The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $300,000 project grant to American University under the Trans-National Crime federal grant program (CFDA 19.705) to understand the scope of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing-related legislation in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America regions and identify government-backed malign actors violating these laws. The grant period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. As part of...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to significantly improve Indonesia's ability to interdict illegal wildlife products, deterring the movement of these products from, through, and to Indonesia. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024 with a completion date of September 30, 2026, supports WCS in providing...
This $1,447,928.41 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 - Trans-National Crime program) aims to increase Indonesia's capacity to counter wildlife trafficking and prosecute associated transnational criminal organizations. The grant will support initiatives to build prosecutorial capabilities and enhance Indonesia's ability to disrupt the domestic and international actors perpetrating this crime. The award...
This Project Grant award, valued at $493,480.28, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705). The grant aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the maritime security landscape linked to wildlife trafficking in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. The award recipient, Traffic International, is a U.K.-based non-profit organization that specializes in addressing...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement Affairs (CFDA 19.705 - Trans-National Crime) provides $2,159,657.05 to the Environmental Investigation Agency UK to continue building awareness, providing mentorship, and strengthening cooperation between prosecutors to help ensure wildlife trafficking is tried as a serious crime in Nigeria. The project aims to build on the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill by...
This $271,760 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional program (CFDA 15.640) will support the implementation of the National Plan of Action for Sharks, Rays and Chimeras (NPOA-Chondrichthyans) in Guatemala. The primary objectives are to: Generate reliable data to identify catch trends and determine the abundance and population status of shark and ray species in the Pacific coast of Guatemala, in order to...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs, awarded a $246,657.40 Project Grant under CFDA 19.989 - State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs to The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. The grant, awarded on September 29, 2023, will train regional journalists in Senegal in investigative journalism techniques specific to combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the illicit trafficking of humans,...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $812,566.18 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF), a foreign-owned non-profit organization based in the UK. The grant aims to build the capacity and capability of nine partner countries in Africa to effectively manage wildlife products once in government custody. The project will result in strengthened...
The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,789,345 Project Grant to the Freeland Foundation to combat wildlife trafficking between Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines under the Trans-National Crime (CFDA 19.705) federal grant program. The grant period runs from March 22, 2021 through May 31, 2023 and will support efforts to minimize the impact of transnational crime and criminal networks on the U.S. and its allies through enhanced international...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) grant award provides $817,942 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to conduct research focused on advancing molecular and analytic tools to disrupt the illegal wildlife trade. The key research objectives include: Developing near real-time genetic identification capabilities for 185 shark, ray, and turtle species involved in illegal wildlife trafficking. Designing new machine learning frameworks and data labeling...