Migratory Bird Joint Venture, 2016 through 2021 | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Migratory Bird Joint Venture, 2016 through 2021 grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00218) was a discretionary funding program offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI-FWS). It was issued as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the agency expected to be meaningfully involved in the project beyond simply providing funds, such as through coordination, technical input, shared planning, or other substantial federal participation during the period of performance. The opportunity was aligned with public-facing outcomes that fit within community development, education, environment, and natural resources, reflecting the practical reality that migratory bird conservation often requires partnership-driven habitat work that also benefits local communities and supports broader environmental goals.

The core purpose of the opportunity was to protect, restore, and enhance wetland and upland ecosystems in order to conserve migratory birds. In practical terms, this kind of objective generally points to on-the-ground habitat conservation actions (for example, improving the condition, availability, or connectivity of habitats used for breeding, migration stopover, and wintering), as well as planning and coordination activities that make those habitat actions more effective at a landscape scale. Wetland and upland ecosystems are both emphasized because migratory bird populations depend on a mosaic of habitats, and limiting conservation to just one habitat type can leave critical life-stage needs unmet. While the short description does not list specific project types, the framing indicates that proposals were expected to directly support habitat outcomes tied to migratory bird conservation priorities, which is consistent with the joint venture model that typically uses coordinated regional strategies to target conservation where it will have the greatest biological benefit.

This funding opportunity was associated with CFDA number 15.637, a federal assistance listing used to categorize and track funding programs. The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," with a note to consult an additional eligibility field for clarification (not included in the provided source text). In many federal opportunities, "Others" can function as a broad category that may include entities such as nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, tribes, local governments, or other partnership groups, but the definitive eligibility rules would have been specified in the full announcement.

In terms of scale and competitiveness, the opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $150,000. That ceiling indicates the maximum amount expected for the award under this particular announcement, suggesting a relatively focused project scope or a targeted cooperative effort rather than a large multi-award program. The posting timeline was short: the opportunity was created and posted on May 10, 2016, and it closed on May 17, 2016, meaning applicants had roughly one week from posting to submit. Both the original and current closing dates are listed as May 17, 2016, indicating there was no deadline extension reflected in the source data.

Overall, this 2016 announcement represented a time-limited competitive opportunity under DOI-FWS to support a joint venture-related conservation effort aimed at measurable improvements in wetland and upland habitats that sustain migratory birds. It combined a modest maximum award amount with a cooperative agreement structure, implying close coordination with the agency and a strong emphasis on practical habitat conservation outcomes delivered through partnership-based implementation.

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