This department is offering the Endangered Animals Conservation Grant to fund projects aimed at conserving critically endangered species worldwide. Projects must focus on species classified as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, excluding specified ineligible species. The grant aims to reduce threats to highly endangered wildlife in their natural habitats by supporting specific conservation actions with a high potential for lasting benefits. Proposals must demonstrate a clear link between data collection and management actions, while prioritizing projects within the species’ range. Emphasis on ex-situ conservation or captive management is discouraged. Applications close on April 1, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 137834
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | F12AS00005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Wildlife Without Borders Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Education |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.673 — Wildlife Without Borders – Critically Endangered Animal Conservation Fund |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 5 |
| Posted Date:: | Jan 12, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Feb 27, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 01, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 01, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 06, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 0 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $25,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description:: | The Wildlife Without Borders Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund will fund projects that conserve the world¿s most endangered species. Species eligible for funding are those that face a very high risk of extinction in the immediate future. Species should meet the criteria to be listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Species listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List are also eligible if the applicant can provide information that suggests a similar urgency for conservation action. Species listed as Extinct in Wild are eligible if the applicant is proposing a reintroduction attempt.The following species are NOT eligible for funding: Species with natural habitat range located primarily within the United States, territories of the United States, Canada, and the high income economies of Europe; Species that are eligible for funding under one of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund programs, including: Asian elephant, African elephant, rhinoceros (all species), tiger (all sub-species), gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan, gibbons (all species) and marine turtles (all species); and Amphibian species that are eligible for funding through the Wildlife Without Borders – Amphibians in Decline program, including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians. The goal of this grants program is to reduce threats to highly endangered wildlife in their natural habitat. Proposals should identify specific conservation actions that have a high likelihood of creating durable benefits. Project activities that emphasize data collection and status assessment should describe a direct link to management action, and explain how lack of information has been a key limiting factor for management action in the past. Proposals that do not identify how actions will reduce threats, or do not demonstrate a strong link between data collection and management action, have a lower likelihood of being selected.Proposed project work should occur within the species range, or, if work is to be conducted outside of the range, the proposal should show a clear relevance to its conservation. Proposals that emphasize ex-situ conservation and captive management have a lower likelihood of being selected. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 5 | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| Synopsis 4 | ||
| Synopsis 3 | ||
| Synopsis 2 | ||
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.673 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00093410 |
| Opening Date: | Jan 09, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 01, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Michelle Lewis |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
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Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Attachments [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.673 | PKG00093410 | Jan 09, 2012 | Apr 01, 2012 | View | Michelle Lewis | Organization and Individual Applicants |