Opportunity Information: Apply for F15AS00171
Apply for F15AS00171
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "International Affairs CITES" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.649 Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training).
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 9, 2015 and posted on Apr 9, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 17, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $100,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 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 notice of intent to award a single source award in accordance with 516 FW 6. The only eligible applicant is the Humane Society International.
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Opportunity Summary:
The International Affairs CITES grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00171) was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service award focused on addressing the escalating conservation crisis facing all eight pangolin species, driven largely by illegal international trade for traditional medicine and food. Even though pangolins have been listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) since the treaty began, illegal trafficking has continued, particularly affecting the four Asian pangolin species despite their range countries maintaining zero export quotas. As Asian pangolins have become harder to obtain through legal channels, trafficking pressure has increasingly shifted to Africa, where range countries have not established export quotas for African pangolin species, and enforcement agencies have reported a sharp rise in large seizures of African pangolins and their parts.
The grant was designed to support a practical, coordination-heavy response to CITES-driven information and action needs. A key driver behind the project was CITES Notification to the Parties No. 2014/059 (issued December 8, 2014), which asked CITES Parties to gather and submit information on pangolin conservation status and trade through a standardized questionnaire. The opportunity recognized that collecting meaningful data and coordinating responses across borders requires structured collaboration among governments, enforcement bodies, scientists, and conservation organizations. It also reflected the urgency highlighted by the IUCN Red List assessment conducted by the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group, which concluded that all eight pangolin species are threatened with extinction, with two Asian species listed as Critically Endangered and two as Endangered.
In practical terms, the funded project’s goal was to plan, organize, and manage an international workshop hosted in Vietnam in collaboration with the Government of Vietnam. The workshop was intended to bring together pangolin range countries from both Asia and Africa, relevant government wildlife and enforcement agencies, non-governmental organizations, and pangolin experts. The planned outcomes were to create a venue for sharing the latest information on pangolin populations and trafficking trends, improve coordination on how countries respond to CITES information requests, and build momentum toward a unified action plan to reduce overexploitation linked to international trade. The emphasis on participation from both Asian and African range states was central, since pangolin trafficking networks and supply chains span continents and require cooperation from all major stakeholders to be addressed effectively.
Administratively, this was a discretionary grant in the environment category, using a grant funding instrument, with an estimated total funding amount of $100,000. The award ceiling and floor were both set at $100,000, indicating a single fixed-size award. No cost sharing or matching was required. Only one award was expected, and eligibility was restricted to a single applicant under a single-source notice of intent to award: Humane Society International, per the agency’s internal policy reference (516 FW 6). The posting date was April 9, 2015, with an original and final closing date of April 17, 2015, and an archive date of May 7, 2015. The CFDA listing associated with the opportunity was 15.649 (Service Training and Technical Assistance, Generic Training). The listed program contact was Rosemarie Gnam at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled the International Affairs CITES grant opportunity and it carried Funding Opportunity Number (FON) F15AS00171.
Which U.S. agency offered this funding opportunity?
This was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) award.
What conservation problem was this grant intended to address?
The grant focused on the escalating conservation crisis facing all eight pangolin species, driven largely by illegal international trade for traditional medicine and food. It was designed to support a practical response to CITES-driven information and action needs related to pangolin trafficking and conservation.
How many pangolin species were covered by the project’s focus?
The opportunity addressed all eight pangolin species.
Why was CITES central to this grant opportunity?
Pangolins have been listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) since the treaty began, yet illegal trafficking continued. A key project driver was a specific CITES request for Parties to gather and submit information on pangolin conservation status and trade through a standardized questionnaire.
Which CITES communication helped drive the need for this project?
The opportunity specifically referenced CITES Notification to the Parties No. 2014/059, issued on December 8, 2014, which requested information from Parties via a standardized questionnaire.
What did the opportunity say about pangolin extinction risk?
It referenced the IUCN Red List assessment by the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group, which concluded that all eight pangolin species are threatened with extinction, including two Asian species listed as Critically Endangered and two Asian species listed as Endangered.
Why did the opportunity emphasize both Asia and Africa?
The opportunity described how trafficking pressure has increasingly shifted to Africa as Asian pangolins became harder to obtain through legal channels. It highlighted that trafficking networks and supply chains span continents, requiring cooperation among both Asian and African range states and other stakeholders.
What did the opportunity say about export quotas and trafficking patterns?
It noted that the four Asian pangolin species were particularly affected despite their range countries maintaining zero export quotas. It also stated that African range countries had not established export quotas for African pangolin species, and enforcement agencies reported a sharp rise in large seizures of African pangolins and their parts.
What was the main goal of the funded project?
The goal was to plan, organize, and manage an international workshop hosted in Vietnam in collaboration with the Government of Vietnam.
Where was the planned workshop to be hosted?
The workshop was intended to be hosted in Vietnam, in collaboration with the Government of Vietnam.
Who was expected to participate in the workshop?
The workshop was intended to bring together pangolin range countries from both Asia and Africa, relevant government wildlife and enforcement agencies, non-governmental organizations, and pangolin experts.
What outcomes were planned for the workshop?
The planned outcomes were: (1) provide a venue for sharing the latest information on pangolin populations and trafficking trends, (2) improve coordination on how countries respond to CITES information requests, and (3) build momentum toward a unified action plan to reduce overexploitation linked to international trade.
Was this an implementation grant or a coordination/planning effort?
Based on the description, it was a practical, coordination-heavy effort centered on organizing and managing an international workshop and improving cross-border information sharing and coordinated responses to CITES requests.
What type of award was this?
This was a discretionary grant using a grant funding instrument.
What was the funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $100,000.
What were the award ceiling and floor?
Both the award ceiling and the award floor were $100,000, indicating a single fixed-size award.
How many awards were expected?
Only one award was expected.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching was required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was restricted to a single applicant under a single-source notice of intent to award: Humane Society International, per the agency policy reference (516 FW 6).
Does this opportunity indicate it was open to multiple applicants?
No. The notice indicated a single-source intent to award and restricted eligibility to Humane Society International.
What was the posting date and closing date for the opportunity?
The posting date was April 9, 2015. The original and final closing date was April 17, 2015.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was May 7, 2015.
What CFDA listing was associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA listing was 15.649 (Service Training and Technical Assistance, Generic Training).
What category was this grant listed under?
The opportunity was in the environment category.
Who was the listed program contact?
The listed program contact was Rosemarie Gnam at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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