Migratory Bird Health and Conservation in the Northeast

Post Date

February 10th 2012

Application Due Date

March 9th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-DMBM-AHDP-2012-0005

CFDA Number(s)

15.655

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

3

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $75000

• Award Range:

  $1000 - $50000

Grant Description

This announcement solicits proposals for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceуs (USFWSуs) Avian Health and Disease Program. Recurring common eider mortality events have been occurring along the inner coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts from 1998-2011. Common eiders are a USFWS Focal Species, and Cape Cod/Nantucket Sound represents an area in which a large number of common eiders are known to migrate through, stage and overwinter. Agencies and universities have been working collaboratively with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services and the National Park Service to determine the cause of mortality and the potential implications to common eider populations. During FY11, veterinary diagnostic laboratories have determined the cause of mortality to be a previously unidentified orthomyxovirus, which has tentatively been named the Wellfleet Bay Virus (WFBV) for the location along Cape Cod in which the die-off events are concentrated. To date, common eiders are the only species to have documented disease associated with WFBV. Ongoing and proposed research to address this emerging disease issue includes several concurrent investigations. Please see attachment for a full description of the program objectives and instructions for application.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Chris Dwyer
  Migratory Game Bird Biologist
  Regional Avian Health and Disease Coordinator
  Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  300 Westgate Center Drive
  Hadley, MA 01035-9589
  Phone (413) 253-8706; Fax (413) 253-8424
  www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/avianhealth

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Chris Dwyer email

• Agency Email Address:

  Chris_Dwyer@fws.gov