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 $1,099,940.04 Project Grant awarded 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) will strengthen the capacity of the governments of Cameroon and the Republic of Congo to combat timber trafficking. The grant will support assessing and improving processes around timber seizures, and institutionalizing technology solutions for wood traceability. The prime awardee, Traffic International, is...
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...
This $2,159,657.05 federal Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), will support the Environmental Investigation Agency UK in building awareness, providing mentorship, and strengthening cooperation between prosecutors to help ensure wildlife trafficking is tried as a serious crime in Nigeria. The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30,...
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,...
This $929,888.19 federal Project Grant awarded 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) supports the Nigeria Wildlife Service Organization (NSWO) to assess, train, mentor, and connect the NSWO to other key law enforcement agencies in Nigeria. The goal is to enhance the NSWO's ability to interdict, investigate, and prosecute wildlife trafficking. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024...
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'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...
This $1,610,769.58 Project Grant award, made on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), will continue to support the Sabah Wildlife Department in Malaysia to build investigative, enforcement, and prosecutorial capacity to combat wildlife trafficking. The funding will enhance law enforcement intelligence and strengthen the department's ability to address transnational environmental...
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...