Project Grant SINLEC21GR3311

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. 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 Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs awarded Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) a $3.1 million Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) beginning October 1, 2025, and extending through October 1, 2028. The award supports WCS's efforts to combat natural resource crime in Mesoamerica by strengthening legislative and regulatory frameworks, improving law enforcement capabilities, and fostering international cooperation. Implementation...

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. This 2-year 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...

This $677,476 five-year Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) aims to enhance sustainable conservation of the critically endangered African forest elephant. The grant will expand the capacity of the Sangha Tri-National Center for Bioacoustics Training and Analysis in the Republic of Congo to conduct passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) research and train a new generation of Central African...

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the African Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.620) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to strengthen the management and protection of East Africa's largest remaining elephant population. The award will build on WCS's previous USFWS-funded efforts to consolidate elephant conservation in the Katavi National Park landscape of Tanzania and prevent human-elephant conflict along the migration routes into...

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 $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...

This $2,811,226.54 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) to the World Resources Institute (WRI). The grant aims to support three national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in priority countries to investigate nature crimes and assist authorities in building nature crime cases. Key objectives include...