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Apply for FWS DIC WWB AFR2013
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FWS DIC WWB AFR2013" 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 Oct 31, 2012 and posted on Sep 7, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 8, 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 $4,550,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 32 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.
- Eligible Applicants Applicants under this program can be individuals multi national secretariats, federal, state and local government agencies non profit, non governmental organizations public and private institutions of higher education, and individuals with demonstrated and proven experience in wildlife conservation and management. U.S. non profit, non governmental organizations must submit documentary evidence of their Section 501(c)(3) non profit status.
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Opportunity Summary:
FWS DIC WWB AFR2013 is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Wildlife Without Borders Africa Program funding opportunity focused on conserving forests and biodiversity in the Congo Basin, one of the most important places on earth for tropical forest wildlife. Working in coordination with USAID's Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), the program is designed to strengthen protected area management, reduce direct threats to key species (especially elephants and great apes), and build the long-term capacity of local institutions and conservation practitioners to sustain results after external funding ends. The announcement makes clear that this FY2013 round is targeted: proposals are expected to fit within a defined set of priority landscapes and cross-cutting themes, with the expectation that other Congo Basin locations may be supported in future cycles through related USFWS funds.
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary environmental and natural resources funding, offered through both grants and cooperative agreements. Approximately 32 awards were anticipated, with an estimated total funding amount of about USD 4,550,000. The award floor is USD 20,000 and the ceiling can reach USD 2,000,000 depending on the track. There is no cost share or matching requirement stated. Eligibility is broad and includes individuals; multinational secretariats; federal, state, and local government agencies; non-profit and non-governmental organizations; and public or private institutions of higher education, as long as applicants can demonstrate proven experience in wildlife conservation and management. U.S. nonprofit NGOs are expected to document their 501(c)(3) status. The original application deadline was Nov 1, 2012, later extended to Nov 8, 2012.
Geographically, one major focus area is Gabon, where USFWS intends to support partner organizations working with the National Parks Agency (ANPN) to address persistent challenges in protecting Gabon's national parks and surrounding buffer zones. Funding for Gabon is structured as multiple one-year grants totaling USD 1,000,000, and proposals under USD 100,000 are described as more likely to be selected. The outcomes USFWS is looking for include reducing illegal elephant killing, limiting the impacts of extractive industries in parks and buffers, improving protected area management, and helping generate sustainable conservation revenue through tourism.
A second, larger landscape focus is the Sangha Trinational World Heritage site and Odzala National Park, including surrounding timber concessions that form part of a contiguous forest ecosystem important for elephants, great apes, and other threatened species. For this area, the mechanism is a single five-year cooperative agreement of up to USD 2,000,000 per year, designed in collaboration with governments and NGOs already active in the landscape. Proposals are more competitive if submitted by a consortium rather than a single organization. The desired results are extensive and include reduced elephant poaching; better management of parks and buffers; reduced bushmeat consumption in logging or other extractive industry camps; reduced misuse of concession infrastructure and transport routes that enable illegal bushmeat trade; credible wildlife surveys to map key species distributions (with specific mention of Lobeke National Park); improved understanding of Ebola impacts and transmission in ape populations and the identification of appropriate interventions; and the development of sustainable tourism revenue streams.
Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is another priority area, recognized for exceptional biodiversity and its importance for mountain gorillas. The program emphasizes operational support that keeps park functions running while expanding tourism as a long-term revenue source and building a constituency for the park locally and nationally. Funding is through a single five-year cooperative agreement of up to USD 250,000 per year, developed with the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN) and active NGOs. Expected outcomes include mitigating extractive industry impacts in and around the park, improved management of protected areas and buffer zones, reduced illegal wood harvesting for charcoal, stronger local support for conservation, and sustainable tourism-based financing for park operations and staff.
