Project Grant F17AP00479

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,018,080.12 Project Grant (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to strengthen the agency's ability to respond to combat wildlife trafficking and poaching, with a focus on the Queen Elizabeth Protected Area in Uganda. The project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, aims to build on the long-term partnership between WCS and the Ugandan Wildlife...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $1,020,196 Cooperative Agreement under the Combating Wildlife Trafficking (CFDA 15.679) federal grant program to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to build capacity among emerging herpetologists in Kenya to combat the illegal hunting and trade of reptiles and amphibians. Through this three-year project, ZSL will select 10 fellows and co-develop a comprehensive training curriculum with input from key stakeholders such as the National...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime program) provides $2,123,278.10 to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) to deliver specialized training, supplies, mentorship, and cross-border collaboration mechanisms to wildlife authorities, judicial police officers (OPJs), the judiciary, and prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola. The project aims to strengthen law...

This $3,104,019.89 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) is intended to equip, educate, and empower law enforcement and the communities within Uganda's Queen Elizabeth Protected Area (QEPA) and Murchison Falls Protected Area (MFPA). The grant recipient, Focused Conservation Solutions, Inc., is a non-profit organization that specializes in international...

This Project Grant award of $796,354.15 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705), aims to combat wildlife trafficking in Malawi. The primary objectives are to enhance the capabilities of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) rangers and the Malawian judiciary (judges, magistrates, and prosecutors) to investigate, interdict, and successfully prosecute wildlife criminals....

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $812,566.18 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF), a foreign-owned non-profit organization based in the UK. The grant aims to build the capacity and capability of nine partner countries in Africa to effectively manage wildlife products once in government custody. The project will result in strengthened...

This $845,597.17 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) aims to strengthen law enforcement and judicial capacity in South Africa to effectively combat wildlife crimes. The award, which runs from October 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, will support efforts to improve transparency, coordination, and prosecution capabilities at national and provincial levels. The grant recipient...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement Affairs (CFDA 19.705 - Trans-National Crime) provides $2,159,657.05 to the Environmental Investigation Agency UK to continue building awareness, providing mentorship, and strengthening cooperation between prosecutors to help ensure wildlife trafficking is tried as a serious crime in Nigeria. The project aims to build on the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill by...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), aims to address gaps in previous interventions by developing an innovative technological tool and empowering law enforcement agencies to combat wildlife and natural resource crime effectively. The $508,466.12 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, was granted to the Wildlife Conservation...

The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a $987,654 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) to enhance the capacity of defenders and local communities to safely advocate for greater environmental protection at the national and regional levels in Uganda. The grant funding will support ABA FJE's work under DRL's International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345)...