Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS DIC WWB AFR2013
The FWS DIC WWB AFR2013 grant opportunity focuses on enhancing conservation efforts in the Congo Basin, a vital area for biodiversity and forest preservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in conjunction with USAID's CARPE program, aims to support the management of protected areas, mitigate threats to wildlife, and build conservation capacity.
The FY 2013 funding is targeted at specific regions within the Congo Basin, including:
1. **Gabon**: USFWS will assist the National Parks Agency in improving wildlife protection in its national parks and buffer zones. Funding will be up to $1,000,000 for one-year grants, with individual applications under $100,000 favored.
2. **Sangha Trinational and Odzala National Park**: These areas, hosting significant populations of endangered species, will receive up to $2,000,000 annually through a cooperative agreement over five years. Focus areas include poaching, law enforcement, and eco-tourism development.
3. **Virunga National Park**: Recognized for its biodiversity, Virunga will get up to $250,000 per year for five years to improve park management and support tourism, while tackling the impacts of extractive industries.
4. **Tsuapa Lomani Lualaba (TL2)**: This area is crucial for bonobos and will receive a one-year grant of up to $200,000 for wildlife monitoring and protected area creation.
5. **Maringa Lopori Wamba**: Aiming to cover at least 12,000 km2 for bonobo conservation, this landscape will also be supported with a one-year grant of up to $200,000.
6. **Wildlife Law Enforcement**: The program will invest $500,000 across multiple grants to enhance law enforcement capacity against wildlife crime, favoring smaller proposals under $50,000.
7. **Capacity Building**: Aimed at strengthening local institutions and individuals in biodiversity protection, this program will offer $200,000 collectively in one-year grants, with smaller proposals favored.
8. **Species Conservation and Applied Biodiversity Research**: This includes funding for biodiversity research and conservation not covered by other funds, with an emphasis on data collection to inform management actions.
Eligible applicants include government agencies, NGOs, educational institutions, and individuals, with a stronger likelihood of funding for collaborative efforts. Overall, this grant opportunity seeks to foster long-term wildlife conservation strategies in a crucial region for global biodiversity.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 2025.)
- 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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