Project Grant F25AP00148
- 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...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.620 - African Elephant Conservation Fund) provides $742,125 to Traffic International, a non-profit organization, to support the ongoing management and coordination of the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) program. The key activities funded under this award include: 1) Collecting, validating, and managing global elephant specimen seizure data into the ETIS database for trend analysis of...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded the Marine Research Foundation (MRF) a $227,500 Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) grant to mitigate bycatch of endangered sea turtles in shrimp trawl fisheries in Sarawak, Malaysia. The two-year project, commencing on August 1, 2024 and concluding on July 31, 2026, aims to introduce and provide turtle excluder devices (TEDs) to local fishers, raise their capacity to adapt TEDs to single and double net vessels, and develop enforcement...
- This $400,000 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) is supporting efforts to stabilize the endangered Asian elephant population in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. The primary objectives include better understanding elephant population dynamics through GPS-collaring and monitoring, improving human-elephant conflict mitigation and community engagement, and enhancing habitat protection to ensure...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) awarded a $530,290.58 Project Grant under the Combating Wildlife Trafficking program (CFDA 15.679) to Sustainable Innovation Initiatives, Inc. (SII) to address the trade in neotropical songbirds for singing competitions in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The 3-year project, awarded on June 5, 2024, will be carried out in partnership with Green Heritage Fund Suriname, Wildlife People Suriname, and the University of the West Indies School of Veterinary...
- This $246,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program aims to support conservation of the endangered Spotted Turtle across its range in the Southeastern U.S. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources will lead efforts to: 1) identify priority habitats and improve habitat quality and quantity for Spotted Turtles, 2) conduct demographic assessments to evaluate population viability in six states, 3) refine sampling...
- This $278,646 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Combating Wildlife Trafficking program (CFDA 15.679) aims to reduce the illegal and unsustainable songbird trade in Guyana. The project has three key objectives: 1) improve understanding of the social, cultural, economic, and ecological factors driving songbird trade, 2) strengthen enforcement of legal songbird trade regulations, and 3) pilot a songbird captive breeding program as a sustainable livelihood...
- 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....
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) program, awarded a $135,413 project grant to the Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation. This grant, effective from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will support conservation efforts for six highly threatened tortoise and freshwater turtle species in Bangladesh. The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation will utilize a three-pronged approach of conservation breeding, rewilding, and community engagement to...
OBJECTIVE 1 ELIMINATING CRITICAL THREATS TO TFTS IN VIETNAM AND THE REGION FROM HUNTING AND TRADE AND TRAFFICKINGACTIVITY 1 COMBATING TFT CRIME AND TAKING DOWN CRIMINAL NETWORKSACTIVITY 2 STRENGTHENING LAW AND POLICY AT THE CENTRAL AND LOCAL LEVEL TO ENHANCE THE PROTECTION OF TFTS IN VIETNAM PARTICULARLY IN REGARDS TO COMMERCIAL TFT FARMING AND THE GROWTH OF THE EXOTIC PET INDUSTRYACTIVITY 3 ENGAGING AND ENHANCING THE CAPACITY AND WILL OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO EXERCISE APPROPRIATE AND IMPACTFUL APPLICATION OF RELEVANT LAWS AND POLICIESACTIVITY 4 MOBILIZING PUBLIC SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN COMBATTING ILLEGAL TFT TRADE BY ENCOURAGING PUBLIC REPORTING OF TFT CRIMES TO AUTHORITIES OR THROUGH THE ENV WILDLIFE CRIME HOTLINEACTIVITY 5 PROMOTING AND ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS NATIONWIDE TO HELP PROTECT TFTS THROUGH GRASSROOT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS AWARENESS EVENTS AND ASSISTING ENV WITH MONITORING BUSINESSES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWACTIVITY 6 DETERRING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH A ROBUST COMMUNICATION PROGRAM REACHING THE PUBLIC THROUGH MASS MEDIA AND THE INTERNETACTIVITY 7 SHARING INFORMATION AND CONDUCTING ANALYSES OF TFT TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES WITH THE INTENT OF FACILITATING ARRESTS AND PROSECUTIONS OF MAJOR TFT TRAFFICKERSOBJECTIVE 2 INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS TO CHAMPION CONSERVATION OF TFTSACTIVITY 1 INVESTMENT IN ENV CAPACITY TO CHAMPION TFT CONSERVATION THROUGH A TWO YEAR APPROACH TO EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE AND SUSTAIN TFT FOCUS INTO ENV ENFORCEMENT AND LAW AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIESACTIVITY 2 ENGAGING LOCAL PARTNERS IN UNDERTAKING MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE PROTECTION OF TFTSMAJOR PROJECT OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMESMINIMUM OF 800 TFT CRIME CASES REPORTED TO ENV EACH YEARFOUR INTERNET CRIME CAMPAIGNS EXECUTED AND 70 PERCENT OF THE ONLINE VIOLATIONS ADDRESSED SUCCESSFULLYENGAGEMENT WITH PAGODA LEADERS RESULTS IN VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF CAPTIVE TURTLES IN 90 PERCENT OF RELEVANT CASESPROPOSALS FOR FULL PROTECTION STATUS OF MANOURIA IMPRESSA AND POTENTIALLY OTHER HEAVILY TRADED TFT SPECIES FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE VIETNAM SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITYEIGHT TOTAL QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS TO 1000 PAGODAS VIA OUR TFT COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN AIMED AT REDUCING TFT RELEASES BY BUDDHIST PATRONSTIGHTER REGULATIONS TO HELP ELIMINATE LAUNDERING OF TFTS THROUGH LICENSED COMMERCIAL FARMSPROGRESS IN SECURING LEGISLATION WHICH MORE EFFECTIVELY REGULATES THE TRADE OF EXOTIC SPECIES IN VIETNAM AND CORRESPONDING APPLICATION OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL NEW REGULATIONSMINIMUM OF 50 TO 60 DIRECT CONSULTATIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND POLITICAL LEADERS PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT ON TFT CASES6 TO 8 COMMUNICATIONS TO 1500 MEMBERS OF ENV CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM NETWORK PROMOTING TFT PROTECTION80 PERCENT OF ALL SERIOUS CRIMINAL CASES INVOLVING TFTS SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTEDPUBLICATION OF AN ANNUAL LAW GUIDANCE WITH A FEATURED COMPONENT ON TFT LAW BASED ON AN EXTENSIVE TFT LAW AND REGULATION REVIEWMEDIA COVERAGE OF MINIMUM 50 TV INSERTS AND MEDIA ARTICLES ON TFT PROTECTION EACH YEARFOUR TFT FOCUSED TV PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS PRODUCED AND AIRED ON MINIMUM 50 NATIONAL TV CHANNELS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE PUBLIC REPORTS OF TFT CRIME AND CREATE WILDLIFE CRIME DETERRENCEMONTHLY VIRAL ADVERTISING CREATING DETERRENCE AND PROMOTING REPORTS OF TFT CRIMESMILLIONS OF VIETNAMESE CITIZENS REACHED THROUGH 4 NATIONAL TFT FOCUSED VOICE OF VIETNAM RADIO SHOWS AND 24 MONTHS OF RADIO ADVERTISING ON VOV TRAFFIC CHANNELMINIMUM OF 400 NEW VOLUNTEERS RECRUITED AT UNIVERSITIESFOUR MAJOR RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING EVENTS CARRIED OUT IN PRIORITY AREAS AND 36 TFT FOCUSED AWARENESS EVENTS CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS IN 9 CITIES
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $155.6k | 11/19/24 |