WWB Department of Wildlife African Elephant Conservation Grant FY12

The WWB Department of Wildlife is offering the African Elephant Conservation Fund grant to support projects aimed at conserving African elephant populations. Projects can include protection of at-risk elephants, mitigating human-elephant conflicts, habitat conservation, and strengthening conservation programs. The grant also supports wildlife law enforcement, community outreach, research, and conservation management planning. Applicants are encouraged to work within African elephant ranges or demonstrate clear relevance to African elephant conservation. The closing date for proposal submissions is April 01, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 142916

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	F12AS00055
Funding Opportunity Title::	WWB African Elephant Conservation Fund FY12
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Environment
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	27
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.620 — African Elephant Conservation Fund
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Feb 08, 2012
Last Updated Date::	Feb 10, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Apr 01, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Apr 01, 2012
Archive Date::	Apr 07, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 1,600,000
Award Ceiling::	$0
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::

Eligible Applicants: Any government agency responsible for the conservation and protection of African elephant or any other organization, multinational secretariat, or individual with demonstrated experience in African elephant conservation may submit proposals to this Fund. U.S. nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations must submit documentary evidence of their Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Ineligible Activities: The Division of International Conservation will not fund:
the purchase of firearms or ammunitions;
buying intelligence information or paying informants;
gathering information by persons who conceal their true identity;
law enforcement operations that, to arrest suspects, prompt them to carry out illegal activities (entrapment);
any activity that would circumvent sanctions, laws or regulations of either the U.S. or the country of proposed activity;
material support or resources to individuals, entities, or organizations of countries that the U.S. Department of State has identified as state sponsors of terrorism. These countries are: Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria. (Exceptions may be allowed with clearance from U.S. Department of State)

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Fish and Wildlife Service
Description::	The African Elephant Conservation Fund is soliciting project proposals for the conservation of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) throughout its range. In 1988 Congress passed the African Elephant Conservation Act in response to the alarming decline of African elephant populations. The Act provides for the establishment of an 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. The African Elephant Conservation Fund supports projects that promote conservation through: Enhanced protection of at risk elephant populations; Efforts to decrease human elephant conflict;Habitat conservation and management;Protected area or reserve management in important elephant range;Strengthening local capacity to implement conservation programs;Transfrontier elephant conservation;Wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics skills;Conservation education and community outreach;Applied research on elephant populations and their habitat, including surveys and monitoring;Development and execution of elephant conservation management plans; Compliance with applicable treaties and laws that prohibit or regulate the taking or trade of elephants or regulate the use and management of elephant habitat. Proposed project work should occur within the range of the African elephant, or, if work is to be conducted outside of the range, the proposal should show a clear relevance to African elephant conservation.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2		Feb 10, 2012
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	15.620
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00096930
Opening Date:	Feb 08, 2012
Closing Date:	Apr 01, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Michelle Lewis
Who Can Apply::	Organization and Individual Applicants
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