Captive Breeding of Attwater's Prairie Chickens

Post Date

June 5th 2012

Application Due Date

June 13th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

21560-12-002

CFDA Number(s)

15.642

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Other

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

This is a single source award without competition.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $145530

• Award Range:

  $145530 - $145530

Grant Description

The Attwater's prairie chicken (APC) is a critically endangered grouse found in the coastal prairies of Texas. Currently, fewer than 50 birds exist at three locations in the wild. 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 continue in order to increase numbers in the wild. APC breeding facilities must have success in rearing APCs and have 24-hr veterinary services capable of treating sick or injured APCs. Facilities should be within 12-hours driving distance from APC release sites located along the mid- to upper Texas coast. Since funding for this project is from a challenge cost-share source, facilities will be expected to match (1:1) the total funding with non-federal dollars (i.e., $145,530).

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:

  government

• Agency Email Address:

  terry_rossignol@fws.gov