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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "African Elephant Conservation Fund FY14" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.620 African Elephant Conservation Fund.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 13, 2013 and posted on Sep 13, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 2, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,700,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The African Elephant Conservation Fund FY14 is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F13AS00357; CFDA 15.620) that seeks project proposals focused on conserving African elephants and supporting long-term, sustainable conservation programs across the species range. The program traces back to the African Elephant Conservation Act passed by Congress in 1988, created in response to steep declines in elephant populations and intended to provide direct financial assistance for practical, on-the-ground conservation actions that improve elephant survival prospects over time.
Projects funded under this opportunity are expected to address clear, immediate threats to elephant survival and to propose direct conservation activities that measurably eliminate or reduce those threats. The fund supports a wide set of conservation approaches, including stronger protection for at-risk populations, reducing human-elephant conflict, habitat conservation and management, improved protected area or reserve management in key elephant range, building local capacity to run conservation programs, and transfrontier (cross-border) elephant conservation. It also encourages proposals that strengthen wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics capabilities; expand conservation education and community outreach; and carry out applied research needed to guide protection and management decisions, such as surveys and monitoring. Additional eligible themes include developing and implementing elephant conservation management plans, creating innovative technologies that could improve elephant protection, ensuring compliance with treaties and laws governing the take and trade of elephants and the management of elephant habitat, and reducing demand for and trafficking of illegal ivory products.
The work should generally take place within the African elephant range. If any activities occur outside the elephant range, the proposal must clearly explain how that work will still benefit elephants in Africa in a concrete, defensible way. While proposals can be submitted for any site with indigenous elephant populations, the announcement identifies priority landscapes and populations where proposals are particularly encouraged. In Central and West Africa, priority areas include the TRIDOM region (including Minkebe, Djoua Belinga, Ivindo, Mwagne, Odzala Kokoua, Ngombe FMU, Ntokou Pikounda, Mengame Dja, Nki, and Boumba Bek), the Greater Sangha Ndoki region (including Lobeke, Dzanga, Ndoki, Likouala aux Herbes, Nouabale Ndoki, and Lac Tele), the Central African coastal complex (Gamba complex, Loango, Moukalaba Doudou, Mayumba, and Conkouati), Lope Waka Birougou, Maiko Okapi and the Ituri Forest, and the W Arly Pendjari complex. In East and Southern Africa, priorities include Northern Botswana/Khaudum/Caprivi/Hwange, Selous/Mikumi/Niassa, Moyowosi and Kigosi/Ugalla/Katavi, Rukwa/Ruaha/Rungwa, the Luangwa and Zambezi Valley, Laikipia and Samburu, the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (including Kruger and Gonarezhou), and Tsavo/Amboseli/Chyulu.
Beyond these geographic priorities, the fund also gives special attention to ecologically or evolutionarily unique elephant populations. This includes populations that are reproductively isolated and genetically distinct, those surviving in unusual ecological settings for elephants, or cases where losing that population would create a significant gap in the overall elephant range. In practice, this means proposals that can justify why a particular population is uniquely important, and how the project helps prevent an irreversible loss, may be viewed favorably.
Administratively, the opportunity is offered as grants and cooperative agreements, with an expected 30 awards and an estimated total funding pool of $1.7 million. Individual awards are anticipated to range from $15,000 (floor) to $75,000 (ceiling), and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement). The posting date was September 13, 2013, with a proposal deadline of December 2, 2013, and an archive date of January 1, 2014. For access issues or questions about the announcement, the listed contact is Cory Brown, International Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (703-358-2221; corybrown@fws.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): African Elephant Conservation Fund FY14 (F13AS00357)
1. What is the African Elephant Conservation Fund FY14 grant opportunity?
The African Elephant Conservation Fund FY14 is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F13AS00357; CFDA 15.620) that supports projects aimed at conserving African elephants and strengthening long-term, sustainable conservation programs across the species range.
2. What law or program is this funding based on?
This fund traces back to the African Elephant Conservation Act, passed by Congress in 1988 in response to steep declines in elephant populations. The intent is to provide direct financial assistance for practical, on-the-ground conservation actions that improve elephant survival prospects over time.
3. What is the main goal of projects funded under this opportunity?
Funded projects are expected to address clear, immediate threats to African elephant survival through direct conservation activities that measurably eliminate or reduce those threats.
