Migratory Bird Joint Ventures
CFDA 15.637 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$71.0M
Awards
136
Recipients
63
States
21
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56.5M | 90 | |
| 2025 | $14.1M | 44 | -75.0% |
| 2026 | $434K | 2 | -96.9% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 15.637
Largest individual obligations for Migratory Bird Joint Ventures.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_F20AC10528_014 IN 2010, THE US FISH WILDLIFE SERVICES (FWS) DETERMINED THAT THE GREATER SAGE-GROUSE, HEREINAFTER SAGE GROUSE, WAS WARRANTED BUT PRECLUDED FOR LISTING UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES… | PHEASANTS FOREVER, INC. Minnesota | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | MT-01 | 2024 | $6,953,911 |
ASST_NON_F25AC01075_014 THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST INCLUDES MOST OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM, AN ARRAY OF RIVERS, STREAMS, AND FLOODPLAINS WITH PRODUCTIVE WETLANDS, AND VAST WESTERN FORESTS. IN… | PHEASANTS FOREVER, INC. Minnesota | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $5,724,301 |
ASST_NON_F21AC01214_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A CONSISTENT HOSTING ENTITY FOR INTERMOUNTAIN WEST JOINT VENTURE (IWJV) STAFF TO RETAIN KEY TEAM MEMBERS AND ENSURE THAT THE IWJV MAINTAI… | WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES, INC. Idaho | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $5,079,527 |
ASST_NON_F22AC01412_014 THE PLAYA LAKES JOINT VENTURE (PLJV) STAFF AND BOARD HAVE IDENTIFIED NINE AREAS OF TOP IMPORTANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF BIRD SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS IN OUR REG… | PLAYA LAKES JOINT VENTURE Colorado | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $3,702,059 |
ASST_NON_F23AC00783_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO CONTINUE A LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RWBJV AND THE NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (NCF). THIS COLLABORATION WILL UTILIZE FINANCIAL… | NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Nebraska | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | NE-90 | 2024 | $3,450,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AC02807_014 MIGRATORY BIRD JOINT VENTURES ARE COLLABORATIVE, REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, TRIBES, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT CONSERVE HABITA… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $3,061,790 |
ASST_NON_F16AC00461_014 THIS AWARD FUNDS OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE CENTRAL HARDWOODS JOINT VENTURE, A VOLUNTARY, LANDSCAPE LEVEL BIRD CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP THAT SEEKS TO MANAGE AND SUSTAIN BIRD POP… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | VA-05 | 2024 | $2,345,959 |
ASST_NON_F21AC01925_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A CONSISTENT HOSTING ENTITY FOR INTERMOUNTAIN WEST JOINT VENTURE (IWJV) STAFF TO RETAIN KEY TEAM MEMBERS AND ENSURE THAT THE IWJV MAINTAI… | WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, INCORPORATED Vermont | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $2,325,339 |
ASST_NON_F23AC00657_014 FUNDING FROM THIS AGREEMENT SUPPORTS THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE (SFBJV) OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD. ONE OF AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF USFWS MIGRATORY BIR… | POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | CA-90 | 2024 | $1,929,740 |
ASST_NON_F22AC01804_014 THE RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS COLLABORATING ON STRATEGIC CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS. WE WORK IN THE C… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,899,192 |
ASST_NON_F22AC01798_014 THE OAKS AND PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE (OPJV) IS A VOLUNTARY, NON-REGULATORY PARTNERSHIP OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, AND INTERESTED IN STRATEGICALLY COORDINATED CONSERVATIO… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,854,192 |
ASST_NON_F22AP02916_014 THE NGPJV IS A COOPERATIVE, REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS TO CONSERVE HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS (NGP) REGION OF N… | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC North Dakota | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,820,318 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03231_014 .DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. (DU) SEEKS TO ENTER INTO AN INCREMENTAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE USFWS TO DELIVER THE MICHIGAN/OHIO INLAND WETLAND PROTECTION PROJECT. DU WILL WORK WI… | DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. Michigan | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | MI-07 | 2024 | $1,747,815 |
ASST_NON_F20AC10779_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST JOINT VENTURE (IWJV). DUCKS UNLIMITED (DU) HAS PROVIDED CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE GEN… | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,721,415 |
ASST_NON_F23AC01673_014 SINCE 2000, THE CENTRAL HARDWOODS JOINT VENTURE (CHJV) HAS WORKED TO IMPLEMENT ALL-BIRD CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES AS SET FORTH BY THE VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BIRD CONSERV… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | VA-10 | 2024 | $1,348,957 |
ASST_NON_F18AP00738_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE SERVICE TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT COORDINATION OF MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN THE NOR… | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC North Dakota | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,011,468 |
