Care and Rehabilitation of Injured, Ill and Orphaned Migratory Birds and Other Terrestrial Wildlife Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California | N62473 17 2 0012

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The grant opportunity titled "Care and Rehabilitation of Injured, Ill and Orphaned Migratory Birds and Other Terrestrial Wildlife, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California" is a Department of Defense funding effort aimed at ensuring injured, sick, or orphaned wildlife found on or associated with Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms receives proper, lawful rehabilitation services. The core purpose is practical and compliance-driven: when birds and other terrestrial animals are harmed or displaced, the installation needs a qualified, licensed wildlife rehabilitation agency or organization to provide professional care, treatment, and rehabilitation consistent with state and federal requirements. The work is expected to cover roughly 30 animals over a twelve-month period, which suggests a steady but manageable caseload rather than a large-scale rescue operation, with the emphasis on responsible handling and outcome-focused rehabilitation.

The funding is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, indicating the government expects substantial involvement or coordination during the period of performance rather than simply issuing a hands-off contract. The opportunity is associated with the Natural Resources funding activity category and lists CFDA number 12.300, tying it to the Department of Defense's broader environmental and conservation support programs. The issuing agency is the Department of Defense, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), which commonly manages installation support needs such as environmental compliance, natural resources stewardship, and infrastructure-related environmental responsibilities.

A major reason this requirement exists is regulatory compliance. The opportunity explicitly calls out the Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act as key regulatory drivers. In practical terms, many birds encountered on military lands are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the installation must handle injured or orphaned individuals in a way that meets legal obligations, including appropriate permitting, authorized handling, and proper documentation. If any listed species are encountered, the Endangered Species Act adds additional protections and procedural requirements, making it critical that rehabilitation activities are conducted by properly credentialed professionals who understand the legal framework around protected wildlife.

The project is also positioned as an implementation component of the installation's Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP). That means the work is not only about treating individual animals, but also about supporting the base's broader conservation and stewardship commitments while enabling ongoing operations. By providing reliable rehabilitation services, the installation can reduce the long-term impact of training and daily operational activities on local wildlife, demonstrate good-faith compliance with conservation laws, and incorporate lessons learned into management practices. The description also notes a research or informational value: documenting impacts to wildlife from routine activities and using that information to minimize future harm. In that sense, the rehabilitation effort functions as both a mitigation measure and a feedback mechanism to improve how the installation manages natural resources alongside mission demands.

In terms of scale and funding, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $4,000 and anticipates up to three awards. That points to relatively small, targeted funding intended to support discrete rehabilitation support actions rather than building or staffing a full facility from scratch. Eligible applicants are listed as unrestricted, meaning the competition is open to a wide range of entity types, as long as they meet any additional eligibility conditions and, critically, are properly licensed and able to operate in compliance with applicable wildlife laws. The original posting dates indicate the opportunity was created July 20, 2017 with an original closing date of August 21, 2017, placing it in a specific historical solicitation cycle, but the summary of purpose and requirements reflects a recurring type of need on installations with sensitive wildlife resources.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a small, compliance-oriented natural resources support project: it funds qualified wildlife rehabilitators to receive, treat, and rehabilitate injured, ill, or orphaned migratory birds and other terrestrial wildlife linked to MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, while helping the installation meet obligations under federal wildlife protection laws and supporting the INRMP's goals of conserving species and reducing operational impacts without undermining the military mission.

• The Department of Defense, NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Care and Rehabilitation of Injured, Ill and Orphaned Migratory Birds and Other Terrestrial Wildlife Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 20, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 21, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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