Deadline: 04-Nov-24
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is accepting proposals for the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative.
Program Priorities
- Overall, NFWF is interested in advancing full lifecycle conservation and monitoring for focal species. In 2025, the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative seeks projects that will address at least one of the following priorities:
- Focal species:
- NFWF seeks proposals that advance American oystercatcher, red knot and whimbrel focal species goals. In 2025, they seek site-based projects that continue reproductive success monitoring for American oystercatcher and population monitoring for red knot & whimbrel. NFWF also seeks projects that fill gaps and evaluate threats for non-breeding red knots using the SE US coast as well as the long-distance population that stage and winter in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile (this includes north and south bound migration).
- Improve habitat management:
- NFWF seeks projects that improve habitat management at breeding, staging and/or wintering sites for American oystercatcher, red knot and whimbrel. Activities include advancing efforts to address long-term resilience of nesting oystercatchers vulnerable to inundation and flooding, as well as efforts to implement, and evaluate best management practices developed by AFSI working groups to reduce human disturbance and predation by working with local community groups or networks of local organizations/practitioners.
- Conserve habitat:
- NFWF seeks projects that lead to the designation of new WHSRN sites and/or complete site assessments for locations which support important populations of red knot, whimbrel, and American oystercatchers within priority geographies of the United States and for Tier 1 sites in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Monitoring and assessing progress:
- NFWF seeks proposals to expand the monitoring infrastructure in key Atlantic flyway locations (e.g., Motus systems, ISS) as well as species specific tracking projects and analysis of movement data that amplify understanding of habitat use, threats and key wintering, staging, foraging and breeding locations of focal species.
- Focal species:
Funding Information
- The Atlantic Flyway Shorebird program has approximately $1,050,000 to award in funding for grants this year. The majority of awards under this program will fall in the $75,000 to $250,000 range.
Geographic Focus
- This initiative focuses on priority shorebird sites along the U.S. Atlantic seaboard, the gulf coast and priority wintering sites for the focal species, including portions of the Caribbean and South America.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations, educational institutions, and international organizations.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Ineligible applicants include businesses, unincorporated individuals and U.S. federal government agencies.
For more information, visit NFWF.