Project Grant F14AP01000

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 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...

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...

This $278,646 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Combating Wildlife Trafficking program (CFDA 15.679) aims to reduce the illegal and unsustainable songbird trade in Guyana. The project has three key objectives: 1) improve understanding of the social, cultural, economic, and ecological factors driving songbird trade, 2) strengthen enforcement of legal songbird trade regulations, and 3) pilot a songbird captive breeding program as a sustainable livelihood...

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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) will provide $173,549 to the Wildlife Management Institute to develop a replicable methodology for state fish and wildlife agencies to engage with unengaged population segments and novel partner organizations. The project aims to enhance staff capacity for building lasting collaborations, increase agency leadership confidence in having the...

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...

This two-year, $227,885 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional CFDA program, will support the Wildlife Conservation Society in developing the capacity of a newly-formed community association in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve to sustainably manage a forestry concession. Specifically, the grantee will design and implement a community-based biological monitoring program to evaluate...