Deadline: 18 March 2019

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking applications for Central AfricaRegional Program to conserve Central Africa’s most important wildlife strongholds, to support the region’s parks and other protected areas, and to address regional threats to wildlife.

Priorities

The Africa Regional Program contributes directly to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior’s following priorities by securing wildlife and developing capacity to conserve high value landscapes that provide economic, geopolitical and other benefits:

• Create a conservation stewardship legacy, second only to Teddy Roosevelt Central Africa is a globally important region for forest and wildlife conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) works closely with national governments, U.S. agencies, and other partners to ensure a strategic, results-based approach to wildlife stewardship in the region. Proposals to this funding opportunity should focus on one of the following objectives: provide operational support for protected area management; support regional wildlife colleges and universities in Central Africa to train new cohorts of protected area staff; and support national and regional activities designed to reduce the illegal trade in protected species in the commercial bushmeat trade.
• Achieve their goals and lead their team forward Projects should ensure that the most cost-effective approach has been taken to accomplish goals, objectives and activities. Proposal objectives should align with one or more of the desired results identified below under the relevant funding priority. Please see A Results-Based Vision for Conservation in Central Africa for greater detail on USFWS’ approach to wildlife conservation in Central Africa and how this funding opportunity aligns with the USFWS mission.

Geographic Eligibility

Funding will only be considered for projects that impact wildlife populations in the 10 Commission of Central African Forests (COMIFAC) countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Príncipe.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants under this program can be government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher education, and individuals. U.S. non-profit, non-governmental organizations with 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue Status (IRS) must provide a copy of their Section 501(c)(3) status determination letter received 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.

For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=312965