Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation

This notice is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, intends to make a sole source award of a cooperative agreement to UMass Amherst. Funding for this project is provided under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 as amended, 16 U.S.C. 742a -754, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 2901-2911. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is mandated to protect migratory bird species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918), with additional protections for species listed as Endangered or Threatened under the Endangered Species Act (1973).

Annelee Motta 413-253-8539 annelee_motta@fws.gov