Western Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Conservation in South America | F17AS00262

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The Western Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Conservation in South America opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00262) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service notice of intent to make a single-source grant award, meaning it is not an open, competitive funding announcement and there is no separate full solicitation package associated with it. The Service plans to issue one grant (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $63,400, categorized as a discretionary grant within the Natural Resources and Science and Technology/research and development space (CFDA 15.664). The opportunity was created on June 27, 2017, with an original closing date listed as July 3, 2017, reflecting the administrative window for this notice rather than a broad application period for multiple applicants.

The project focus is continued field monitoring of rufa Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) and their food resources at Banco dos Cajuais, an important shorebird site in northeastern Brazil that supports migratory populations using the Western Atlantic Flyway. The intent is to strengthen scientific understanding of how Red Knots and other shorebird species use this area during stopover and wintering periods, with emphasis on filling key gaps in baseline knowledge about behavior, site use, and the condition and availability of prey resources that influence survival and migration success. In practical terms, the work supports conservation by generating consistent, comparable monitoring data over time, which is often critical for detecting population changes, identifying threats, and informing management decisions for sites that function as migratory bottlenecks or seasonal refuges.

The intended recipient is Associacao de Pesquisa e Preservacao de Ecossistemas Aquaticos (Aquasis). Aquasis was selected because of its unique qualifications tied to its existing, ongoing efforts in the Banco dos Cajuais region and its capacity to continue long-term monitoring in a way that builds on prior datasets and local expertise. The notice explicitly frames the rationale as continuity and specialization: the organization is already engaged in the work, has established knowledge of the site, and is positioned to address the documented lack of basic scientific information about Red Knot stopover and wintering ecology in that specific area.

Funding authority for the award is drawn from multiple U.S. conservation statutes and appropriations, including the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (as amended), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016. Collectively, these authorities provide the legal basis for the Service to support research, monitoring, and conservation actions that benefit migratory birds and associated habitats, including international work when it contributes to the conservation of shared migratory species that move between the United States and South America. Eligible applicants are listed as nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), but because this is a single-source notice of intent, the practical outcome is a planned award to Aquasis rather than a competition among otherwise eligible nonprofits.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Western Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Conservation in South America" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.664.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 27, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 03, 2017. (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 $63,400.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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