Project Grant F14AP00819

The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) received a $510,058 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant was awarded under the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.621), which provides financial assistance to support effective long-term conservation of Asian elephants. Through this award, NTNC will implement the "Strengthening Community Tolerance towards Asian Elephants in Western Terai Arc...

The National Trust For Nature Conservation (NTNC) was awarded a $790,726 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant was awarded under the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.619) federal grant program to support reducing poaching and illegal wildlife trade threats while sustaining rhinoceros and tiger populations in Nepal's Chitwan-Parsa wildlife complex from February 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The...

This three-year $542,996 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.621) aims to strengthen human-elephant coexistence in the Chure Terai Madhesh Landscape of Nepal. The grant recipient, the National Trust for Nature Conservation, will implement a multi-faceted program to: 1) Increase human tolerance towards wild elephants through community outreach, behavior change campaigns, and development of a regional human-elephant coexistence...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $603,086.39 Project Grant to Aaranyak under the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.619) to support grassland management activities in Manas National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in India from January 3, 2022 through December 31, 2025. The goal of the project is to replenish habitats for rhinos and tigers through grassland management. This work will boost conservation efforts...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.621), awarded a $748,691.07 project grant to Panthera Corporation. The grant will support a 3-year initiative to increase site protection for Bornean elephants in the Deramakot landscape of Malaysian Borneo. Key components include: Assisting the establishment of a community-managed conservation area to close a critical gap in landscape protection and deter poaching from...

This $1,079,005 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, awarded under the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.621), aims to increase human-elephant coexistence in Asia through behavior change education and community-managed portable seasonal electric crop fences. The key objectives are to: 1) Provide human-elephant safety education workshops to gain community trust, 2) Train communities on the use of seasonal electric crop fences to protect homes...

The Wildlife Conservation Society received a $121,697 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund program. The grant supports the "Conservation of Tigers Through Law Enforcement, Volunteer Network, and Wildlife Student Training in the Western Forest Complex, Thailand, Year 12" project providing $121.7k in funding from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The project...

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Latin America Regional Program (CFDA 15.640) supports conservation initiatives in the Merendon Mountain range between Honduras and Guatemala. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) Strengthen local water communities through legal support, 2) Continue monitoring biodiversity, key species, and illegal activities in protected areas, and 3) Support local stakeholders in watershed...

The Wildlife Conservation Society received a $123,185.61 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters to support conservation efforts of tigers in Gunung Leuser National Park in Indonesia. The grant was awarded under the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.619), which provides financial assistance for projects focused on long-term conservation of rhinoceros and tiger populations. Specifically, the grant will...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded $527,053 under the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.619) federal grant program to the Wildlife Trust of India. The project aims to reduce human-wildlife conflict involving tigers and leopards in four high-conflict villages in India through efficient response mechanisms, trained frontline staff, and increased community engagement in conflict management and conservation activities. Specifically,...