Two additional DRC landscapes are supported through one-year grants of up to USD 200,000 each. In the Tsuapa Lomani Lualaba (TL2) area, the emphasis is on supporting new protected areas, participatory management, wildlife and threat monitoring, and law enforcement in a region that holds bonobos, forest elephants, okapi, Congo peacock, and even newly identified primate diversity. Target results include reduced elephant killing, stronger management of protected areas and buffers, robust wildlife surveys for key species, reduced profitability for commercial bushmeat hunting, and stronger community support for conservation. In the Maringa Lopori Wamba landscape, which covers a substantial portion of the bonobo range, USFWS support is aimed at expanding and effectively managing a protected area network to reach at least 12,000 km2 (or about 15 percent of the landscape) to secure habitat for bonobos and other large mammals. The desired outcomes here focus on reducing incentives for commercial bushmeat hunters and improving protected area and buffer zone management.
Beyond place-based investments, the announcement includes three thematic funding tracks that apply across Congo Basin countries. Wildlife Law Enforcement is funded through multiple one-year grants totaling USD 500,000, with proposals under USD 50,000 favored. This track focuses on building enforcement capacity, strengthening deterrence, monitoring illegal wildlife trade, supporting effective prosecution and penalties, and increasing public awareness that wildlife crimes are being pursued. Expected results include stronger political will and legal system capacity, improved ability to detect and dismantle smuggling networks, and better national capability to reduce elephant killing and deter or detect ivory trafficking. Capacity Building is offered through multiple one-year grants totaling USD 200,000 (again, smaller proposals under USD 50,000 are favored) to develop skills and institutions through training, dialogue facilitation, program development, and provision of equipment or resources. The program wants to see governments better able to manage natural resources, universities better able to teach protected area management and species conservation, rural communities actively advocating for wildlife, and decision makers showing stronger support for effective wildlife policy. Species Conservation and Applied Biodiversity Research is also funded through multiple one-year grants totaling USD 200,000 (with smaller requests under USD 50,000 more competitive) to support conservation of species and biodiversity not covered by the Multinational Species Conservation Funds, including management-relevant data collection, freshwater fish conservation, and protection of highly threatened species. For research-heavy projects, the announcement stresses that data collection should be clearly tied to on-the-ground management action, especially where missing information has previously blocked effective decisions, with the overarching intent that field teams have the information and tools to respond to threats and prevent extinctions of Central Africa endemic species.
Overall, the grant opportunity is structured to produce measurable conservation outcomes: fewer elephants killed illegally, reduced bushmeat pressure, better governed and better equipped protected areas, more responsible practices by extractive industries operating around conservation zones, stronger enforcement and prosecution of wildlife crime, better monitoring and applied research to guide interventions, and more durable financing and local support through mechanisms like ecotourism. The cooperative agreement options, particularly in the Sangha Trinational/Odzala and Virunga tracks, signal a more hands-on partnership model with government agencies and established conservation organizations, while the smaller one-year grants are positioned to support targeted interventions and capacity upgrades that can show clear results within a short timeframe.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FWS DIC WWB AFR2013 (Wildlife Without Borders - Africa Program)
What is the FWS DIC WWB AFR2013 funding opportunity?
FWS DIC WWB AFR2013 is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Wildlife Without Borders Africa Program funding opportunity focused on conserving forests and biodiversity in the Congo Basin. The program is designed to strengthen protected area management, reduce direct threats to key species (with special emphasis on elephants and great apes), and build long-term capacity so conservation results can be sustained after external funding ends.
What type of funding is this (grant or cooperative agreement)?
This is discretionary environmental and natural resources funding offered through both grants and cooperative agreements. Some parts of the opportunity are structured as multiple one-year grants, while others are structured as single multi-year cooperative agreements.
What is the overall conservation goal of this opportunity?
The overarching goal is measurable conservation impact in the Congo Basin, including fewer elephants killed illegally, reduced bushmeat pressure, improved governance and management of protected areas and buffer zones, more responsible practices by extractive industries around conservation areas, stronger law enforcement and prosecution of wildlife crime, improved monitoring and applied research to guide interventions, and more durable financing and local support through mechanisms such as tourism.
