Cooperative Agreement F15AC01118

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $600,000 five-year Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, a non-profit organization in Malawi. The award, titled "Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Engagement to Increase the Impact of Wildlife Crime Deterrents in Malawi", aims to support wildlife conservation efforts in Malawi through activities such as strengthening...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $134,785.62 Cooperative Agreement to Birdlife International, a global non-profit conservation organization, under the Combating Wildlife Trafficking Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.679). The project aims to enhance collaboration among recipients of the Species Conservation Catalyst Fund, strengthen their capacity, and raise public awareness to reduce illegal and unsustainable international songbird trade, with a focus on...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,018,080.12 Project Grant (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to strengthen the agency's ability to respond to combat wildlife trafficking and poaching, with a focus on the Queen Elizabeth Protected Area in Uganda. The project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, aims to build on the long-term partnership between WCS and the Ugandan Wildlife...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to strengthen the management and protection of East Africa's largest remaining elephant population. The award will build on WCS's previous USFWS-funded efforts to consolidate elephant conservation in the Katavi National Park landscape of Tanzania and prevent human-elephant conflict along the migration routes into...

This $278,646 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Combating Wildlife Trafficking program (CFDA 15.679) aims to reduce the illegal and unsustainable songbird trade in Guyana. The project has three key objectives: 1) improve understanding of the social, cultural, economic, and ecological factors driving songbird trade, 2) strengthen enforcement of legal songbird trade regulations, and 3) pilot a songbird captive breeding program as a sustainable livelihood...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $812,566.18 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF), a foreign-owned non-profit organization based in the UK. The grant aims to build the capacity and capability of nine partner countries in Africa to effectively manage wildlife products once in government custody. The project will result in strengthened...

This Cooperative Agreement award is funded by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service through the Combating Wildlife Trafficking Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.679). The $141,759 project, with a period of performance from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, aims to contribute to the conservation of 10 songbird species targeted for illegal trade in northern Brazil. The key objectives are to characterize the songbird supply chain, examine demand, evaluate conservation strategies, and co-create...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs awarded Wildlife Conservation Society a $3.1 million Project Grant on October 1, 2025, under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to combat natural resource crime in Mesoamerica through October 1, 2028. The initiative strengthens legislative and regulatory frameworks, enhances law enforcement capabilities, and fosters international cooperation to address wildlife trafficking and related...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) awarded a $530,290.58 Project Grant under the Combating Wildlife Trafficking program (CFDA 15.679) to Sustainable Innovation Initiatives, Inc. (SII) to address the trade in neotropical songbirds for singing competitions in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The 3-year project, awarded on June 5, 2024, will be carried out in partnership with Green Heritage Fund Suriname, Wildlife People Suriname, and the University of the West Indies School of Veterinary...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to African Parks Network, a non-profit conservation organization based in South Africa. The award, titled the "Garamba Chinko Protected Area Activity (GCPA) II", will support comprehensive conservation management services, including wildlife protection, anti-poaching efforts, community development, and...