Project Grant SINLEC23GR0456

This federal Project Grant award, 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), provides $498,664.30 to the Trace Wildlife Forensics Network LTD, a UK-based non-profit organization, to safeguard protected areas in Sarawak, Malaysia by delivering technical assistance in the detection, monitoring, and confirmation of illegal wildlife activities. The award period runs from October 1,...

This $285,011.71 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) aims to reduce threats to marine turtle populations in Malaysia and Vietnam from illegal harvesting, trade, and bycatch. The key products and services to be delivered include: Comprehensive analyses of marine turtle trade routes and supply chains across Asia through seizure data, market surveys, and stakeholder interviews to identify...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,885,164.45 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on October 1, 2024. The purpose of this award is to support the safeguarding of wildlife within Asia's protected and priority non-protected areas from poaching and trafficking. Through this grant, WCS will implement anti-poaching efforts, habitat restoration, community...

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 $1,000,000 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 their movement from, through, and to Indonesia. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will fund WCS's efforts to combat wildlife trafficking in...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's International Affairs Program awarded a $309,968.42 Project Grant under the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) to the Monitor Conservation Research Society, a Canadian non-profit organization, for a 3-year initiative to reduce illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles (TFT) in Malaysia. The project aims to map the TFT supply chain and identify potential formal and informal "guardians" along the trade chain that can help prevent...

This $426,026 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service will fund Traffic International to develop and implement a transparent and robust saiga antelope horn stockpile management system in Malaysia from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Key deliverables include establishing an electronic database and standard operating procedures for government and trader-held saiga horn stockpiles in four Malaysian states. The awardee will also assess stockpile...

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 federal Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $1,663,062.57, 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 award aims to ensure that national and regional timber trafficking is controlled through a robust and transparent management and enforcement system in Malaysia. The grant recipient, Traffic International, is a non-profit organization based in the...

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...