Project Grant SINLEC24GR5299

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,789,345 Project Grant to the Freeland Foundation to combat wildlife trafficking between Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines under the Trans-National Crime (CFDA 19.705) federal grant program. The grant period runs from March 22, 2021 through May 31, 2023 and will support efforts to minimize the impact of transnational crime and criminal networks on the U.S. and its allies through enhanced international...

The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement to CRDF Global to enhance the Government of Indonesia's law enforcement capabilities to use web-based tools to identify and investigate weapons of mass destruction threats and potential plots. This award, made on September 30, 2021 for a period of performance through September 29, 2023, will fund services delivered under the Global Threat Reduction program (CFDA 19.033). This...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $706,836 Project Grant to Planet Indonesia through the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629). The grant will support Planet Indonesia's efforts to protect Bornean orangutans, white-bearded gibbons, and Abbott's gray gibbons in West Kalimantan, Indonesia from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025. As stated in the program description, the Great Apes Conservation Fund aims to support conservation...

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 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 $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 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation will fund an awareness raising campaign in Indonesia related to lithium-ion batteries. The $446,943 award will support outreach to mining, foreign trade, and customs authorities from September 2022 through September 2024. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York will undertake the project on behalf of the State University of New York at Albany. The campaign...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $134,785.62 Cooperative Agreement to Birdlife International, a global non-profit conservation organization, under the Combating Wildlife Trafficking Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.679). The project aims to enhance collaboration among recipients of the Species Conservation Catalyst Fund, strengthen their capacity, and raise public awareness to reduce illegal and unsustainable international songbird trade, with a focus on...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Central Africa Regional Program (CFDA 15.651) awarded a $2,290,683 Cooperative Agreement to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on January 4, 2025. The project aims to enhance wildlife conservation in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park and its surrounding areas within the Sangha Tri-National World Heritage Site. Key activities include: Counter-wildlife trafficking and anti-poaching operations, with a focus on strengthening information-led enforcement approaches...

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...