This grant, offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in collaboration with USAID’s CARPE program, is for advancing wildlife conservation in the globally important Congo Basin. The primary purpose is to enhance protected area management, significantly reduce threats to crucial wildlife populations, and build essential individual and institutional conservation capacity. This initiative aims to support long-term conservation programs in the region. Future funding through the USFWS Multinational Species Conservation Funds is anticipated to expand support to additional Congo Basin countries and other African nations. The FY 2014 call for applications specifically targets predefined geographic and thematic areas, ensuring a strategic and results-based approach to protecting this vital biodiversity.
Opportunity ID: 246013
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F14AS0013 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FWS-DIC-WWB-AFR2014 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 50 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.651 — Wildlife Without Borders-Africa Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 14, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
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 Congo Basin is a globally important region for forest and biodiversity conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) works closely with national governments, U.S. agencies, and a range of other partners to ensure a strategic, results-based approach to wildlife conservation in the basin. In collaboration with U.S. Agency of International Developments (USAID) Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), the USFWS is providing this funding opportunity to improve protected area management, reduce threats to key wildlife populations, and develop the requisite individual and institutional conservation capacity to undertake long-term conservation programs.
It is anticipated that grant funding through the USFWS Multinational Species Conservation Funds will continue to provide support on a competitive basis to other Congo Basin countries and corresponding landscapes, as well as other African countries not covered in the priorities outlined below. The FY 2014 call for applications will be limited to the following geographic and thematic areas below. USFWS personnel will determine the appropriate geographic and thematic area for each proposal, and may consider proposals submitted to other USFWS grants programs. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.fws.gov/international/grants-and-reporting/how-to-apply.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Corrie Mauldin
International Affairs Specialist Phone 703-358-2637 Email:corrie_mauldin@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 246013 Full Announcement-1 -> nofa_afr2014.pdf
Folder 246013 Other Supporting Documents-Asstiance Award Guidelines 1 -> fy14_ aags.pdf
Folder 246013 Other Supporting Documents-Cover Page 1 -> fillable_cover_page.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Corrie Mauldin International Affairs Specialist Phone 703-358-2637 Email: corrie_mauldin@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00188070 | Oct 30, 2013 | Jan 15, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
246013 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
246013 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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