OpportunityTitle: Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (Black Duck Joint Venture)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All potential applicants are eligible. Applications are encouraged from nonprofit organizations, public and private educational organizations, federal, state, provincial, local, and tribal governments and organizations, foreign governments, and individual companies.      U.S. non-profit, non-governmental organizations must provide a copy of their Section 501(c)(3) or (4) status determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service.     Applicants must ensure that activities occurring outside the U.S. are coordinated as necessary with appropriate U.S. and foreign government authorities and that any necessary licenses, permits, or approvals are obtained prior to undertaking proposed activities. The USFWS does not assume responsibility for recipient compliance with the laws and regulations of the country in which the work is to be conducted.     Federal law mandates that all entities applying for Federal financial assistance must have a valid Dun &amp; Bradstreet Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number and have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).  See Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 25 for more information.  Exemptions: The SAM registration requirement does not apply to individuals submitting an application on their own behalf and not on behalf of a company or other for-profit entity, state, local or Tribal government, academia or other type of organization.
Description: The Black Duck Joint Venture (BDJV) is a partnership-based program under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) that promotes the conservation of black ducks by providing scientific information to support effective conservation and management. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS, or Service), a partner in the BDJV, administers financial assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements), purchase orders, and contracts on a competitive basis for projects and studies that advance both our and the general scientific community&#226;&#191;&#191;s understanding of black duck ecology and is seeking proposals from interested parties. The BDJV will a accept proposals addressing any aspect of black duck ecology and management, but proposals that address priority research needs (see below) will have a greater probability of funding. The USFWS is authorized to support Migratory Bird Joint Ventures through the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended (16 U.S.C. 742a&#226;&#191;&#191;754); Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (16 U.S.C. 661&#226;&#191;&#191;667e); Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (16 U.S.C, 2901-2911); Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 709a); and Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531&#226;&#191;&#191;43).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: patrick_devers@fws.gov
GrantorContactText: Chief, Branch of Assessment and Decision Support Patrick Devers 301-497-5549&lt;br/&gt;patrick_devers@fws.gov&lt;br/&gt;