Project Grant SINLEC20GR3137

This $845,597.17 Project Grant award, funded 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 strengthen law enforcement and judicial capacity in South Africa to combat wildlife crimes. The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, will be implemented by the South African non-profit organization Endangered Wildlife Trust. The project seeks to improve transparency,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,290,683 Cooperative Agreement to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Jan 4, 2025 under the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651). The project aims to enhance wildlife conservation in Nouabale Ndoki National Park and its surrounding areas within the Sangha Tri-National World Heritage Site. Key activities include: Strengthening counter-wildlife trafficking and anti-poaching operations through information-led enforcement, ecoguard...

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 Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Traffic International under the Trans-National Crime federal grant program (CFDA 19.705). The two-year award, issued on June 4, 2022 and concluding on June 3, 2024, will support efforts by Traffic International to reduce poaching and trafficking of endangered wildlife in South Africa. The Trans-National Crime program aims to minimize the impact of transnational crime and criminal...

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. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $999,304.09 Project Grant (CFDA 19.705 - Trans-National Crime) to African Parks Network, a non-profit conservation organization based in South Africa. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, aims to strengthen the law enforcement capacity of African Parks Rangers in Malawi's key protected areas. The project will focus on combating wildlife trafficking, securing endangered species,...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $796,354.15 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the International Fund For Animal Welfare Inc. (IFAW) to reduce wildlife trafficking in Malawi. The grant aims to enhance the capacities of the Malawi Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) rangers and the judiciary (judges, magistrates, and prosecutors) to combat wildlife trafficking. The project will...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,018,080.12 Project Grant (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to strengthen the agency's ability to respond to combat wildlife trafficking and poaching, with a focus on the Queen Elizabeth Protected Area in Uganda. The project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, aims to build on the long-term partnership between WCS and the Ugandan Wildlife...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement awarded a $3,307,160.90 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to the non-profit Peace Parks Foundation. The purpose of this award is to reduce the ability of transnational criminal networks to profit from wildlife and other natural resource crimes in Mozambique. Specific activities to be delivered under this 2-year grant, ending September 30, 2025, include improving law enforcement...

This $508,466.12 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), will enable the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to develop an innovative technological tool and empower law enforcement agencies to combat wildlife and natural resource crime effectively. The project aims to address gaps in previous interventions by providing technical assistance, training, and capacity building...