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Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity, titled "Migratory Bird and Monitory and Assessment and Conservation" (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00259), is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Region 5. The agency’s stated intent is to issue a cooperative agreement as a sole-source award to the Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) in Gorham, Maine. In practical terms, that means FWS is not seeking competing proposals for this specific project and has already identified the intended recipient based on specialized capabilities and continuity of ongoing work.

The purpose of the award falls under a science and technology/research and development activity category and is tied to migratory bird monitoring, assessment, and conservation. While the announcement does not lay out a full technical scope, it clearly connects the work to the continuation of efforts related to the Boston Harbor Islands Common Eider satellite tracking and disease work. Common Eiders are sea ducks, and projects of this type typically involve tracking movements, habitat use, survival, and health threats, then using those results to inform conservation and management decisions. The emphasis on satellite tracking and disease suggests the project aims to link where birds travel and congregate with potential exposure risks, disease dynamics, or mortality events, supporting better situational awareness and response by wildlife managers.

FWS cites multiple legal authorities for entering into this agreement, specifically the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a-754), the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712), and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 2901-2911). Referencing these statutes signals the project’s alignment with federal responsibilities to conserve migratory birds, support research and management actions, and coordinate conservation efforts that protect wildlife resources. Cooperative agreements, as opposed to standard grants, generally indicate that FWS expects substantial involvement during the project, such as coordination on study design, data needs, deliverables, or application of findings to management.

The announcement lists an award ceiling of $300,000 and anticipates a single award. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.655. The opportunity was posted on June 3, 2016, with a closing date of June 10, 2016. Even though eligible applicant categories are broadly described as nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, excluding institutions of higher education), the sole-source nature of the award makes clear that the intended recipient is BRI, selected for its unique qualifications, track record, and existing, ongoing activities that the agency wants to continue without interruption.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted, continuity-focused federal research and conservation award meant to support specialized migratory bird work already underway, centered on Common Eiders in the Boston Harbor Islands area, using satellite telemetry and disease-related monitoring to generate actionable information for conservation and management.

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