ASST_NON_F22AC02487_014 PROJECT ABSTRACT MIGRATORY BIRD JOINT VENTURES ARE COLLABORATIVE, REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, TRIBES, AND INDIVIDUALS THA… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $818,255 |
ASST_NON_F24AC01619_014 PACIFIC BIRDS BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER WHO ARE DOING IMPORTANT THINGS FOR BIRDS. AS A FACILITATOR AND CONVENER, WE KNOW THAT COLLABORATION YIELDS THE BEST RESULTS FOR STRATEGIC PLAN… | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $780,985 |
ASST_NON_F25AC02190_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO FUND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PACIFIC BIRDS HABITAT JOINT VENTURE. THE JOINT VENTURE IS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WORKING TO CONSERVE BIRD HABITATS… | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $776,305 |
ASST_NON_F21AC00546_014 THE GOAL OF THE UTILIZING THE RANGELAND ANALYSIS PLATFORM PROJECT IS TO EXPLORE THE USE OF RANGELAND ANALYSIS PLATFORM (RAP HTTPS: RANGELANDS.APP ) IN PROVIDING DATA, INFORMAT… | UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Montana | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | MT-01 | 2025 | $772,073 |
ASST_NON_F20AC10152_014 FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED FOR THE CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES OF THE PACIFIC BIRDS HABITAT JOINT VENTURE (PBHJV). THE OBJECTIVE OF THE AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVA… | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $710,950 |
ASST_NON_F21AC02000_014 FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THE PACIFIC BIRDS HABITAT JOINT VENTURE UNDER NAWMP PER USFWS DIRECTOR S ORDER 146. | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $710,902 |
ASST_NON_F23AC02382_014 THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THREE KEY CAPACITIES NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY JOINT VENTURE TO BASE CONSERVATION DELIVERY ON SOUND SCIENCE AND PRINCIPLES OF ADAPTIVE… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $697,216 |
ASST_NON_F18AC00892_014 THIS PROJECT HAS NO HABITAT WORK AND FOCUSES ON CONSERVATION PLANNING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH AND MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH. FIELD RESEARCH M… | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC North Dakota | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | MT-01 | 2024 | $684,000 |
ASST_NON_F18AC00730_014 CONSERVATION OF WETLANDS AND GRASSLANDS IN THE RAINWATER BASIN JOINT VENTURE | NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Nebraska | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | NE-03 | 2024 | $636,670 |
ASST_NON_F20AC11101_014 THE JV8 CENTRAL GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE IS BUILT ON THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS AND THEIR SUCCESS IN CONSERVING WETLAND BIRDS AND NOW, THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, THE JOINT VENTURES ARE… | PLAYA LAKES JOINT VENTURE Colorado | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $610,000 |
ASST_NON_F23AC02117_014 THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO CREATE OR EXPAND WATERFOWL HUNTING AND VIEWING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH HABITAT CONSERVATION, KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT, AND YOUTH EVENTS.DUCKS UNLIM… | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC North Dakota | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | ND-00 | 2024 | $579,583 |
ASST_NON_F25AC01106_014 THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST INCLUDES MOST OF NORTH AMERICA S SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM, AN ARRAY OF RIVERS, STREAMS, AND FLOODPLAINS WITH PRODUCTIVE WETLANDS, AND VAST WESTERN FORESTS. THE I… | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $520,001 |
ASST_NON_F25AC00213_014 FUNDING PROVIDED TO AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) BY THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE (UMGL JV) VIA THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND U.S. FOREST SERVI… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | WI-01 | 2025 | $474,889 |
ASST_NON_F22AC00698_014 THIS PROJECT ESTABLISHES A FORMAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND THE SONORAN JOINT VENTURE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HELP THE SJV REACH ITS M… | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | NATIONAL CITY, CA-52 | 2024 | $445,000 |
ASST_NON_F23AC02258_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO CONTINUE A LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RWBJV AND THE NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (NCF). THIS COLLABORATION WILL UTILIZE FINANCIAL… | NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Nebraska | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | NE-03 | 2024 | $415,000 |
ASST_NON_F19AC00771_014 THE GULF COAST JOINT VENTURE MANAGEMENT BOARD CREATED A BIOLOGICAL TEAM LEADER BTL POSITION TO COORDINATE CONSERVATION PLANNING, EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES TO INFLUENCE ST… | DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. Tennessee | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | LAFAYETTE, LA-90 | 2025 | $400,000 |
ASST_NON_F23AC01952_014 THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY JOINT VENTURE (CVJV) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THESE ACTIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED BY THE CVJV. THE CENTRA… | CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | CA-04 | 2024 | $397,079 |
