Project Grant F19AP00473
- 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...
- The Wildlife Conservation Society received a $121,561.18 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters to support conservation of tigers through law enforcement and prey population recovery in the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex in Thailand. The award was issued on April 1, 2021 with a period of performance through March 31, 2022. The funding supports the society's work under the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund, a...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,413,952.19 Project Grant to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) under the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.621) program. The goal of this 3-year project, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, is to recover elephant populations in three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Thailand - Huai Kha Khaeng, Kaeng Krachan, and Thap Lan - through effective protection and mitigation of human-elephant conflicts....
- 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 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 Wildlife Conservation Society received a $121,897.60 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters to support conservation of tigers in Bukit Barisan Selatan, Indonesia. Funded through the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.619), this award will support improved law enforcement and reduced human-tiger conflict from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund program aims to...
- This 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) provides $519,324.67 to Wildlife Conservation International LIMITED, a foreign non-profit organization, to protect Sumatran elephants and their habitat in the Leuser Ecosystem of Indonesia. The project aims to implement regular elephant protection patrols, develop a bioacoustic early-warning monitoring system to detect elephant presence, and...
- 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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $121,645.60 Project Grant to the Wildlife Conservation Society under the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629) for the period of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The grant supports the Replacement Awards for FY2019 - LAR Gibbon Protection in Thailand's Western Forest Complex project. This project focuses on effective long-term conservation of great apes and their habitats through applied...
- 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...
FORESTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA ARE SLOWLY BEING EMPTIED OF MAMMALS, REPTILES, AND BIRDS TO FUEL DEMAND FOR STATUS SYMBOLS, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, AND EXOTIC PETS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO TRIAL SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT BETTER EQUIP ENFORCEMENT RANGERS AND PROTECTED AREA STAFF TO COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING IN THREE OF FIVE PROTECTED AREAS (PAS) IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE WESTERN FOREST COMPLEX (SWEFCOM) IN THAILAND. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE THREATENED SPECIES INCLUDING THE INDOCHINESE TIGER, ASIAN ELEPHANT, AND SUNDA PANGOLIN BY INCREASING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS' (DNP) AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES' CAPACITY TO DISRUPT WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES OF THIS TWO-YEAR GRANT INCLUDE: (1) BUILDING CAPACITY AND SYSTEMS TO BETTER AGGREGATE, MANAGE, AND ANALYZE MULTIPLE INFORMATION STREAMS ON ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE THROUGH THE USE OF A SINGLE INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM ACROSS SWEFCOM; (2) FORMALIZING SWEFCOM ACTION PLANS FOR COMBATING WILDLIFE CRIME WITHIN EACH PA AND BUILD CROSS-PA RELATIONSHIPS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT TARGETED LE INTERVENTIONS; AND (3) PROMOTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-SHARING OUTSIDE OF THE PA NETWORK AND FACILITATE COLLABORATION BETWEEN OTHER NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS AND ONGOING COOPERATION IN COMBATING WILDLIFE CRIME.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 11/22/22 | ||
| Not listed | $50.3k | 6/23/21 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 11/17/20 | ||
| Not listed | $70.7k | 9/25/19 |