Opportunity Information: Apply for 2012 WWB AFR
Apply for 2012 WWB AFR
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2012 WWB AFR" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.651 Wildlife Without Borders Africa Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 6, 2012 and posted on Aug 6, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 20, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $30,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This is a single source award, the only eligible applicant is the College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM) Mweka
[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal:
Opportunity Summary:
The 2012 WWB AFR grant opportunity is a small, single-award U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) grant under the Wildlife Without Borders Africa Program (CFDA 15.651) focused on reducing illegal and unsustainable bushmeat exploitation in Tanzania through public awareness and behavior-change outreach. It was posted on August 6, 2012, and offered a total of $30,000, with an award floor and ceiling both set at $30,000, meaning the program intended to make one fixed-size award rather than a range of awards. The funding instrument is a discretionary grant in the natural resources category, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Eligibility for this opportunity was intentionally narrow: it was a single-source award where the only eligible applicant was the College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM) Mweka. The rationale given is that CAWM is uniquely qualified because of its long-standing leadership on the bushmeat issue, its technical expertise, and its institutional role as a premier wildlife training college for Anglophone Africa. The announcement highlights CAWMs history of convening and shaping regional conversations about the bushmeat crisis, including a 2001 conference session and a May 2002 Bushmeat Training Development Workshop co-organized with the Bushmeat Crisis Task Force that brought together experts from eastern Africa to address the illegal trade.
The project builds directly on earlier USFWS investments in CAWMs capacity-building work, especially the USFWS MENTOR Fellowship Program supported in FY2008 and FY2009 in partnership with the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group. That program was an 18-month postgraduate diploma designed to develop a cohort of emerging eastern African conservation leaders who could tackle bushmeat challenges and help implement practical solutions. A key outcome of MENTOR was the creation of the Bushmeat Free Eastern Africa Network (BEAN), an evolving regional network aimed at grassroots action against bushmeat exploitation; BEAN is positioned in this grant as an active partner in implementing the awareness effort.
The central goal of the proposed work is to use entertainment-education approaches to increase appreciation of wildlife and reduce participation in the bushmeat trade among individuals and communities in four regions of Tanzania: Kilimanjaro, Tanga, Arusha, and Manyara. Rather than relying only on traditional lectures or printed materials, the project is designed around mass communication that can reach broad audiences repeatedly in a culturally resonant way. Specifically, CAWM would partner with PCI Media Impact, BEAN, and Radio Kili FM to design and pilot locally relevant radio dramas and then assess their impact, indicating an intent not just to broadcast messages but also to evaluate whether the approach shifts knowledge, attitudes, and potentially behaviors related to bushmeat consumption and trade.
A practical advantage emphasized in the opportunity is CAWMs existing communications footprint and relationships, especially with Radio Kili FM, where CAWM already hosts weekly environmental programming. The radio drama format is framed as the next logical step in CAWMs outreach strategy, allowing conservation themes to be delivered through storytelling and characters that audiences can connect with over time. Beyond the immediate campaign, the grant is also meant to create a sustainable model by training CAWM in newer communication methodologies and bushmeat mitigation strategies that can be incorporated into the colleges teaching and outreach well after the grant ends, influencing both current community audiences and future wildlife management professionals trained at the institution.
Administratively, the funding opportunity was issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service and archived on September 19, 2012. The listing shows an original closing date of September 14, 2012, but a current closing date of August 20, 2012, indicating the deadline was moved earlier at some point. The contact person for access or questions was Corrie Mauldin, International Affairs Specialist at USFWS (703-358-2637, corriemauldin@fws.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the 2012 WWB AFR grant opportunity?
The 2012 WWB AFR grant opportunity is a small, single-award grant issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Wildlife Without Borders - Africa Program (CFDA 15.651). It focuses on reducing illegal and unsustainable bushmeat exploitation in Tanzania through public awareness and behavior-change outreach.
Which agency is offering this grant?
The grant was issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
What program is this grant under?
This opportunity is offered under the Wildlife Without Borders - Africa Program (CFDA 15.651).
What is the main issue the project is trying to address?
The project targets illegal and unsustainable bushmeat exploitation in Tanzania, aiming to reduce participation in the bushmeat trade through public awareness and behavior-change outreach.
What is the total funding amount available?
The total funding amount offered is $30,000.
What are the award floor and award ceiling for this opportunity?
