Opportunity Information: Apply for F12AS00005
Apply for F12AS00005
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the education environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Wildlife Without Borders Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.673 Wildlife Without Borders Critically Endangered Animal Conservation Fund.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 27, 2012 and posted on Jan 12, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 1, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 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 Wildlife Without Borders Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding opportunity designed to support on-the-ground conservation projects for the worlds most imperiled wildlife. It targets species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the near term, with eligibility generally tied to the IUCN Red List categories of Critically Endangered or Endangered. The program can also support work on Data Deficient species when applicants can make a credible case, backed by information, that the situation is similarly urgent and immediate. In addition, species listed as Extinct in the Wild may be funded when the proposal centers on a reintroduction effort.
The program is focused on reducing direct threats to endangered wildlife in their natural habitats and prioritizes proposals that lay out clear, practical conservation actions with a strong likelihood of producing lasting benefits. Projects that emphasize research, surveys, or status assessments are not ruled out, but they are expected to show a tight and explicit connection to management action. In other words, the proposal needs to explain how the information will be used to change decisions or practices on the ground, and why missing data has previously prevented effective management. Proposals that do not clearly explain how the work will reduce threats, or that collect data without a convincing pathway to action, are less competitive.
Geographically, the expectation is that the work happens within the target species range. If activities take place outside the range, the applicant needs to show a clear and direct conservation benefit for the species (for example, addressing trade routes, developing techniques needed for field recovery, or other actions that materially improve in-range outcomes). The program is generally not aimed at captive breeding or other ex situ conservation approaches, and proposals centered on captive management tend to be less favored compared with in situ threat reduction and habitat-based interventions.
Several categories are explicitly excluded. The fund does not support species whose natural ranges are primarily within the United States, U.S. territories, Canada, or high-income European economies. It also excludes species already covered under the Multinational Species Conservation Fund programs, including Asian and African elephants, all rhinoceros species, all tiger subspecies, great apes such as gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos, orangutans, all gibbon species, and all marine turtle species. Amphibians that would fit under the separate Wildlife Without Borders Amphibians in Decline program (such as frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians) are also not eligible under this fund.
Administratively, this was posted as a discretionary opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00005) offering support via grants and cooperative agreements in the education, environment, and natural resources categories. It anticipated up to 20 awards, with a stated award ceiling of $25,000 and no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a broad range of entity types could apply as long as they met any additional criteria described in the full announcement. Key timeline details included an original closing date of March 1, 2012, later extended to April 1, 2012, with the opportunity archived shortly after (April 6, 2012). For access issues or questions, the listed contacts were Corinn Mauldin (703-358-2637, corriemauldin@fws.gov) and Derek Litchfield (703-358-2634, DerekLitchfield@fws.gov), and the general posting referenced Grants.gov for the full announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Wildlife Without Borders Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund?
It is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) funding opportunity intended to support on-the-ground conservation projects for some of the world's most imperiled wildlife. The focus is on practical actions that reduce direct threats and produce lasting conservation benefits in the species' natural habitats.
What kinds of species does this fund target?
The fund primarily targets species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the near term. Eligibility is generally tied to IUCN Red List categories, especially Critically Endangered or Endangered species.
Can projects for Data Deficient species be funded?
Yes. The program can support Data Deficient species if the applicant makes a credible, well-supported case that the conservation situation is similarly urgent and immediate.
Are species listed as Extinct in the Wild eligible?
They can be funded when the proposal is centered on a reintroduction effort.
What is the program trying to achieve?
The program is focused on reducing direct threats to endangered wildlife in their natural habitats. Proposals are prioritized when they lay out clear, practical conservation actions with a strong likelihood of producing lasting benefits.
Are research-only projects allowed?
Research, surveys, and status assessments are not automatically ruled out, but they are expected to be tightly connected to management action. The proposal should clearly explain how the information will be used to change real-world decisions or practices on the ground.
What makes a research or survey proposal more competitive under this fund?
A competitive proposal explains (1) how the data will directly support specific management actions, and (2) why missing data has previously prevented effective management. Data collection without a convincing pathway to threat reduction is described as less competitive.
Where should project activities take place?
The expectation is that the work happens within the target species' range.
Can a project include activities outside the species range?
Yes, but the applicant needs to demonstrate a clear and direct conservation benefit for the species. Examples provided include addressing trade routes, developing techniques needed for field recovery, or other actions that materially improve outcomes within the species' range.
Does the fund support captive breeding or other ex situ conservation?
The program is generally not aimed at captive breeding or other ex situ approaches. Proposals centered on captive management tend to be less favored compared with in situ threat reduction and habitat-based interventions.
Which species or regions are explicitly excluded from this fund?
The fund does not support species whose natural ranges are primarily within the United States, U.S. territories, Canada, or high-income European economies.
Are any major species groups excluded because they are funded elsewhere?
Yes. Species already covered under the Multinational Species Conservation Fund programs are excluded, including Asian and African elephants, all rhinoceros species, all tiger subspecies, great apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos), orangutans, all gibbon species, and all marine turtle species.
Are amphibians eligible under this fund?
Amphibians that would fit under the separate Wildlife Without Borders Amphibians in Decline program (such as frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians) are not eligible under this fund.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed for this discretionary opportunity is F12AS00005.
What type of funding instrument does this opportunity use?
Support is offered via grants and cooperative agreements.
What topical categories does this opportunity fall under?
The posting describes the opportunity as being in the education, environment, and natural resources categories.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated up to 20 awards.
What was the maximum award amount?
The stated award ceiling was $25,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The posting stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a broad range of entity types could apply, as long as they met any additional criteria described in the full announcement.
What were the application deadlines?
The original closing date was March 1, 2012, and it was later extended to April 1, 2012.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived shortly after the extended deadline (archived on April 6, 2012).
Where could applicants find the full announcement?
The posting referenced Grants.gov for the full announcement and related details.
Who can be contacted for questions or access issues?
The listed contacts were Corinn Mauldin (703-358-2637, corriemauldin@fws.gov) and Derek Litchfield (703-358-2634, DerekLitchfield@fws.gov).
What kinds of proposals are described as less competitive?
Proposals that do not clearly explain how the work will reduce threats, or proposals that collect data without a convincing and explicit pathway to management action, are described as less competitive.
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