Deadline: 10 May 2018

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is inviting applications for “Combating Wildlife Trafficking Strategy and Partnerships Program” to provide financial assistance to projects that address the illegal trade and trafficking of priority species.

Priority Areas

Priority will be given to proposals focused on:

• Species whose conservation status’ has been categorized as “Threatened” (including “Vulnerable,” “Endangered,” and “Critically Endangered”) by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List; designated as “Threatened” or “Endangered” under The Endangered Species Act (ESA, 50CFR17); and/or listed in Appendix I of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Proposals for species listed in Appendix II CITES and/or those that have yet to be listed but whose conservation statuses are greatly threatened by illegal trade will also be considered.
• Species of interest to the USFWS that are immediately threatened by the illegal trade including African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus), pangolins (Manis spp. [Phataginus spp., and Smutsia spp.]), lions (Panthera leo), jaguars (Panthera onca), hippos (Hippopotamus amphibious), and giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis).

Ineligible Species: Species that are eligible for funding under the USFWS International Affairs Multinational Species Conservation Funds via the African Elephant, Asian Elephant, Rhinoceros and Tiger, Great Ape, and Marine Turtle Conservation Acts, will be considered ineligible for this Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Funding Information

The current total amount of funding available is expected to be $1-2 million USD; additional funding may become available later on in the fiscal year.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants under this program can be: individuals, multi-national secretariats, foreign governments, U.S. and foreign non-profits, non-governmental organizations, community and indigenous organizations, U.S. and foreign public and private institutions of higher education, and
• U.S. and foreign for-profit organizations. U.S. non-profit, non-governmental organizations with 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) status must provide a copy of their Section 501(c)(3) status determination from the IRS.
• Applicants must ensure that activities occurring outside the United States are coordinated as necessary with appropriate U.S. and foreign government authorities and that any necessary licenses, permits, or approvals are obtained prior to undertaking proposed activities. The USFWS does not assume responsibility for recipient compliance with the laws and regulations of the country in which the work is to be conducted.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via given website.

Eligible Country: United States