The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides financial assistance through the African Elephant Conservation Fund to support projects aimed at enhancing sustainable conservation programs for critically endangered forest elephants and endangered savanna elephants. This grant opportunity aligns with the Service’s mission to conserve wildlife and their habitats, working with national governments and partners to ensure effective, long-term conservation of both elephant species across Africa’s 37 range countries. Applications are open until June 25, 2021, for projects that deliver measurable conservation results for the priority species.
Opportunity ID: 333115
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F21AS00490 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | African Elephant Conservation Fund |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.620 — African Elephant Conservation Fund |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2021 This opportunity is open from 04/27/2021 to 06/25/2021. Electronically submitted applications may be submitted at any time from the posting of this opportunity until 11:59 PM EDT, 06/25/2021. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted in English. A confirmation email containing an assigned application number will be sent to applicants upon submission. If you do not receive this email within five days of the opportunity closing date, contact mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov. The only exception is the government letter of endorsement, which must be received before award. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2021 This opportunity is open from 04/27/2021 to 06/25/2021. Electronically submitted applications may be submitted at any time from the posting of this opportunity until 11:59 PM EDT, 06/25/2021. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted in English. A confirmation email containing an assigned application number will be sent to applicants upon submission. If you do not receive this email within five days of the opportunity closing date, contact mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov. The only exception is the government letter of endorsement, which must be received before award. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $400,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants can be individuals; multi-national secretariats; foreign national and local government agencies; non-profit non-governmental organizations; for-profit organizations; public and private institutions of higher education; U.S. territorial governments; and Tribes and Tribal organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The International Affairs Program delivers on this mission through its financial assistance programs by supporting strategic projects that deliver measurable conservation results for priority species and their habitats around the world. In 1988, the U.S. Congress passed the African Elephant Conservation Act in response to the alarming decline of African elephant populations. The Act provides for the establishment of the African Elephant Conservation Fund to provide financial assistance to support projects that will enhance sustainable conservation programs to ensure effective, long-term conservation of African elephants. Recently, the African elephant was re-classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) as two separate species[1], with the forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) now listed as “Critically Endangered” and the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) listed as “Endangered” under the IUCN’s 2020 African elephant Red List Assessment [2-3]. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) works closely with national governments, U.S. agencies, and a range of other partners to ensure a strategic, results-based approach to conservation of both elephant species across Africa’s 37 elephant range countries. This funding opportunity aligns with the Service mission. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Amy Pokempner
mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov Email:mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 333115 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> F21AS00490_FullAnnouncement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Amy Pokempner mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov Email: mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.620 | F21AS00490 | African Elephant Conservation Fund | PKG00266771 | Apr 27, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
333115 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
333115 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
333115 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
333115 SF424A-1.0.pdf
333115 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
333115 SF424D-1.1.pdf
333115 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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