How does this opportunity relate to USAID CARPE?
The program is designed to work in coordination with USAID's Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE). This coordination is intended to help align investments and strengthen landscape-level conservation outcomes in the Congo Basin.
Is this FY2013 round targeted to certain places and themes?
Yes. The announcement describes this FY2013 round as targeted. Proposals are expected to fit within a defined set of priority landscapes and cross-cutting themes. The announcement also notes that other Congo Basin locations may be supported in future cycles through related USFWS funding.
How many awards were anticipated and what was the estimated total funding?
Approximately 32 awards were anticipated, with an estimated total funding amount of about USD 4,550,000.
What are the minimum and maximum award amounts?
The award floor is USD 20,000. The ceiling can reach USD 2,000,000 depending on the track.
Is cost share or matching funding required?
No cost share or matching requirement is stated in the information provided.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes individuals; multinational secretariats; federal, state, and local government agencies; non-profit and non-governmental organizations; and public or private institutions of higher education. Applicants must be able to demonstrate proven experience in wildlife conservation and management.
Do U.S. nonprofit applicants need to provide proof of 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. U.S. nonprofit NGOs are expected to document their 501(c)(3) status.
What was the application deadline?
The original application deadline was November 1, 2012, and it was later extended to November 8, 2012.
Which geographies and landscapes are highlighted as priorities?
The announcement highlights several priority areas and landscape investments, including Gabon (national parks and buffer zones), the Sangha Trinational World Heritage site and Odzala National Park (including surrounding timber concessions), Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and two additional DRC landscapes: Tsuapa Lomani Lualaba (TL2) and Maringa Lopori Wamba. In addition, there are thematic tracks that can apply across Congo Basin countries.
What is the focus of funding in Gabon?
In Gabon, USFWS intends to support partner organizations working with the National Parks Agency (ANPN) to address persistent challenges in protecting national parks and surrounding buffer zones. The desired outcomes include reducing illegal elephant killing, limiting the impacts of extractive industries in parks and buffers, improving protected area management, and helping generate sustainable conservation revenue through tourism.
How is Gabon funding structured and what proposal sizes are favored?
Funding for Gabon is structured as multiple one-year grants totaling USD 1,000,000. Proposals under USD 100,000 are described as more likely to be selected.
What is the Sangha Trinational and Odzala landscape track?
This track focuses on the Sangha Trinational World Heritage site and Odzala National Park, including surrounding timber concessions that form part of a contiguous forest ecosystem important for elephants, great apes, and other threatened species.
How is the Sangha Trinational/Odzala funding structured and what is the potential award size?
For this area, the mechanism is a single five-year cooperative agreement of up to USD 2,000,000 per year, designed in collaboration with governments and NGOs already active in the landscape.
Are consortium applications encouraged for the Sangha Trinational/Odzala track?
Yes. Proposals for this track are described as more competitive if submitted by a consortium rather than a single organization.
What outcomes are expected in the Sangha Trinational/Odzala landscape?
Expected outcomes include reduced elephant poaching; improved management of parks and buffer zones; reduced bushmeat consumption in logging or other extractive industry camps; reduced misuse of concession infrastructure and transport routes that enable illegal bushmeat trade; credible wildlife surveys to map key species distributions (with specific mention of Lobeke National Park); improved understanding of Ebola impacts and transmission in ape populations and identification of appropriate interventions; and development of sustainable tourism revenue streams.
What is the Virunga National Park track focused on?
Virunga National Park (DRC) is highlighted for exceptional biodiversity and its importance for mountain gorillas. The program emphasizes operational support to keep park functions running, while expanding tourism as a long-term revenue source and building a local and national constituency for the park.
How is Virunga funding structured and what is the maximum annual amount?
Virunga funding is through a single five-year cooperative agreement of up to USD 250,000 per year, developed with the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN) and active NGOs.
What outcomes are expected for Virunga National Park?
