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Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council (15.643)

Also known as AMBCC

Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council (Assistance Listing 15.643) is run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $1.6 million in 23 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $67,449 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $42,950. Half of the 23 awards fell between $30,754 and $82,309, and they ranged from $2,003 to $329,876.

Key findings

What the program funds

To facilitate and administer regional programs to involve subsistence hunters of migratory birds in the management and regulation of migratory birds.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Native American Organizations, Public nonprofit institutions/organizations, other public institutions/organizations, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, and Local governments.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds will be used to help offset AMBCC travel, administrative, and associated expenses required to establish a regional migratory bird subsistence program and further the continuation of long-term co-management efforts to manage the subsistence harvest of migratory birds across Alaska in keeping with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act as amended. This regional program will become a part of the statewide (Alaska) and national migratory bird management program, for which the Fish and Wildlife Service has responsibility. Funds must be used to support program objectives of the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council. One hundred percent of funding is discretionary. Funds must be used to support program objectives of the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Range is $14,800 to $129,400.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: AMBCC statewide meeting; harvest reporting for the spring-summer harvest in the Cordova area; Council Executive Director.Fiscal Year2026: AMBCC statewide meeting; harvest reporting for the spring-summer harvest in the Cordova area; Council Executive Director.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council (15.643) awarded$1.6 million across 23 grant awards, an average of $67,449 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Ahtna Intertribal Resource CommissionAlaska4$529,268
Chugach Regional Resources CommissionAlaska4$384,591
Alaska Department of Fish & GameAlaska4$260,435
Kawerak, Inc.Alaska1$90,996
Dena Nena HenashAlaska2$72,515
Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc.Alaska1$60,019
Bristol Bay Native Association, Inc.Alaska1$52,288
Sun'aq Tribe of KodiakAlaska1$38,230
North Slope BoroughAlaska2$31,859
Maniilaq AssociationAlaska2$19,058
Association of Village Council PresidentsAlaska1$12,065

Top states: Alaska ($1.6 million).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 61% of the money, state and local governments 19% and tribes 14%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits10$945,15661%
State and local governments5$290,13919%
Tribal governments and organizations5$213,04514%
Other3$102,9856.6%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Alaska23$1.6 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.