SARC - Attwater's Prairie Chicken Breeding Facility

Post Date

May 3rd 2012

Application Due Date

May 11th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

21560-12-001

CFDA Number(s)

15.657

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a Single Source without competition

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1095000

• Award Range:

  $1095000 - $1095000

Grant Description

The Attwater's prairie chicken (APC) is a critically endangered grouse found in the coastal prairie of Texas. Currently, fewer than 50 birds exist at three locations. Efforts to propagate and release APCs into the wild have been ongoing since 1992 and 1996, respectively. In an effort to attain the goals established in the APC Recovery Plan (2010), captive breeding needs to be increased to provide more birds for release. This new, dedicated facility will increase the number of APCs raised in captivity, thus providing more birds for release annually.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Terry Rossignol
  Wildlife Refuge Manager
  Phone 979-234-3021

• Agency Mailing Address:

  terry_rossignol@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  terry_rossignol@fws.gov