Project Grant F19AP00744

The Tiger Research And Conservation Trust was awarded a $220,524 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.619). The grant will support efforts to reduce human-large carnivore conflict and facilitate coexistence of people and wildlife in the buffer forest of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in India from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025. Key deliverables include...

The Centre For Wildlife Studies, Inc. will receive $1,212,435 under a four-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant will fund the "WILD SEVE: ADDRESSING HUMAN-TIGER CONFLICT IN INDIA'S WESTERN GHATS TIGER RESERVES" project from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026. The funding is provided through the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund (RTCF), whose purpose is to support effective long-term conservation of...

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,...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife was awarded $317,643 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 to address threats to the California tiger salamander in California. Over a three year period ending in February 2026, the Department will work with sub-awardee University of California, Los Angeles to analyze over 1,800 genetic samples of California tiger salamanders collected over 30...

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 $682,677 Project Grant to the National Trust For Nature Conservation to strengthen human-tiger co-existence in western Terai landscape in Nepal. The grant is funded through the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.619) and will support projects focused on effective long-term conservation of rhinoceros and tigers from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. Specifically, the grant will enhance...

The National Trust For Nature Conservation (NTNC) was awarded a $323,095 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters. The grant is part of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.619), which provides financial assistance for projects focused on effective long-term conservation of rhinoceros and tigers. Under this award, NTNC will work to prevent habitat fragmentation and secure the future of tigers in Nepal through...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $249,718 Project Grant under the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.621) to the Centre for Wildlife Studies, Inc. The five-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will support a research and conservation program to assess the distribution, habitat use, and patterns of human-elephant conflict across the Northern Eastern Ghats landscape of India. Key activities include occupancy surveys, camera...

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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $484,634.85 Project Grant to the Centre For Wildlife Studies, Inc. under the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.621). The grant will support the "ELEPHANTS WITHOUT BORDERS: ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OF ELEPHANTS IN SOUTHERN NILGIRIS" project from December 2, 2021 through December 31, 2026. The project focuses on applied research, surveys, monitoring, and other...