Project Grant 22IG11132762016

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 Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Pan African Sanctuary Alliance to advance conservation efforts at Loma Mountains National Park in Sierra Leone under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) federal grant program. The grant will support Pan African Sanctuary Alliance's delivery of services to improve forest policies and practices, address climate change, conserve and protect critical forest environments and resources, and enhance the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $132,709 Cooperative Agreement under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to Agro-Map for a project to support landscape restoration in the Republic of Congo. The project, which has a performance period from January 7, 2025 to March 31, 2026, aims to improve global forest policies and practices, address climate change, conserve critical forest environments, and enhance the lives of forest-dependent communities in the...

This Project Grant award of $151,357 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the NSF Geosciences program will support research to examine the interactions between climate change, agricultural practices, pesticide use, and impacts on human and wildlife well-being in the tropical forest-agricultural region around Uganda's Kibale National Park. The key research activities include: (1) quantifying environmental pressures across farms; (2) evaluating...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), through its Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651), awarded a $610,000 project grant to African Parks Network to strengthen wildlife conservation and management capacity in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (OKNP) in the Republic of Congo. The project aims to protect the ecological integrity of this critical conservation area by supporting targeted community development initiatives, mitigating human-wildlife conflict, and enhancing health and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $157,000 Cooperative Agreement to ADPP Angola, a non-profit organization, to fund forest protection activities in the Huambo Hula and Cuando Cubango regions of Angola. This award is part of the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684), which supports initiatives aimed at improving global forest policies and practices, addressing climate change, conserving critical forest environments and resources, and enhancing the lives of...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651), awarded a $2,290,683 Cooperative Agreement to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to enhance wildlife conservation in Nouabale-Ndoki National Park and its surrounding areas within the Sangha Tri-National World Heritage Site. The key activities include: Counter-wildlife trafficking and anti-poaching operations, such as strengthening information-led enforcement approaches and improving coordination...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $123,371.87 cooperative agreement to Fundacion Internacional Para La Promocion Del Desarrollo Sustentable Futuro Lati, doing business as Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano, to support sustainable forestry management in the Sangay-Podoocarpus Conservation Corridor in Ecuador from March 10, 2021 through March 31, 2023. Under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA #10.684) cooperative agreement, Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano will work to...

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York received a three-year, $299,439 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering. The grant will support the "IRES TRACK I: Engaging Students in Management Oriented Research to Conserve Rainforest Primates in Uganda" program. Under the grant, Hunter College will engage students in field research focused on conserving rainforest primates in Uganda from October 2021 through...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $123,903.36 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684). This award, beginning on September 1, 2023, supports UNR's research on fire ecology in the Ecuadorian paramo over a 5-year period through August 31, 2028. The International Forestry Programs aim to improve forest policies and practices globally, address climate change, conserve critical forest...