Project Grant SINLEC19GR0337

This federal Project Grant award of $796,354.15, issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), aims to reduce wildlife trafficking in Malawi through enhanced capacities of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) rangers and the judiciary. The grant seeks to provide critical support to DNPW rangers in Kasungu National Park, a key component of the Malawi-Zambia Transfrontier Conservation...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $2,415,701.80 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, a non-profit organization in Malawi. The grant aims to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies and judicial systems in Malawi and surrounding Southern African countries to combat transnational wildlife trafficking. The project focuses on disrupting organized crime networks...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime program) provides $2,123,278.10 to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) to deliver specialized training, supplies, mentorship, and cross-border collaboration mechanisms to wildlife authorities, judicial police officers (OPJs), the judiciary, and prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola. The project aims to strengthen law...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $600,000 five-year Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, a non-profit organization in Malawi. The award, titled "Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Engagement to Increase the Impact of Wildlife Crime Deterrents in Malawi", aims to support wildlife conservation efforts in Malawi through activities such as strengthening...

This Project Grant award, valued at $999,304.09, was issued 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 funding aims to strengthen the law enforcement capacity of African Parks Rangers in Malawi's key protected areas to combat wildlife trafficking, secure endangered species, and engage local communities in conservation efforts. The project, which has an award date of October 1, 2024...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $1,020,196 Cooperative Agreement under the Combating Wildlife Trafficking (CFDA 15.679) federal grant program to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to build capacity among emerging herpetologists in Kenya to combat the illegal hunting and trade of reptiles and amphibians. Through this three-year project, ZSL will select 10 fellows and co-develop a comprehensive training curriculum with input from key stakeholders such as the National...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $2,290,683 Cooperative Agreement under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) for a project to enhance wildlife conservation in Nouabale Ndoki National Park and the surrounding Sangha Tri-National World Heritage Site in the Republic of the Congo. The key products and services to be delivered under this 1-year award include: Strengthening counter-wildlife trafficking and anti-poaching...

This Project Grant award, 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), aims to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the maritime security landscape linked to wildlife trafficking in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. The total funding amount for this 24-month award, which commenced on October 1, 2024, is $493,480.28. The awardee, Traffic International, is a non-profit...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $599,924.02 Cooperative Agreement under the Latin America and Caribbean Regional program (CFDA 15.640) to Re:wild, a non-profit organization, to combat the illegal collection and international trafficking of endemic and globally threatened wildlife in the Lesser Antilles. Over an 18-month period, Re:wild will collaborate with law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent the Grenadines to: 1)...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement has awarded a $3,515,740 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The grant will enhance legislation and regulations to prevent wildlife trafficking, improve law enforcement capabilities to investigate and prosecute wildlife trafficking cases, and develop greater international cooperation to combat this issue. The award period is...