration of grants, purchase orders, and contracts for projects. The USFWS is authorized to support the WMGBP through the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended (16 U.S.C. 742a¿754); Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (16 U.S.C. 661¿667e); Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (16 U.S.C, 2901- 2911); Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 709a).

Wildlife Acoustics' mission is to support efforts in conservation and environmental stewardship. Wildlife Acoustics wants to enable those involved in animal biology, research and conservation to do their best work easily and quickly. To that end, Wildlife Acoustics has established a grant program to support bioacoustics research efforts from chiropteran, avian, terrestrial, amphibious and marine wildlife, to everything else in between. 

The Papoose Conservation Wildlife Foundation in Del Mar, California, is unique in that it focuses on both wildlife science and children's experiences in nature and seeks to merge these two missions to see children become the scientists of tomorrow working to preserve wildlife diversity. To advance this mission, the foundation is inviting applications for its Children in Nature and Applied Conservation grants programs. Through the program, grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in two separate categories: Children in Nature - Programs aimed at providing opportunities for children to explore nature or expand children's appreciation of nature. Programs may include classroom learning but the majority of the program must take place in a natural environment. Preference is given to projects connecting children to lesser-recognized species or habitats. Applied Conservation - Projects focused on the conservation of free-ranging wildlife or plant species in their natural habitat. Work may include the protection of species and/or habitats. Preference is given to projects focused on lesser-recognized species.

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.

Central Africa is a globally important region for forest and biodiversity conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works closely with national governments, U.S. agencies, and a range of other partners to ensure a strategic, results-based approach to wildlife conservation in the region. In collaboration with U.S. Agency of International Development¿s (USAID) Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), the Service is providing this funding opportunity to reduce threats to key wildlife populations, and to develop the requisite individual and institutional conservation capacity to undertake long-term conservation programs.Funding will only be considered for projects that impact wildlife populations in the following countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Please review the Notice of Funding Availability for each funding opportunity for specific details.

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative targets the most significant environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem by funding and implementing federal projects that address these problems. One goal is to improve habitat and wildlife protection and restoration. Using appropriations from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program anticipates funding wetland and associated upland habitat restoration and enhancement projects for conservation of native Great Lakes fish and wildlife populations, particularly migratory birds. Restoration projects will be completed on privately owned (non-federal/non-state) lands. Emphasis will be placed on, but not limited to, completing projects within the watersheds of Great Lakes Areas of Concern. The PFW Program is not a traditional grants program; it is a direct federal assistance program. The PFW Program does not solicit projects through a request for proposals. Instead, projects are developed in collaboration and with substantial involvement from PFW field biologists. PFW biologists from eight Great Lakes states work directly with landowners to plan and implement projects based on priorities and geographic focus areas identified in a regional strategic plan. Substantial involvement on the part of the Service is anticipated for the successful completion of the activities to be funded. In particular, the Service will be responsible for the following: PFW biologists provide direct technical assistance to landowners to identify, design and implement voluntary habitat improvement projects, such as wetland restoration, or grassland establishment, on private lands. For more information, contact the local PFW Program office. For office contact information please visit: http://www.fws.gov/partners/contactUs.html.

The objective of this program is to provide for the conservation of wildlife species. Conservation includes, but is not limited to, gaining knowledge about species and their habitats, providing for protection or management of species sites and their habitats, and restoring and enhancing rare species habitat within Oregon and Washington. The BLM is interested in understanding threats to Sensitive and other species of concern and implementing conservation measures to address the threats on BLM administered lands. Typical projects include Special Status wildlife of particular species or groups of species including, but not limited to, the following: conducting inventories and threat assessments of species populations or their habitats, conducting monitoring and evaluation of populations and habitats, conducting studies to identify factors influencing Special Status wildlife populations, production of conservation assessments and other conservation documents, habitat modeling and risk assessment modeling, habitat improvement, restoration, or maintenance studies or implementation, development of interpretative programs, displays, education or training materials, demonstration of innovative management practices for protection, conservation, and management of Special Status wildlife and their habitats.

With generous support from the Cleveland Zoological Society, the Asia Seed Grants Program provides funds to support field conservation and research projects in Asia. Annual awards ranging from $1000 to $3500 will be made to conservation and research initiatives involving wildlife and their habitats, and educational or cultural activities that involve or impact wildlife and their habitats. Ideal projects have clear and direct conservation impact, positively affect local people and create opportunities for capacity building in country. Projects focusing on the following areas of special interest to the Zoo are strongly encouraged to apply: · Wildlife protection · Human wildlife conflict mitigation · Development and promotion of sustainable environmental practices · Habitat protection and restoration · Capacity-building, education/training, community-based conservation and development · Conservation biology, ecology and natural history studies · Species/taxa based projects that focus on species within the Zoo's collection will be given priority.