Expected outcomes include mitigating extractive industry impacts in and around the park, improved management of protected areas and buffer zones, reduced illegal wood harvesting for charcoal, stronger local support for conservation, and sustainable tourism-based financing for park operations and staff.
What is the TL2 (Tsuapa Lomani Lualaba) landscape track?
TL2 is a DRC landscape supported through one-year grants of up to USD 200,000. The emphasis is on supporting new protected areas, participatory management, wildlife and threat monitoring, and law enforcement in a region that holds bonobos, forest elephants, okapi, Congo peacock, and newly identified primate diversity.
What outcomes are expected in the TL2 landscape?
Target results include reduced elephant killing, stronger management of protected areas and buffer zones, robust wildlife surveys for key species, reduced profitability for commercial bushmeat hunting, and stronger community support for conservation.
What is the Maringa Lopori Wamba landscape track?
This DRC landscape covers a substantial portion of the bonobo range. USFWS support is aimed at expanding and effectively managing a protected area network to reach at least 12,000 km2 (about 15 percent of the landscape) to secure habitat for bonobos and other large mammals.
What outcomes are expected in Maringa Lopori Wamba?
The desired outcomes focus on reducing incentives for commercial bushmeat hunters and improving protected area and buffer zone management.
What thematic tracks are included beyond the place-based landscapes?
The announcement includes three thematic funding tracks that apply across Congo Basin countries: Wildlife Law Enforcement; Capacity Building; and Species Conservation and Applied Biodiversity Research.
What is funded under the Wildlife Law Enforcement thematic track?
This track supports building enforcement capacity, strengthening deterrence, monitoring illegal wildlife trade, supporting effective prosecution and penalties, and increasing public awareness that wildlife crimes are being pursued. Expected results include stronger political will and legal system capacity, improved ability to detect and dismantle smuggling networks, and better national capability to reduce elephant killing and deter or detect ivory trafficking.
How is Wildlife Law Enforcement funding structured and what proposal sizes are favored?
Wildlife Law Enforcement is funded through multiple one-year grants totaling USD 500,000. Proposals under USD 50,000 are favored.
What is funded under the Capacity Building thematic track?
Capacity Building supports developing skills and institutions through training, dialogue facilitation, program development, and provision of equipment or resources. The program wants to see governments better able to manage natural resources, universities better able to teach protected area management and species conservation, rural communities actively advocating for wildlife, and decision makers showing stronger support for effective wildlife policy.
How is Capacity Building funding structured and what proposal sizes are favored?
Capacity Building is offered through multiple one-year grants totaling USD 200,000. Smaller proposals under USD 50,000 are favored.
What is funded under Species Conservation and Applied Biodiversity Research?
This track supports conservation of species and biodiversity not covered by the Multinational Species Conservation Funds. It includes management-relevant data collection, freshwater fish conservation, and protection of highly threatened species.
How should research-focused projects be framed under the Species Conservation and Applied Biodiversity Research track?
For research-heavy projects, data collection is expected to be clearly tied to on-the-ground management action, especially where missing information has previously blocked effective decisions. The intent is that field teams have the information and tools needed to respond to threats and prevent extinctions of Central Africa endemic species.
How is Species Conservation and Applied Biodiversity Research funding structured and what proposal sizes are favored?
This track is funded through multiple one-year grants totaling USD 200,000. Smaller requests under USD 50,000 are described as more competitive.
What does a cooperative agreement imply in this opportunity?
The cooperative agreement options (particularly for the Sangha Trinational/Odzala and Virunga tracks) signal a more hands-on partnership model with government agencies and established conservation organizations, compared to smaller one-year grants intended for targeted interventions and capacity upgrades.
Are there expectations about measurable results?
Yes. The opportunity is structured to produce measurable conservation outcomes such as reduced illegal elephant killing, reduced bushmeat pressure, better managed protected areas, improved enforcement and prosecution, better monitoring and applied research that informs interventions, and more durable financing and local support (including ecotourism).
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