Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund

The objective of the fund is to assist in the conservation of rhinoceros and tigers by supporting the conservation programs of nations whose activities directly or indirectly affect rhinoceros and tiger populations, or the CITES Secretariat, and to

Prior to FY25, this program included the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund-African Rhino subprogram. As of FY25, that program has a standalone Assistance Listing (15.690). The objective of the fund is to assist in the conservation of rhinoceros and tigers by supporting the conservation programs of nations whose activities directly or indirectly affect rhinoceros and tiger populations, or the CITES Secretariat, and to provide financial resources for those programs.

Any organization or individual with demonstrated experience in tiger or rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis, Rhinoceros sondaicus, or Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) conservation.

Any government agency responsible for conservation and protection of Asian rhinoceroses and/or tigers and any other organization or individual with demonstrated experience in rhinoceros or tiger conservation.

Funds provided under this program support projects that will enhance programs for conservation of rhinoceros or tigers by assisting efforts to-(1) implement conservation programs; (2) enhance compliance with provisions of CITES and laws of the United States or a foreign country that prohibit or regulate the taking or trade of rhinoceros or tigers or the use of rhinoceros or tiger habitat; or (3) develop sound scientific information on that species' habitat condition and carrying capacity, total numbers and population trends, or annual reproduction and mortality.

Funds may not be used for the following activities: Physical resettlement of people (voluntary or involuntary); the purchase of firearms or ammunition; gathering information by persons who conceal their true identity; buying or purchasing intelligence; evidence or information or paying informants; law enforcement operations that, to arrest suspects, prompt them to carry out illegal activities; and any activity that would circumvent sanctions, laws, or regulations of wither the U.S. or the country of the proposed activity. The following cost elements are not allowable under this program: publications of materials for distribution within the U.S. that are not related to the program; pre-award costs (unless prior written approval is received); programs designed to advocate policy views or positions of foreign governments or views of a particular political faction; entertainment and/or alcoholic beverages; purchase of land; direct support or the appearance of direct support for individual or single-party electoral campaigns; and duplication of services immediately available through municipal, provincial, or national government.

Assistance is available from the start date of the period of performance to the end date of the period of performance. Funding must be spent within 90 days of the end date of the period of performance.

Proposals will be reviewed based on criteria identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Projects are reviewed and competitively selected for funding using criteria articulated in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Review criteria can be found in the application information. Once a proposal has been selected for funding, an approving official executes an Assistance Award between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Recipient.

The program announcement and application instructions for this program can be found at Grants.gov website.

None. Recipients may request funding for a subsequent year/cycle of a currently funded project. However, these requests are subject to the same submission, review, and approval requirements as all new applications. This program will fund any approved renewal application as new award, not as an amendment to an existing award. Recipients may request approval for budget and project plan revisions of funded projects, including period of performance and reporting due date extensions, in accordance with 2 CFR 200.