Project Grant F13AP00482

This $610,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) supports African Parks Network's conservation management of Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of the Congo. The grant will strengthen long-term capacity for wildlife conservation through targeted community development, mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, and support for health and educational interventions. The project aims to protect the ecological...

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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded $510,885 to the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation - Germany E.V. under the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The project aims to protect western chimpanzees in Liberia through establishing the Krahn-Bassa proposed protected area as the country's largest national park. Key activities include increasing community ecomonitoring teams for smart...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $5,815,932.40 Cooperative Agreement under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) to the Agence Nationale DES Parcs Nationaux in Gabon. The purpose of the agreement is to reinforce the capacity of the Gabon National Parks Agency (ANPN) to effectively manage protected areas and provide conservation leadership in Central Africa. Key activities include: (1) designing and implementing business best practices and a professional training...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded an $800,000 cooperative agreement to Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt VON 1858 E.V. (ZGF) under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) to increase operational efficiency at Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Under the award, ZGF will work to extend wildlife management into buffer zones through establishing community reserves and...

This $677,476 five-year Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) aims to enhance sustainable conservation of the critically endangered African forest elephant. The grant will expand the capacity of the Sangha Tri-National Center for Bioacoustics Training and Analysis in the Republic of Congo to conduct passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) research and train a new generation of Central African...

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $2,290,683 Cooperative Agreement under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to enhance wildlife conservation in Nouabale Ndoki National Park and the surrounding Sangha Tri-National World Heritage Site. The project aims to strengthen anti-poaching and counter-wildlife trafficking operations, build the capacity and performance of ecoguards, improve management and infrastructure at the Makao...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $358,033 Project Grant to Mgvp Inc. under the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The grant will support characterizing parasite communities in gorillas and chimpanzees in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda to determine parasite diversity and infection burdens. The project will also detect possible zoonotic parasite reservoirs affecting wildlife,...

The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) will receive $460,436 under a three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant is part of the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629), which supports projects focused on long-term conservation of great apes and their habitats. PASA will conduct surveys, fecal analysis, botanical surveys, habitat mapping, and reforestation efforts to support protection of endangered...