# Common Loon Restoration

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/f21as00196-common-loon-restoration/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/330888

> Fish and Wildlife Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $50,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $3.7 million in total. Applications closed on March 16, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | F21AS00196 |
| Agency | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 16, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $3.7 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.658 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

This opportunity is also open to Federal government applicants.

## What the grant funds

Funds for this award were derived from a natural resource damages settlement with Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc; to compensate for common loon injured by the Bouchard Barge 120 Oil Spill in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Natural Resource Trustees (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and State of Rhode Island) prepared a publicly reviewed Final Restoration Plan for Common Loon and Other Birds (Restoration Plan) that identified the Trustees approach for restoration (http://www.fws.gov/newengland). As authorized in the Restoration Plan, the Trustees approved the use of $3,685,500 for a competitive grant to restore common loon through the use of management techniques, including artificial nest sites, signage and wardening, protection of breeding habitat, and through rescue and rehabilitation of stranded individuals and decreasing exposure to lead fishing tackle.

## Questions people ask

### Is F21AS00196 still open?

No. It closed on March 16, 2021.

### Who can apply for Common Loon Restoration?

Fish and Wildlife Service accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Common Loon Restoration?

Closed March 16, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $3.7 million in total.

### Who has won Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Copper River Watershed Project, Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corp, The Port Graham Corporation. The program made 147 awards worth $66.5 million in that time.