Population Dynamics of Threatened Piping Plovers on the Niobrara River, Nebraska

Post Date

December 22nd 2014

Application Due Date

January 12th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

P15AC00078

CFDA Number(s)

15.945

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $273007

• Award Range:

  $107000 - $273007

Grant Description

The 3-year project would document the population dynamics of threatened piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) on the Niobrara River in northeastern Nebraska, including the 39-mile and 59-mile segments of the Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR) during the 2015п2016 breeding seasons. Specifically, the project will estimate survival and reproductive output of birds nesting on sandbars on the lower Niobrara, as well as the connection of these birds to the breeding populations throughout the Great Plains. Additionally, the project will examine the relationship between these birds and their habitat using remotely-sensed imagery and monitoring data from various groups and locations along the Niobrara.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Katie Schroeder
  Grants Management Officer
  Phone 402-661-1640

• Agency Mailing Address:

  work email

• Agency Email Address:

  catherine_schroeder@nps.gov

• More Information:

  Grants.gov