Project Grant SINLEC21GR3436

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's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $3,515,740 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to enhance legislation and regulations to prevent wildlife trafficking, improve law enforcement capabilities to investigate and prosecute wildlife trafficking cases, and develop greater international cooperation. This 2-year grant, which commenced on October 1, 2024, includes a sub-award to...

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 $2,290,683 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651), aims to enhance wildlife conservation in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park and surrounding areas within the Sangha Tri-National World Heritage Site in the Republic of the Congo. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: strengthening counter-wildlife trafficking and anti-poaching operations through enhanced enforcement...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $845,597.17 Project Grant (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime program) to the Endangered Wildlife Trust, a South African non-profit organization, to strengthen law enforcement and judicial capacity in South Africa to effectively combat wildlife crimes. The project aims to improve transparency, coordination, and prosecution capabilities at the national and provincial levels in South Africa. This award was...

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...

This Project Grant award, provided by the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), will continue to build awareness, provide mentorship, and strengthen cooperation between prosecutors to help ensure wildlife trafficking is treated as a serious crime. The $2,159,657.05 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, was granted to the Environmental Investigation Agency UK, a...

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. 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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 - Trans-National Crime) provides $535,746 to the World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF) to combat wildlife trafficking in Pakistan. The project aims to enhance law enforcement capabilities, strengthen judicial capacity, and improve interagency coordination to address this challenge. Specific interventions include developing tailored training curricula for rangers, creating...