ASST_NON_F20AC00138_014 ADVANCING PRAIRIE POTHOLE JOINT VENTURE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS | DUCKS UNLIMITED INC North Dakota | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | MT-01 | 2024 | $377,358 |
ASST_NON_F21AC01479_014 OAKS AND PRAIRIES VENTURE BASE OPERATIONS | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $375,606 |
ASST_NON_F21AP02049_014 RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP BASE OPERATIONS | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | TX-10 | 2024 | $375,606 |
ASST_NON_F21AC00490_014 FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED FOR THE CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL VALLEY JOINT VENTURES (CVJV) PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FOCUS AREAS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE A… | CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION California | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | ROSEVILLE, CA-03 | 2024 | $348,820 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00468_014 THE AMERICAN BLACK DUCK DECISION SUPPORT TOOL WAS CREATED TO HELP LAND MANAGERS CONSERVE HABITAT FOR AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS AND OTHER DABBLING DUCKS. THIS MODEL PROVIDES SPECIFIC R… | DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. Michigan | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | MI-07 | 2024 | $346,198 |
ASST_NON_F21AC00050_014 THE ESTERN BLACK RAIL HAS EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC DECLINE INCLUDING BOTH A SIGNIFICANT RANGE CONTRACTION AND A STEEP REDUCTION IN POPULATION SIZE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINING RANGE… | COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | FL-17 | 2024 | $345,412 |
ASST_NON_F17AC00654_014 THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED STUDY ADDRESSES TWO SDJV PRIORITY SCIENCE NEEDS1. DEVELOP OR REFINE TECHNIQUES TO ESTIMATE DETECTION PROBABILITIES, MISIDENTIFICATION RATES,AND COUNT BIASES… | ENVIRONMENT CANADA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $341,500 |
ASST_NON_F22AC02353_014 MIGRATORY BIRD JOINT VENTURES ARE COLLABORATIVE, REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, TRIBES, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT CONSERVE HABITA… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $340,000 |
ASST_NON_F25AC00329_014 THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE SEEKS TO HIRE A SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATOR TO WORK WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE 10 STATE UMGLJV REGION TO COORDINATE AND SUPPOR… | DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. Michigan | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | MI-06 | 2025 | $334,475 |
ASST_NON_F21AC02758_014 TO FILL SEVERAL CRITICAL INFORMATION GAPS WE PROPOSE A RANGE-WIDE SATELLITE TELEMETRY DEPLOYMENT IN AMERICAN COMMON EIDERS (EIDERS). THE PRIMARY GOALS WILL BE TO UNDERSTAND HOW BR… | DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2026 | $320,748 |
ASST_NON_F25AC01797_014 THIS PROJECT IS A JOINT INITIATIVE OF THE AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE (UMGLJV). ABC WILL SERVE AS THE HOST ORGANIZATION AND FISCA… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | MN-01 | 2025 | $308,000 |
ASST_NON_F23AC00115_014 FUNDING PROVIDED TO AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) BY THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE (UMGL JV)VIA THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE WILL SUPPORT THE CREATI… | AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $303,000 |
ASST_NON_F24AP00040_014 THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST (DCLT) WILL PARTNER WITH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WDNR), AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TRUSTEE COUNCIL FOR THE LOWER FOX… | DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST, INC Wisconsin | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | WI-08 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_F23AP02836_014 BATES CREEK PRESERVE | WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY Ohio | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | OH-11 | 2025 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01574_014 CHAGRIN RIVER BIRD HABITAT CONNECTOR | WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY Ohio | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | OH-14 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00305_014 TO FURTHER THE THOUSAND ISLAND LAND TRUST S (TILT S) CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY, DIVERSE WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY AND OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER V… | THOUSAND ISLANDS LAND TRUST INC New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | NY-21 | 2025 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00667_014 WHITTLESEY BEACH RIDGE PRESERVE | WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY Ohio | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | OH-14 | 2024 | $300,000 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | $9.0M | 6 |
| Nebraska | $4.7M | 4 |
| Virginia | $3.7M | 2 |
| California | $3.6M | 10 |
| Michigan | $2.8M | 6 |
| North Dakota | $1.3M | 9 |
| Ohio | $1.2M | 5 |
| New York | $1.2M | 8 |
| Wisconsin | $881K | 3 |
| South Dakota | $738K | 6 |
| Minnesota | $647K | 4 |
| Louisiana | $608K | 2 |
| Texas | $426K | 2 |
| Wyoming | $353K | 3 |
| Florida | $345K | 1 |
| Iowa | $270K | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $193K | 3 |
| Alaska | $143K | 2 |
| Maine | $80K | 2 |
| Colorado | $74K | 1 |
| Washington | $25K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
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