The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been awarded a $3,257,870 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime (CFDA 19.705) federal grant program. The grant will support WCS's efforts 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 to combat this issue. This grant aims to minimize the impact of transnational crime and criminal networks on the United States and its allies through enhanced international cooperation and foreign assistance. Additionally, WCS has been awarded a sub-grant of unknown amount to counter illegal wildlife trafficking through criminal justice reform in Latin America.
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