4. What types of conservation activities are eligible for funding?
The announcement describes a broad set of eligible conservation approaches, including:
- Stronger protection for at-risk elephant populations
- Reducing human-elephant conflict
- Habitat conservation and habitat management
- Improved protected area or reserve management in key elephant range
- Building local capacity to run conservation programs
- Transfrontier (cross-border) elephant conservation
- Strengthening wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics capabilities
- Conservation education and community outreach
- Applied research needed to guide protection and management decisions (such as surveys and monitoring)
- Developing and implementing elephant conservation management plans
- Creating innovative technologies to improve elephant protection
- Ensuring compliance with treaties and laws governing the take and trade of elephants and the management of elephant habitat
- Reducing demand for and trafficking of illegal ivory products
5. Does the program fund research-only projects?
Applied research is listed as an eligible theme when it is needed to guide protection and management decisions, including activities like surveys and monitoring. The opportunity emphasizes direct conservation activities that measurably reduce threats.
6. Where should project activities take place?
Work should generally take place within the African elephant range.
7. Can a project include activities outside the African elephant range?
Yes, but if any activities occur outside the elephant range, the proposal must clearly explain how that work will still benefit elephants in Africa in a concrete, defensible way.
8. Are there specific geographic priorities where proposals are encouraged?
Yes. While proposals can be submitted for any site with indigenous elephant populations, the announcement identifies priority landscapes and populations where proposals are particularly encouraged.
9. What are the priority areas in Central and West Africa?
The listed Central and West Africa priority areas include:
- TRIDOM region (including Minkebe, Djoua Belinga, Ivindo, Mwagne, Odzala Kokoua, Ngombe FMU, Ntokou Pikounda, Mengame Dja, Nki, and Boumba Bek)
- Greater Sangha Ndoki region (including Lobeke, Dzanga, Ndoki, Likouala aux Herbes, Nouabale Ndoki, and Lac Tele)
- Central African coastal complex (Gamba complex, Loango, Moukalaba Doudou, Mayumba, and Conkouati)
- Lope Waka Birougou
- Maiko Okapi and the Ituri Forest
- W Arly Pendjari complex
10. What are the priority areas in East and Southern Africa?
The listed East and Southern Africa priority areas include:
- Northern Botswana/Khaudum/Caprivi/Hwange
- Selous/Mikumi/Niassa
- Moyowosi and Kigosi/Ugalla/Katavi
- Rukwa/Ruaha/Rungwa
- Luangwa and Zambezi Valley
- Laikipia and Samburu
- Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (including Kruger and Gonarezhou)
- Tsavo/Amboseli/Chyulu
11. Are projects outside the listed priority landscapes still allowed?
Yes. The opportunity states that proposals can be submitted for any site with indigenous elephant populations. The listed landscapes are areas where proposals are particularly encouraged.
12. Does the fund prioritize any special types of elephant populations?
Yes. The fund gives special attention to ecologically or evolutionarily unique elephant populations, including those that are reproductively isolated and genetically distinct, those surviving in unusual ecological settings for elephants, or populations where losing them would create a significant gap in the overall elephant range.
13. What does it mean to justify an "ecologically or evolutionarily unique" population?
Based on the announcement, proposals may be viewed favorably when they can clearly justify why a particular population is uniquely important and explain how the project helps prevent an irreversible loss.
14. What funding mechanisms are used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The opportunity is offered as both grants and cooperative agreements.
15. How many awards are expected, and what is the total funding available?
The announcement anticipates about 30 awards with an estimated total funding pool of $1.7 million.
16. What is the expected award size?
Individual awards are anticipated to range from $15,000 (floor) to $75,000 (ceiling).
17. Is cost sharing or a matching contribution required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
18. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement.
19. What are the key dates for this funding opportunity?
- Posting date: September 13, 2013
- Proposal deadline: December 2, 2013
- Archive date: January 1, 2014
20. Where can applicants get help if they have access issues or questions?
For access issues or questions about the announcement, the listed contact is Cory Brown, International Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at (703) 358-2221 or corybrown@fws.gov.
21. What is the CFDA number and funding opportunity number for reference?
CFDA: 15.620. Funding Opportunity Number: F13AS00357.
22. What kinds of threats is the program specifically interested in reducing?
The opportunity emphasizes projects that address clear, immediate threats to elephant survival. It specifically encourages work related to protection and management, human-elephant conflict reduction, habitat-related actions, improved reserve management, law enforcement/forensics, compliance with laws and treaties related to take and trade, and efforts to reduce demand for and trafficking of illegal ivory products.
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