Opportunity Information: Apply for WWBLAC09
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Wildlife Without Borders Latin America the Caribbean" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.640 Wildlife Without Borders Latin America and the Caribbean.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 26, 2009 and posted on Sep 15, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 15, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 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:
Wildlife Without Borders - Latin America and the Caribbean (WWB LAC) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant program that supports conservation projects aimed at improving how species, habitats, and ecological processes are managed across Latin America and the Caribbean. The core idea is practical, on-the-ground conservation that lasts, with a strong emphasis on strengthening local institutions so protected areas and surrounding landscapes are not just designated on paper, but actually managed effectively for biodiversity and for the people who depend on these ecosystems.
The opportunity is especially focused on capacity building for natural protected areas. A major theme is helping protected areas move beyond the "paper park" problem, where an area may be legally established but lacks the staffing, training, tools, enforcement, planning, or community engagement needed to function. The program wants projects that make protected areas work in practice, improving management effectiveness and producing real benefits for species that matter at a regional scale, including flagship species, endangered species, and migratory species. In addition to improving management directly, the program also prioritizes the development and replication of high-quality conservation training programs, meaning applicants should think in terms of training systems that can be strengthened, scaled, and repeated rather than one-off workshops.
The training and capacity-building efforts are intended for specific groups tied to protected area success. Priority audiences include protected area managers and administrators, guards and rangers, and outreach and environmental education specialists who connect protected areas to local communities and visitors. The program also values training and engagement for community leaders living in and around protected areas, upper-level students doing applied work related to protected areas, and decision makers who influence protected area outcomes, including private landowners, legislators, and public officials. This focus signals that WWB LAC is interested in projects that improve governance and long-term management capacity, not only field research or short-term activities.
Geographically, projects should be carried out in Latin America or the Caribbean and are ideally located in high-priority ecosystems, ecoregions, or biomes, or in key sites important to regionally significant species (especially flagship, endangered, or migratory wildlife). Projects proposed outside the region are not automatically excluded, but they must clearly justify why implementation elsewhere is preferable and how that approach will still deliver conservation capacity benefits for Latin America and the Caribbean.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant competition (Funding Opportunity Number WWBLAC09) under CFDA 15.640, listed as Wildlife Conservation within environment and natural resources. The program anticipated about 25 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $500,000. Individual awards were expected to range from $3,000 (award floor) up to $50,000 (award ceiling), making it a small-grants program designed to seed or strengthen targeted conservation capacity efforts. Cost sharing or matching is required, so applicants should plan to contribute non-federal resources or documented in-kind support consistent with the program rules. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning proposals could be submitted by a wide range of entity types as long as they meet any conditions described in the full announcement and application instructions.
Key dates for this specific announcement included a posted date of September 15, 2008, an original closing date of October 15, 2008, and a later current closing date of April 15, 2009, with an archive date of May 1, 2009. Application instructions were provided via an additional information link, and the program listed a point of contact for applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement, identified as Bryan Hayum with the Wildlife Without Borders Latin America and the Caribbean Program.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Wildlife Without Borders - Latin America and the Caribbean (WWB LAC)
What is the Wildlife Without Borders - Latin America and the Caribbean (WWB LAC) grant program?
WWB LAC is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant program that supports practical conservation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. The program emphasizes on-the-ground actions that improve how species, habitats, and ecological processes are managed, with a strong focus on strengthening local institutions so conservation results last over time.
What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The main goal is to improve conservation management in real-world conditions, especially by building the capacity needed for natural protected areas and surrounding landscapes to be managed effectively for biodiversity and for people who depend on these ecosystems.
What kinds of projects does WWB LAC prioritize?
The opportunity prioritizes capacity-building projects tied to protected area success, including projects that improve staffing, training, tools, enforcement, planning, and community engagement. It also prioritizes developing and replicating high-quality conservation training programs that can be strengthened, scaled, and repeated rather than delivered as one-off workshops.
What does the program mean by the "paper park" problem?
The "paper park" problem describes protected areas that exist legally but lack the practical capacity to function effectively, such as inadequate staff, limited training, insufficient tools, weak enforcement, poor planning, or low community involvement. WWB LAC is especially interested in projects that help protected areas move beyond this problem.
Is this program focused on research or on implementation?
Based on the opportunity description, the emphasis is on practical, on-the-ground conservation and long-term management capacity. The program signals interest in governance and durable management improvements, not only field research or short-term activities.
Which audiences or participants are priority targets for training and capacity building?
Priority audiences include protected area managers and administrators, guards and rangers, and outreach and environmental education specialists. The program also values training and engagement for community leaders living in and around protected areas, upper-level students doing applied work related to protected areas, and decision makers who influence protected area outcomes (including private landowners, legislators, and public officials).
What species or conservation outcomes are most important to WWB LAC?
The program is interested in producing real benefits for regionally significant species, including flagship species, endangered species, and migratory species, alongside broader improvements in protected area management effectiveness.
Where must projects be implemented?
Projects should be carried out in Latin America or the Caribbean and are ideally located in high-priority ecosystems, ecoregions, or biomes, or in key sites important to regionally significant species (especially flagship, endangered, or migratory wildlife).
Are projects outside Latin America and the Caribbean allowed?
Projects proposed outside the region are not automatically excluded, but the proposal must clearly justify why implementation elsewhere is preferable and explain how that approach will still deliver conservation capacity benefits for Latin America and the Caribbean.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this competition?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed for this announcement is WWBLAC09.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.640.
What is the estimated total amount of funding available?
The estimated total funding level for this announcement is $500,000.
How many awards were anticipated?
The program anticipated approximately 25 awards.
What is the expected award size for individual grants?
Individual awards were expected to range from $3,000 (award floor) to $50,000 (award ceiling).
Is this considered a small-grants program?
Yes. Based on the stated award range and total funding, this is described as a small-grants program intended to seed or strengthen targeted conservation capacity efforts.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching is required, so applicants should plan to contribute non-federal resources or documented in-kind support consistent with the program rules.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning proposals could be submitted by a wide range of entity types as long as they meet any conditions described in the full announcement and application instructions.
What type of grant competition is this?
This is a discretionary grant competition under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
When was this funding opportunity posted and what were the deadlines?
The posted date was September 15, 2008. The original closing date was October 15, 2008. A later current closing date was April 15, 2009. The archive date was May 1, 2009.
Where do applicants find the application instructions?
Application instructions were provided via an additional information link referenced in the opportunity description.
Who can applicants contact if they cannot access the full announcement?
The opportunity lists a point of contact for access issues: Bryan Hayum with the Wildlife Without Borders Latin America and the Caribbean Program.
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