Project Grant F21AP03324

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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $496,387.35 Project Grant under the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.621) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on June 1, 2024. The goal of this 4-year project is to increase the Kambas Sumatran elephant population and ensure its long-term stability and genetic health through active population management and conservation efforts. Key objectives include: 1) Stabilizing the elephant population at approximately...

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...

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 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 $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 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...

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...

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...

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...