Project Grant F19AP00766

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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to strengthen the management and protection of East Africa's largest remaining elephant population. The award will build on WCS's previous USFWS-funded efforts to consolidate elephant conservation in the Katavi National Park landscape of Tanzania and prevent human-elephant conflict along the migration routes into...

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...

This $746,242 Project Grant award issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) program will strengthen protection and human-elephant conflict response capacity in Tanzania's Nyerere National Park and Selous Game Reserve. The funding will provide aerial support for anti-poaching patrols, maintain vehicles to enhance ranger mobility, and increase the capacity of rapid response teams to prioritize community...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651), awarded a $2,290,683 Cooperative Agreement to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to enhance wildlife conservation in Nouabale Ndoki National Park and the surrounding Sangha Tri-National landscape. The project aims to strengthen anti-poaching and counter-wildlife trafficking operations, build the capacity of ecoguards, improve park management and infrastructure, conduct aerial wildlife surveys, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) to the Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt VON 1858 E.V. (ZGF), a Germany-based non-profit organization. The purpose of this 14-month award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, is to increase the operational efficiency of the recently created Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Key activities include: Improving...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $760,640 project grant under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) to support an elephant conservation effort in Zambia's North Luangwa National Park and surrounding areas. The grant will fund: (1) providing 3,300 field ration packs for extended anti-poaching patrols, (2) refurbishing the project's aircraft engine to enable sustained aerial monitoring operations, and (3) procuring two new vehicles and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620), awarded a $1,621,075 Project Grant to the South Luangwa Conservation Society in Zambia. The grant will fund a 2-year project from August 2024 to July 2026 to safeguard the at-risk elephant population in the South Luangwa Valley. Key activities include enhanced anti-poaching operations using foot patrols, specialized K9 and aerial units, as well as human-elephant conflict (HEC) mitigation...

The federal Project Grant award F24AP02949 for $1,618,099.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) program. The purpose of this 4-year project is to support elephant conservation efforts in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park and surrounding areas. Key activities include: conducting ground, aerial and marine law enforcement and monitoring patrols; deploying 16 elephant satellite collars to track...

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden will receive $1,826,211 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) for a project grant running from September 2021 through August 2024. The Zoo will partner with five other organizations to establish the American Institute of Rhinoceros Science to conduct research on priority areas of rhinoceros health. The project will produce management recommendations to monitor and control rhinoceros...