Project Grant F13AP00489

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. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,092,648 Project Grant under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) to The International Wilderness Leadership Foundation Inc. (doing business as The Wild Foundation), a non-profit conservation organization. The grant will support the Mali Elephant Project, which aims to develop and apply models of inclusive, community-based natural resource management to protect the internationally important population...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $950,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to HJR Reefscaping, a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned business in Puerto Rico. The project aims to collaborate with federal and local agencies to install at least 50 new manatee waterway signs (3'x4') on single pilings within manatee high-use areas in Puerto Rico, similar to the signage used in Florida. This effort is intended to enhance...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $204,973.44 Project Grant to Red Caribena De Varamientos Inc. (RCV) under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance program (CFDA 15.683). This funding supports RCV, through its Caribbean Stranding Network division, in enhancing its capabilities as the sole federally-authorized Antillean manatee critical care facility outside the continental United States. Key objectives include: covering 50% of salaries for rescue, animal...

This Project Grant award of $435,825.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Social and Economic Science, provided under CFDA 47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, supports research at Western Washington University (WWU) to investigate the use of strategic anthropomorphic animal imagery (SAAIS) to activate empathy, promote conservation behaviors, and engage diverse populations. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year project include:...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $212,640 Project Grant to Red Caribena De Varamientos Inc. (RCV), a Puerto Rico-based non-profit organization that serves as the sole federally-authorized manatee critical care facility outside the continental United States. This grant was funded under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance program (CFDA 15.683), which provides financial assistance for response, rescue, and rehabilitation of protected marine mammals....

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 15.683), awarded $243,719.96 to the Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa, Inc. (ZooTampa at Lowry Park) to support manatee conservation and rescue efforts in Florida. The grant will provide partial (50%) funding for two existing full-time manatee stranding response positions and fully fund (100%) an additional part-time (27 hour) position for two years...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $210,301.44 Project Grant to Red Caribena De Varamientos Inc., doing business as the Caribbean Stranding Network, under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 15.683). The funding supports the organization's efforts to enhance its capabilities for responding to and providing veterinary care for stranded, injured, or ill Antillean manatees in Puerto Rico. Key objectives include acquiring specialized rescue and medical...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Program (CFDA 15.683) to the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, Inc., a non-profit organization in Florida. The grant will support the museum's efforts to expand its manatee rehabilitation capacity and provide mentorship training to partner institutions. Specifically, the funding will enable the museum to renovate a nearby facility to house...

This $880,420 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620), will support the Oelo organization's initiative to establish a replicable community-managed forest model that protects African forest elephants and their habitat in Gabon. The funding will enable Oelo to: (1) continue organizing a lake-wide association of seven villages to collect biodiversity data, lead lake patrols, and work towards...