Project Grant AID611F1600004

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $760,640 project grant under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) to support an elephant conservation effort in Zambia's North Luangwa National Park and surrounding areas. The grant will fund: (1) providing 3,300 field ration packs for extended anti-poaching patrols, (2) refurbishing the project's aircraft engine to enable sustained aerial monitoring operations, and (3) procuring two new vehicles and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) to the Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt VON 1858 E.V. (ZGF), a Germany-based non-profit organization. The purpose of this 14-month award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, is to increase the operational efficiency of the recently created Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Key activities include: Improving...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,621,075 project grant under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) to the South Luangwa Conservation Society, a non-profit organization in Zambia. The grant supports a two-year project to safeguard the elephant population in the South Luangwa Valley by enhancing anti-poaching capabilities and mitigating human-elephant conflict (HEC). Key activities include year-round anti-poaching foot patrols, aerial surveillance, K9 unit operations,...

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...

The federal Project Grant award F24AP02949 for $1,618,099.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) program. The purpose of this 4-year project is to support elephant conservation efforts in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park and surrounding areas. Key activities include: conducting ground, aerial and marine law enforcement and monitoring patrols; deploying 16 elephant satellite collars to track...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) provides $610,000 to African Parks Network, a non-profit conservation organization, to strengthen long-term wildlife conservation capacity in Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of the Congo. The project aims to protect the ecological integrity of this critical conservation area through targeted community development initiatives, mitigation of human-wildlife...

This $309,457.02 Federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 supports an elephant conservation effort in Zambia under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620). The purpose is to strengthen elephant protection and biological monitoring in Nsumbu National Park and surrounding game management areas to support elephant population growth and range expansion. Key activities include: 1) Provisioning anti-poaching patrols...

This Project Grant award of $796,354.15 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705), aims to combat wildlife trafficking in Malawi. The primary objectives are to enhance the capabilities of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) rangers and the Malawian judiciary (judges, magistrates, and prosecutors) to investigate, interdict, and successfully prosecute wildlife criminals....

This Project Grant award, provided 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), aims to strengthen the law enforcement capacity of African Parks Rangers in Malawi's key protected areas. The $999,304.09 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will focus on combating wildlife trafficking, securing endangered species, and engaging local communities in conservation efforts....

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...