Project Grant F21AP03322

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...

This $2,093,420.28 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service through the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) to the non-profit organization Southern Tanzania Elephant. The four-year project aims to strengthen long-term security for elephants and their habitats in the Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystem of Tanzania. Key activities include: Strengthening patrol capacity and enhancing professionalism of 155 rangers and village game scouts through...

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...

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...

This Federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) provides $749,697 to support an elephant conservation effort in Mozambique's Maputo Province. The key activities funded under this 5-year project, which runs from August 2024 to January 2029, include: Deploying 8 new elephant GPS collars and 140 camera traps to enhance corridor planning and design; Supporting operations of human-elephant...

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 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 $309,457.02 Federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 supports an elephant conservation effort in Zambia under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620). The purpose is to strengthen elephant protection and biological monitoring in Nsumbu National Park and surrounding game management areas to support elephant population growth and range expansion. Key activities include: 1) Provisioning anti-poaching patrols...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, through the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620), awarded a $435,118.95 Project Grant to the African People & Wildlife Fund, Inc. The grant supports a 3-year initiative to address human-elephant conflict and conserve African elephants in the Greater Mkomazi landscape of Tanzania. Key activities include collaring and monitoring 12 elephants to understand their movements, deploying human-elephant conflict resolution...

This $1,861,237 federal project grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service through the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620), supports a comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy in Kenya's Tsavo Conservation Area. The key products and services to be delivered include: Continued security and monitoring support for the Tsavo elephant population, Kenya's largest single herd, through aerial patrols, ground monitoring units, and technical...