OpportunityTitle: Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation
Description: This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to the Vermont Center for Ecostudies in Norwich VT. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, intends to make a sole source award of a grant agreement to the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (hereafter VCE). Funding for this project is provided under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 742a-754, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 2901-2911. This announcement is for notification purposes only. The intent of this award is to support conservation and research activities for Bicknell&#226;&#191;&#191;s Thrush. This award is issues to provide financial assistance to 1) conduct a threat analysis of key wintering habitat blocks for Bicknell&#226;&#191;&#191;s Thrush in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and 2) complete a demographic population analysis through a comprehensive analysis of 25 years of capture recapture data collected at a long-term study site in Vermont, with the goal of better understanding the factors that limit population growth.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: annelee_motta@fws.gov
GrantorContactText: Annelee Motta 413-253-8539&lt;br/&gt;annelee_motta@fws.gov&lt;br/&gt;