Both the award floor and the award ceiling are set at $30,000. This indicates the program intended to make one fixed-size award rather than making multiple awards of varying amounts.
How many awards was USFWS expecting to make?
Based on the award floor and ceiling both being $30,000 and the description of the opportunity as a small, single-award grant, the intent was to make one award.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument is a discretionary grant.
What is the category of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is listed in the natural resources category.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Eligibility is intentionally narrow. This is a single-source award, and the only eligible applicant is the College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM) Mweka.
Why is the opportunity restricted to a single eligible applicant?
The rationale provided is that CAWM is uniquely qualified due to its long-standing leadership on the bushmeat issue, its technical expertise, and its institutional role as a premier wildlife training college for Anglophone Africa.
What prior experience does CAWM have related to the bushmeat issue?
The announcement highlights CAWM's history of convening and shaping regional discussions on the bushmeat crisis, including a 2001 conference session and a May 2002 Bushmeat Training Development Workshop co-organized with the Bushmeat Crisis Task Force that brought together experts from eastern Africa to address the illegal trade.
How does this project build on earlier USFWS investments?
The project builds on earlier USFWS support for CAWM capacity-building work, especially the USFWS MENTOR Fellowship Program supported in FY2008 and FY2009 in partnership with the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group.
What was the USFWS MENTOR Fellowship Program?
MENTOR was an 18-month postgraduate diploma designed to develop emerging eastern African conservation leaders who could tackle bushmeat challenges and help implement practical solutions.
What is BEAN and how is it connected to this grant?
BEAN is the Bushmeat Free Eastern Africa Network, a regional network aimed at grassroots action against bushmeat exploitation. A key outcome of the MENTOR program was the creation of BEAN, and in this grant it is positioned as an active partner in implementing the awareness effort.
What is the main goal of the proposed work?
The central goal is to use entertainment-education approaches to increase appreciation of wildlife and reduce participation in the bushmeat trade among individuals and communities in selected regions of Tanzania.
Which regions of Tanzania are targeted by this outreach effort?
The project focuses on four regions of Tanzania: Kilimanjaro, Tanga, Arusha, and Manyara.
What approach will be used to deliver messages to the public?
Rather than relying only on traditional lectures or printed materials, the project is designed around mass communication using entertainment-education. The plan is to design and pilot locally relevant radio dramas intended to reach broad audiences repeatedly in culturally resonant ways.
Who are the named partners involved in designing and piloting the radio dramas?
CAWM would partner with PCI Media Impact, BEAN, and Radio Kili FM to design and pilot the radio dramas.
Will the project evaluate whether the outreach is effective?
Yes. The opportunity notes that CAWM and partners would assess the impact of the radio dramas, showing an intent to evaluate whether the approach shifts knowledge, attitudes, and potentially behaviors related to bushmeat consumption and trade.
Why was radio emphasized as a practical channel for this work?
The announcement emphasizes CAWM's existing communications footprint and relationships, including its connection with Radio Kili FM, where CAWM already hosts weekly environmental programming. The radio drama format is described as a next step that can deliver conservation themes through storytelling and characters audiences can connect with over time.
What longer-term or sustainable outcomes are intended beyond the immediate campaign?
In addition to the immediate outreach campaign, the grant is meant to create a sustainable model by training CAWM in newer communication methodologies and bushmeat mitigation strategies that can be incorporated into the college's teaching and outreach after the grant ends. This is framed as influencing both community audiences and future wildlife management professionals trained at CAWM.
When was this funding opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on August 6, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The listing indicates it was archived on September 19, 2012.
What was the application deadline?
The listing shows two dates: an original closing date of September 14, 2012, and a current closing date of August 20, 2012, indicating the deadline was moved earlier at some point.
Who is the contact person for questions about this opportunity?
The contact person listed is Corrie Mauldin, International Affairs Specialist at USFWS.
How can the contact person be reached?
Corrie Mauldin can be reached at (703) 358-2637 or by email at corriemauldin@fws.gov.
Browse more opportunities from the same category: Natural Resources
Next opportunity: FA BLM AZ Veteran Semester of Success Program
Previous opportunity: Operation and Maintenance of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Rearing and Breeding Facility
USGrants.org Applicant Portal:
Are you interested in learning about about how to apply for this government funding opportunity? You can create a free applicant account and receive instant access to our applicant portal that many business owners like you have benefited from.
Apply for 2012 WWB AFR
[Watch] how do funding administrators access proposals?
