Project Grant F13AP00828

This $635,122 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.621) aims to address the critical threats of illegal trade and poaching facing the endangered Asian elephant population. The primary objectives are to: 1) Assess the nature, scope, and scale of illegal trade threats to Asian elephants, 2) Conduct a policy and implementation gap analysis to promote compliance with CITES and other relevant...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) awarded a $530,290.58 Project Grant under the Combating Wildlife Trafficking program (CFDA 15.679) to Sustainable Innovation Initiatives, Inc. (SII) to address the trade in neotropical songbirds for singing competitions in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The 3-year project, awarded on June 5, 2024, will be carried out in partnership with Green Heritage Fund Suriname, Wildlife People Suriname, and the University of the West Indies School of Veterinary...

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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $764,425 Project Grant to the Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt VON 1858 E.V. doing business as the Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt to support conservation and monitoring of Sumatran elephants in Bukit Tiga Puluh, Indonesia from October 13, 2021 through December 31, 2026. This award supports the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund program objectives to provide long-term conservation of Asian elephants...

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) was awarded a $498,390.60 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation (CFDA 15.657) federal grant program. The award will support ZSL's efforts to reestablish the critically endangered Sihek kingfisher in its native habitat on Guam and expand existing captive breeding populations between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2026. Specifically, ZSL will...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded Wildlife Asia Limited $687,857.30 under the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629) from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered through this Project Grant funding are improving community protection of orangutans and their forest habitat near three research stations in Indonesia by establishing and enhancing community patrol teams. Specifically, the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.679 - Combating Wildlife Trafficking) provides $129,805.02 to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and its partners to research and address the trade in neotropical songbirds for singing competitions in the Southern Caribbean and Guiana Shield regions. The key activities include: 1) assessing songbird health and welfare, 2) synthesizing data on wild songbird declines, 3) mapping the songbird trade value...

This $426,026 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service will fund Traffic International to develop and implement a transparent and robust saiga antelope horn stockpile management system in Malaysia from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Key deliverables include establishing an electronic database and standard operating procedures for government and trader-held saiga horn stockpiles in four Malaysian states. The awardee will also assess stockpile...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) provides $285,011.71 to Traffic International, a UK-based non-profit organization, to implement an innovative, multidisciplinary project aimed at reducing major threats to marine turtle populations in Peninsular Malaysia and Vietnam. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) increase knowledge, skills, and capacity for effectively interdicting wildlife trafficking operations...

The Aaranyak organization will receive $331,300 under a three-year Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant will support Aaranyak's work to deter wildlife crime and illegal wildlife trafficking of rhinoceros and tiger body parts in the Transboundary Eastern Himalayas region of India. This award is provided through the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.619), which aims to support effective long-term...