This grant opportunity from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service International Affairs Program aims to support a meeting co-organized with the Government of Senegal to facilitate coordination between West and Central African countries and the United States. The meeting will focus on identifying priorities for the upcoming Seventeenth meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties, including additional conservation measures for African pangolins. The grant supports combating wildlife trafficking, preparing for CoP17, and enhancing CITES capacity in the region. Applications must be submitted by January 15, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 280866
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F16AS00073 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | International Affairs-CITES |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.649 — Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 07, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 15, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $76,656 |
| Award Ceiling: | $76,656 |
| Award Floor: | $76,656 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a notice of intent to award a single source award to an indentified recipient in accordance with 516 FW 6. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | At the First Pangolin Range States Meeting (Vietnam, June 2015), co-hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the government of Vietnam, delegates developed a unified conservation action plan to protect pangolins, the most trafficked mammals in the world. The action plan includes a suite of recommendations to address management and enforcement issues to protect pangolins against over-exploitation as a result of trafficking and unsustainable legal trade. Among other things,participants of the meeting including African range country representatives present evaluated the status of and trade in African pangolin species and agreed that each African pangolin species qualifies for inclusion in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix I. In addition, the meeting participants recommended the urgent adoption of law enforcement and management measures to fight against illegal trade in pangolins. With the Seventeenth meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP17; September-October 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa) fast approaching, the CITES Management Authority of Senegal has invited the U.S. government, through U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service International Affairs Program (AIA), to co-organize and sponsor a West and Central Africanâ¿¿U.S. CITES coordination meeting to be held in Dakar, Senegal, February 24-26, 2016. Within the Service, AIA is responsible for implementing CITES and serves as the U.S. CITES Management and Scientific Authorities. The purpose of the proposed meeting is to facilitate consultations between West and Central African countries to help identify priorities and issues of common interest to promote at CoP17, including additional conservation measures for African pangolins.
The Service is providing this funding opportunity to plan, organize, and manage a meeting in collaboration with the Government of Senegal in order to facilitate government-to-government coordination between key West and Central African range countries and the United States which supports three of AIAs high priorities for the African region combatting wildlife trafficking, CoP17 preparation, and CITES capacity building. |
| Link to Additional Information: | 17th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mary Cogliano 703-358-2505
Mary_Cogliano@fws.gov Email:Mary_Cogliano@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 280866 Full Announcement-1 -> NOFO_DMA_SingleSource_BornFree.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mary Cogliano 703-358-2505 Mary_Cogliano@fws.gov Email: Mary_Cogliano@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.649 | PKG00220374 | Jan 07, 2016 | Jan 15, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
280866 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
280866 SF424B-1.1.pdf
280866 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
280866 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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