Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00360
The R3 Migratory Birds grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00360) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 3 Division of Migratory Birds effort focused on improving how bird migration information is organized, shared, and used for conservation decisions across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Authorized under several federal wildlife conservation laws, including the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the project is designed to strengthen regional planning by bringing key migration datasets and mapping tools into a single, more usable system.
At the center of the work is the integration of the Great Lakes Migratory Bird Stopover Portal (glmigratorybirds.org), updated spatial planning layers, and data from new or ongoing bird monitoring programs into the Midwest Avian Data Center (MWADC) hosted through Point Blue (data.pointblue.org/partners/mwadc). In practical terms, this means consolidating migration stopover information, improving the interactive mapping environment with refreshed GIS layers, and ensuring that monitoring data streams can be incorporated in a way that supports analysis and decision-making. The overall goal is to make the region better at identifying where migrating birds concentrate, which habitats matter most during migration, and where conservation actions are likely to produce the greatest benefits.
The opportunity explicitly ties this integration work to direct support for two major collaborative efforts: the Midwest Landbird Migration Monitoring Network and the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative. By improving the underlying data infrastructure for these partnerships, the project aims to increase the effectiveness of migration-season conservation across the region. One intended outcome is sharper targeting of conservation investments, using improved spatial layers in the interactive map tool to highlight areas where the return on investment is expected to be highest. Another key outcome is stronger evaluation and planning: bringing in prioritized datasets from ongoing monitoring helps partners assess conservation and management effectiveness, contributes to full life cycle population modeling, and increases the rigor and credibility of conservation planning for priority bird species and the habitats they rely on.
This is a mandatory opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement, indicating the USFWS expects to be actively involved in the project rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant. The funding level is modest and tightly defined: the award ceiling is $49,000, with one award expected. The project period runs from September 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018. Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (specifically excluding institutions of higher education under the eligibility statement provided). The program is listed under CFDA 15.647 and falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category. The original application closing date was July 25, 2016, and the opportunity record was created on July 19, 2016.Apply for F16AS00360
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "R3 Migratory Birds" 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 2016-07-19.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-07-25. (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 $49,000.00 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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R3 Migratory Birds (F16AS00360) Grant FAQs
What is the R3 Migratory Birds grant opportunity?
The R3 Migratory Birds grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00360) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 3 Division of Migratory Birds effort to improve how bird migration information is organized, shared, and used to support conservation decisions across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes.
What is the main purpose of this project?
The project is designed to strengthen regional planning by bringing key migration datasets and mapping tools into a single, more usable system so partners can better identify where migrating birds concentrate, which habitats matter most during migration, and where conservation actions are likely to produce the greatest benefits.
Which USFWS region is leading this opportunity?
This opportunity is led by the USFWS Region 3 Division of Migratory Birds.
What geographic area does the project focus on?
The focus is the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region.
What laws authorize this effort?
The opportunity is authorized under multiple federal wildlife conservation laws, including the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
What type of award is this?
This is a mandatory opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
It means the USFWS expects to be actively involved in the project rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant.
How much funding is available?
The award ceiling is $49,000.
How many awards are expected?
One award is expected.
What is the project period?
The project period runs from September 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The eligibility statement provided specifically excludes institutions of higher education.
What is being integrated or consolidated through this project?
The central work is integrating the Great Lakes Migratory Bird Stopover Portal (glmigratorybirds.org), updated spatial planning layers, and data from new or ongoing bird monitoring programs into the Midwest Avian Data Center (MWADC) hosted through Point Blue (data.pointblue.org/partners/mwadc).
What is the Great Lakes Migratory Bird Stopover Portal?
It is an existing portal (glmigratorybirds.org) that contains migration stopover information intended to support planning and conservation decisions, and it is a key data source being brought into a unified system through this project.
What is the Midwest Avian Data Center (MWADC) and where is it hosted?
The Midwest Avian Data Center (MWADC) is the destination platform for the integrated information, and it is hosted through Point Blue at data.pointblue.org/partners/mwadc.
What are “updated spatial planning layers” in the context of this opportunity?
They are refreshed GIS layers intended to improve the interactive mapping environment used for spatial planning and conservation decision-making related to migratory birds.
How will the interactive mapping environment be improved?
The opportunity calls for improving the interactive mapping environment with refreshed GIS layers and consolidating migration stopover information so the map tool better supports analysis and decision-making.
What kinds of monitoring data are included?
The project is intended to incorporate data streams from new or ongoing bird monitoring programs, prioritized to support evaluation, planning, and decision-making.
What practical changes should this project produce for users of migration data?
In practical terms, it aims to consolidate stopover information, improve mapping with updated GIS layers, and make monitoring datasets easier to incorporate into the MWADC so partners can use the information more effectively for analysis and conservation decisions.
Which partnerships or collaborative efforts does the opportunity directly support?
The integration work is explicitly tied to direct support for two collaborative efforts: the Midwest Landbird Migration Monitoring Network and the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative.
How does the project help target conservation investments?
One intended outcome is sharper targeting of conservation investments by using improved spatial layers in the interactive map tool to highlight areas where the return on investment is expected to be highest.
How does the project support evaluation and planning?
By bringing in prioritized datasets from ongoing monitoring, the project supports partners in assessing conservation and management effectiveness and strengthens evaluation and planning across the region.
Does the opportunity mention population modeling?
Yes. One intended outcome is that integrated monitoring datasets contribute to full life cycle population modeling.
How does the opportunity relate to priority bird species and habitat conservation?
The project is intended to increase the rigor and credibility of conservation planning for priority bird species and the habitats they rely on, using improved datasets and planning tools focused on migration-season needs.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 15.647.
What is the funding activity category?
The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category.
What was the application closing date?
The original application closing date was July 25, 2016.
When was the opportunity record created?
The opportunity record was created on July 19, 2016.
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