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 $929,888.19 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to Focused Conservation Solutions, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Florida. The purpose of this award is to support the Nigeria Wildlife Service Organization (NSWO) in assessing, training, mentoring, and connecting them to other key law enforcement agencies in Nigeria. This will enhance the NSWO's...
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...
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. 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 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'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...
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 federal Project Grant award of $796,354.15, provided by the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), aims to reduce wildlife trafficking in Malawi. The key objectives are 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 award includes a sub-grant to the Wildlife...
This $999,304.09 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, under the Trans-National Crime federal grant program (CFDA 19.705), aims to strengthen the law enforcement capacity of African Parks Rangers in Malawi's key protected areas. The project's objectives are to combat wildlife trafficking, secure endangered species, and engage local communities in conservation efforts. The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30,...