The Latin America Regional Program offers grants to conserve the region’s priority species and their habitats. This initiative provides technical and financial assistance to partners, focusing on projects that reduce threats like unsustainable resource use, habitat loss, and climate change, while strengthening local capacity for long-term conservation. Grants support Species Conservation for ESA/IUCN Red List species and Conservation Stewardship, assisting communities in critical wildlife areas. Eligible projects must address biodiversity threats in specified geographies within Mexico, Central America, and South America (Gran Chaco, Andes-Amazon). This program seeks partnerships with governments, civil society, and academic institutions. Approximately six awards, each up to $200,000 over two years, are anticipated. Certain species, including specific turtles, migratory birds, and wolves, are excluded.
Opportunity ID: 353626
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F24AS00309 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | F24AS00309 FY2024 Latin America Regional Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.640 — Latin America and Caribbean Regional |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 04, 2024 This opportunity is open from April 18, 2024 until June 4, 2024. Applications must be submitted electronically through GrantSolutions by 11:59 PM EDT on June 4, 2024.Applications must be submitted in English. Late applications will not be accepted.A confirmation email containing an assigned application number beginning with “FWS-” will be sent to applicants upon submission. If you do not receive this email within five days of the opportunity closing date, contact latam@fws.gov. DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION MORE THAN ONCE. Duplicate applications will be discarded. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 04, 2024 This opportunity is open from April 18, 2024 until June 4, 2024. Applications must be submitted electronically through GrantSolutions by 11:59 PM EDT on June 4, 2024.Applications must be submitted in English. Late applications will not be accepted.A confirmation email containing an assigned application number beginning with “FWS-” will be sent to applicants upon submission. If you do not receive this email within five days of the opportunity closing date, contact latam@fws.gov. DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION MORE THAN ONCE. Duplicate applications will be discarded. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 04, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants under this program can be multi-national secretariats, foreign governments, U.S. and foreign non-profits, non-governmental organizations, community and Indigenous organizations, and U.S. and foreign public and private institutions of higher education. Individuals are not eligible to apply under this Notice of Funding Opportunity. In addition, tuition for individuals and field expenses for projects carried out in support of masters, doctorate degrees, and post-doctorate research are not eligible under this Notice of Funding Opportunity. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | The mission of the Latin America Regional Program is to provide technical and financial assistance to partners to conserve the region’s priority species and their habitats. It advances its mission by supporting projects that reduce threats to key wildlife species and strengthen local capacity that results in measurable conservation impacts that benefit biodiversity and its people in the long-term. Responding to and tackling the challenges that Latin America’s biodiversity faces requires inclusive and equitable approaches, as well as coordinated actions by stakeholders across the region. The Latin America Regional Program seeks to partner with national governments, civil society and grassroots organizations, and research and academic institutions that are willing to work with local groups that bring new perspectives and leadership. See Section C. Eligibility Conditions for more information about eligibility. Conserving Latin America’s unique assemblage of species and natural habitats requires addressing the damage that unsustainable resource use, habitat loss and fragmentation, agricultural expansion, human-wildlife conflict, and climate change have on species and ecosystems. Therefore, this NOFO will only consider projects that clearly articulate how the proposed actions will reduce these above-mentioned threats under at least one of the following categories: Species Conservation: This category seeks to support projects that promote the recovery and conservation efforts of key terrestrial species and their habitats along their range. Proposed activities can be implemented on the local, national, or regional (transnational) level, and can involve more than one priority species. Species should meet the criteria to be listed either as “Endangered” or “Threatened” on the ESA, or as “Critically Endangered,” “Endangered,” or “Vulnerable” on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Species listed as “Data Deficient” or “Extinct in Wild” on the IUCN Red List are not eligible under this NOFO.Conservation Stewardship: This category seeks to support projects that assist communities living in and along critical wildlife corridors and strongholds, by building on their traditional land-use practices, governance principles, ethnobiological knowledge and reduce their costs of living with wildlife. Proposed activities can be implemented on the local, national or regional (transnational) level.Important ConsiderationsProject activities should take place in eligible geographies of Latin America (see Eligibility below). If work is to be conducted in the United States, the proposal must show a clear impact on biodiversity conservation in Latin America to be eligible.Transnational projects and consortia applications are encouraged.Only one application per organization will be accepted under this announcement.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.Please note that a letter of government endorsement is required and must be included with your submission. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with relevant government authorities prior to preparing applications for Service funds. See Section D2. Content and Form of Application Submission for more information.The Latin America Regional Program reserves the right to fund any or none of the submissions and make adjustments to the funding amounts. The Notice of Funding Opportunity seeks to fund approximately six awards, each with a total budget not to exceed $200,000 over two years. To maximize the impact and sustainability of the awards that result from this NOFO, the Latin America Regional Program retains the right to execute non-competitive continuation amendments. The total duration of any award, including non-competitive continuation amendments, cannot exceed five years. Any non-competitive continuation amendment is contingent on performance and pending availability of federal funds, satisfactory performance and compliance with award terms and conditions.Due to other grant programs supported by the Service, the Latin America Regional Program will not fund projects related to marine turtles, tortoises, and freshwater turtles (Marine Turtle Conservation Act Fund), neotropical migratory birds (Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Fund), North America wetlands (North America Wetlands Conservation Act), songbirds (Species Conservation Catalyst Fund on Songbirds), California condor, and Mexican gray wolf. Eligibility*Projects are to be implemented in or around natural protected areas, biological corridors, and recovery units in:Mexico: Species: jaguar Geographic eligibility: Yucatan peninsula and Lacandon jungle.Central America: Geographic eligibility: Guatemala and HondurasSouth America: Geographic eligibility: Gran Chaco (Eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina) and Andes-Amazon (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru) |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mexico and South America: Amanda Gonzales; Central America: Ginger Deason.
amanda_gonzales@fws.gov; ginger_deason@fws.gov Email:amanda_gonzales@fws.gov; ginger_deason@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 353626 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FY24 LATAM NOFO FINAL.pdf
Folder 353626 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Application_Checklist_4-19-2024.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mexico and South America: Amanda Gonzales; Central America: Ginger Deason. amanda_gonzales@fws.gov; ginger_deason@fws.gov Email: amanda_gonzales@fws.gov; ginger_deason@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.640 | F24AS00309 | F24AS00309 FY2024 Latin America Regional Program | PKG00285938 | Apr 18, 2024 | Jun 04, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
353626 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
353626 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
353626 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
353626 SF424A-1.0.pdf
353626 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
353626 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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