Inventory, maintenance, restoration, and conservation of species and their habitats in cooperation with Federal and State wildlife agencies and other partner organizations in order to ensure the health of public lands for future generations. Projects to include, but would not be limited to: vegetation restoration; control/eradication of noxious and/or invasive weed species; reduction of catastrophic wildfire risk; improvement of habit resiliency and connectivity across jurisdictional boundaries; identifying areas to improve hunting and wildlife recreational opportunities; monitoring of priority habitat areas through maintaining data sets and geospatial information; analysis of the impacts of Federal land and water management actions on wildlife habitat; educational outreach activities to inform the public of the effects of drought, wildland fire, unusual weather events, and insects/disease on the preservation of wildlife.

Wildlife Resource Management--BLM California Wildlife Program helps ensure self-sustaining populations and a natural abundance and diversity of wildlife on public lands for the enjoyment and use of present and future generations. The program is responsible for maintaining, restoring, and conserving species and their habitats in cooperation with the Federal and State wildlife agencies, and other partner organizations. BLM administered public lands are home to thousands of mammals, reptile, avian, amphibian, and invertebrate species over some of our nation¿s most ecologically diverse and essential habitat.

The goal of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is to target the most significant environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem by funding and implementing federal projects that address these problems. As part of this initiative, the two bird habitat joint ventures that are in the Great Lakes watershed the Upper Mississippi and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture will be working with the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration programs in the Midwest and Northeast Regions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to competitively fund state and other partner projects for long term habitat restoration, enhancement or protection, for conservation of native Great Lakes fish and wildlife populations, particularly migratory birds. Preference will be given to activities that help meet the habitat goals of the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture Implementation Plan or the Lower Great Lakes St. Lawrence Plain (BCR 13) Bird Conservation Region Plan, other relevant bird conservation plans, and State Wildlife Action Plans.

This program will support implementation of the Island Lake Fire Burned Area Rehabilitation (BAR) Plan. This BAR plan describes activities and treatments for lands and wildlife habitats burned during the Island Lake Fire. The fire burned wetland, riparian and upland vegetation composed of a mix of native and exotic species. The primary fire carrier was common reed (Phragmites australis), which allowed the fire to spread quickly throughout the river corridor. Dense stands of exotic saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) and areas with sparse and healthy stands of native mesquite, cottonwood, and willow were also consumed. Potential restoration sites were initially evaluated based on vegetation, site conditions, soils, water table depth, and fire severity. Sites were then prioritized based on the probability for restoration success. Strategic restoration efforts will be focused in areas encompassing about 6 percent (ca 200 acres) of the overall 3,304 acre fire. The identified restoration areas will be further refined through on the ground evaluation of desirable site characteristics listed above. The primary rehabilitation concern is re establishment of native wildlife habitats including riparian cottonwood and willow forest and mesquite woodlands. These habitats are increasingly rare and very productive for a diversity of wildlife species. This rehabilitation effort will focus on facilitated recovery of native species through integrated removal and herbicide treatment of exotics, cottonwood and willow pole planting, mesquite seeding, and flood irrigation. Activities under this funding opportunity will include, but are not limited to:Preparing restoration site boat accessAssistance with restoration site assessmentsRemoval of non-native saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) and common reed (Phragmites australis) through manual removal or herbicide treatmentsSite preparation activities such as raking, irrigating, and soil preparationMesquite seed collectionCottonwood and willow pole harvestingPol

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is now accepting applications for its 2016 Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards. This award program, named in honor of the organization's late founder and president for over 50 years, provides grants of up to $10,000 to award recipients to help spur innovative research on humane, nonlethal tools and techniques for wildlife conflict management and for studying wildlife.

Launched in 2005 as a partnership between Walmart Stores and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Acres for America, NFWF's premier land conservation program, was established to provide urgently needed funding for projects that conserve important large-scale habitats for fish, wildlife, and plants through land acquisitions and perpetual conservation easements. The program gives preferential consideration to proposals that demonstrate potential to achieve more than one of the program's priorities, which include conserving critical habitats for birds, fish, plants, and wildlife; connecting existing protected lands to unify wild places and protect critical migration routes; providing access to the outdoors for people; and ensuring the future of local economies that depend on forestry, ranching, and wildlife.

Expand wildlife hunting and viewing opportunities and increase access; work with State agencies to meet wildlife population objectives; work with rural communities to enhance economic opportunities related to wildlife; work to enhance habitat for upland game, waterfowl, big game and watchable wildlife; provide employment opportunities for youths and veterans; provide consistent data to streamline energy and grazing permitting, and land use planning; partner with conservation stewardship organizations to increase habitat quality.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service¿s mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The International Affairs Program delivers on this mission through its financial assistance programs by supporting strategic projects that deliver measurable conservation results for priority species and their habitats around the world. In collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development¿s (USAID) Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), USFWS is providing this funding opportunity to conserve Central Africa¿s most important wildlife strongholds, to support the region¿s parks and other protected areas, and to address regional threats to wildlife.