Applicants also applied for:
Applicants who have applied for this opportunity (2012 WWB AFR) also looked into and applied for these:
| Funding Opportunity |
|---|
| Sacramento NWR Complex Apply for F12AS00369 Funding Number: F12AS00369 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $141,819 |
| BLM NV Southern Nevada District Office Mojave Flora Checklist Apply for L12AS00225 Funding Number: L12AS00225 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| BLM NV Winnemucca District Office Multiple Resource Monitoring Program Apply for L12AS00229 Funding Number: L12AS00229 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $75,000 |
| Shoreline Erosion Control and Habitat Restoration at NAS Patuxent River, Point Lookout Theodolite Tracking Station Apply for N40080 12 LTC 0005 Funding Number: N40080 12 LTC 0005 Agency: Department of Defense Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Heritage Partnerships Program 3D digital Documentation Best Practices and Standards Apply for NPS NOIR1264120044 Funding Number: NPS NOIR1264120044 Agency: National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Program Activities for George Wright Society Apply for NPS NOIWASOH2303100003 Funding Number: NPS NOIWASOH2303100003 Agency: National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $126,000 |
| Notice of Intent to Award the White Mountain Apache Tribe for Continued Cooperation on the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program Apply for F12AS00372 Funding Number: F12AS00372 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $205,000 |
| BLM Utah Youth Wilderness Monitoring Pilot Project Apply for L12AS00228 Funding Number: L12AS00228 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $35,000 |
| Monitor and mitigate the effects of saltcedar beetle on Athel Trees in the Rio Grande Rio Bravo Basin Apply for NPSNOIBIBE120032 Funding Number: NPSNOIBIBE120032 Agency: National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| BLM CO VETERANS GREEN CORPS INITIATIVE Apply for L12AS00233 Funding Number: L12AS00233 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| Conservation Priorities for the Mojave Desert Network Informing Mission Protection Strategies in the Wake of Energy Development Apply for NPS NOIWASOP12AC11165 Funding Number: NPS NOIWASOP12AC11165 Agency: National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $45,000 |
| Redefining Visitor Status in the Comprehensive Survey of the American Public Apply for NPS NOIWASOP12AC11170 Funding Number: NPS NOIWASOP12AC11170 Agency: National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| BURROWING OWL SURVEY AT NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA Apply for N62473 12 R OWLSSB Funding Number: N62473 12 R OWLSSB Agency: NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $25,384 |
| Harney County Noxious Weed Control Strategic Weed Attack Team (SWAT) Project #2 Apply for L12AS00232 Funding Number: L12AS00232 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $178,396 |
| Research Alternatives to Promote Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Network Apply for NPS NOI NCRO R3991120011 Funding Number: NPS NOI NCRO R3991120011 Agency: National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| BLM OR WA Coos Bay Spotted Owl Survey and Radio Tracking, Coos Bay District, Oregon Apply for L12AS00235 Funding Number: L12AS00235 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $577,000 |
| BLM OR WA Sandy Basin Anchor Habitat Vegetation Restoration Project Apply for L12AS00237 Funding Number: L12AS00237 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $25,000 |
| Coral Recruitment and Early Survival along a Gradient of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Southwest Coast of Guam Apply for NPS PWRNOIP12AC15001 Funding Number: NPS PWRNOIP12AC15001 Agency: National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $36,000 |
| Treatment of Museum Collection Objects from Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Monuments Apply for NPS NOI FOSU P12AC11169 Funding Number: NPS NOI FOSU P12AC11169 Agency: National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| BLM UT Watershed Restoration Science Planning and Implementation Apply for L12AS00239 Funding Number: L12AS00239 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $25,000 |
Grant application guides and resources
It is always free to apply for government grants. However the process may be very complex depending on the funding opportunity you are applying for. Let us help you!
Apply for Grants
Premium leads for funding administrators, grant writers, and loan issuers
Thousands of people visit our website for their funding needs every day. When a user creates a grant proposal and files for submission, we pass the information on to funding administrators, grant writers, and government loan issuers.
If you manage government grant programs, provide grant writing services, or issue personal or government loans, we can help you reach your audience.
Subscribe to Leads
Request more information:
Would you like to learn more about this funding opportunity, similar opportunities to "2012 WWB AFR", eligibility, application service, and/or application tips? Submit an inquiry below:
Don't forget to subscribe to our grant alerts mailing list to receive weekly alerts on new and updated grant funding opportunities like this one in your email.