Migratory Bird Joint Ventures | F19AS00242

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The Migratory Bird Joint Ventures opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00242) is a discretionary federal funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It provides support through a cooperative agreement, which generally means the agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out, rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The overall purpose is to fund work led by the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture that helps coordinate and advance conservation for migratory birds, with a strong emphasis on aligning day-to-day actions with larger, continent-scale conservation strategies.

The activities described are broad but clearly centered on the practical and scientific backbone of coordinated bird conservation. Funded work can include program administration and partnership coordination, outreach and communications to engage stakeholders, habitat management planning to identify and prioritize on-the-ground actions, and technical efforts like research, monitoring, and evaluation. In plain terms, the award is meant to help keep the Joint Venture functioning effectively while also generating the information and planning frameworks needed to improve habitat outcomes and measure whether conservation investments are working.

A key requirement is that supported activities relate to the objectives of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan as well as other major bird conservation plans. That signals that projects should not be isolated or purely local in scope; instead, they should fit into established regional and continental frameworks for migratory bird conservation. This typically includes identifying priority species and habitats, coordinating across agencies and partners, using science-based decision tools, and tracking progress through monitoring and evaluation so that conservation strategies can be adjusted over time.

From a funding standpoint, the announcement lists an award ceiling of $653,058 and anticipates a single award, indicating the opportunity is likely designed to support one main project or recipient to carry out Joint Venture functions for a defined period. The CFDA program number is 15.637, and the funding activity category is listed under education, environment, science and technology, and other research and development, reflecting the mix of coordination, planning, and technical conservation science that Joint Ventures typically perform.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, with the caveat that applicants must follow any additional eligibility details that may have been provided in the full notice. The original posting date is June 18, 2019, with an original closing date of June 25, 2019, which suggests it was a time-limited competition tied to a specific funding cycle and intended scope of work.

The opportunity is authorized under several longstanding federal wildlife statutes: the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (as amended), and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Together, these authorities underpin federal involvement in conserving migratory birds and coordinating wildlife conservation with other land and water management activities. In practice, citing these authorities clarifies that the work funded under this cooperative agreement is grounded in federal mandates to conserve migratory birds, support habitat conservation planning, and coordinate conservation actions across jurisdictions and partners.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as targeted support for the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture to carry out coordinated, plan-aligned migratory bird conservation work, combining partnership administration and outreach with science-based habitat planning and performance tracking, all aimed at improving habitat conditions and conservation outcomes for migratory birds, including waterfowl, across the Joint Venture geography.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, environment, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Migratory Bird Joint Ventures" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.637.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 18, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 25, 2019. (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 $653,058.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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