Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00307
The USFWS Migratory Birds Program grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00307) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 3, Division of Migratory Birds. The project focus is the Great Lakes population of Common Terns, with the overall purpose of improving scientific understanding of their migration ecology and related risks that could affect breeding success. The work is grounded in multiple federal wildlife authorities, including the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (as amended), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, reflecting USFWS responsibilities for migratory bird conservation and management.
The core technical goals center on mapping and describing Common Tern movements at a much finer geographic scale than has historically been possible. Specifically, the Service is seeking information on migration routes, important stopover areas, and wintering sites for Great Lakes Common Terns, using the level of geographic specificity enabled by newer tracking and monitoring technologies. In addition to long-distance migration patterns, the opportunity also emphasizes understanding local or regional movements, which can be important for identifying critical foraging areas, habitat use patterns, and potential exposure pathways to contaminants during the breeding season and other life stages.
A major applied conservation component of the opportunity is the investigation of environmental contaminant burdens, with a particular emphasis on mercury. The Service is interested in how accumulated contaminant levels may influence Common Tern reproductive success. In practical terms, this means the funded work is expected to help connect movement ecology with exposure risk, identifying where and when birds may be acquiring contaminants and how that could translate into impacts on nesting outcomes, chick survival, or overall population productivity.
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, signaling that the intended applicants are likely universities or similar academic entities capable of conducting field research, deploying tracking equipment, analyzing movement data, and conducting contaminant assessments. The funding is relatively small and targeted, with an award ceiling of $24,915 and an expectation of one award, suggesting a focused research effort or a discrete component of a larger ongoing monitoring or conservation program. The opportunity was posted on June 24, 2016, with an original closing date of July 1, 2016, and it falls under CFDA 15.647, aligning it with broader USFWS wildlife and habitat-related financial assistance programs.
Overall, this grant opportunity supports applied research intended to produce actionable information for migratory bird conservation in the Great Lakes region. By combining high-resolution migration and movement data with contaminant exposure insights, the project is designed to help USFWS and partners better identify priority habitats, pinpoint potential threats across the annual cycle, and inform management decisions aimed at sustaining or improving Common Tern reproductive success and long-term population health.Apply for F16AS00307
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USFWS Migratory Birds 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 2016-06-24.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-07-01. (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 $24,915.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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