Project Grant 720ASA18GR00001

This $2,811,226.54 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) to the World Resources Institute (WRI). The grant aims to support three national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in priority countries to investigate nature crimes and assist authorities in building nature crime cases. Key objectives include...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (INL) awarded a $3,103,855.00 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime (CFDA 19.705) federal grant program to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to combat natural resource crime in Mesoamerica. This 3-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2025, aims to strengthen legislative and regulatory frameworks, improve law enforcement capabilities, and foster international cooperation to address environmental crimes in...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime program) provides $2,123,278.10 to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) to deliver specialized training, supplies, mentorship, and cross-border collaboration mechanisms to wildlife authorities, judicial police officers (OPJs), the judiciary, and prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola. The project aims to strengthen law...

This $796,957.09 federal Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705), provides technical assistance and training to Trace Wildlife Forensics Network LTD, a UK-based non-profit organization, to improve evidence security in wildlife law enforcement throughout the evidence chain, from acquisition to disposal, in Cameroon. The project aims to integrate evidence...

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...

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. 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 Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) was awarded a $450,930.54 Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime federal grant program (CFDA 19.705). The award period is from April 6, 2021 to April 6, 2023. Under this award, WCS will implement a set of activities to improve the counter-wildlife trafficking commitment and capacity of frontline staff in Indonesia. The Trans-National Crime program aims to minimize the...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $148,083 Project Grant to the Environmental Justice Foundation Charitable Trust to support combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and ending the illegal killing of, and trade in, sharks and rays in Indonesia through capacity building with journalists and civil society organizations. The grant falls under the Trans-National Crime federal grant program (CFDA 19.705), which aims to minimize the...

This $509,595.37 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Combating Wildlife Trafficking (CFDA 15.679) federal grant program. The goal of the project is to address issues related to the illegal and unsustainable international trade of songbirds for use in singing competitions in Canada and the Netherlands. The project has four interconnected objectives: 1) understand the regulatory landscape and trade chain for songbird species native...