{"id":520,"date":"2021-05-23T13:35:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T13:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecosystems\/african-elephant-conservation-fund-invites-project-proposal\/"},"modified":"2021-05-23T13:35:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T13:35:58","slug":"african-elephant-conservation-fund-invites-project-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/news\/african-elephant-conservation-fund-invites-project-proposal","title":{"rendered":"African Elephant Conservation Fund invites project proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The African Elephant Conservation Fund invites project proposals for the conservation of African elephants. Grants are for applied research, training, conservation management, community outreach, law enforcement, decreased human-wildlife conflicts, and other activities in elephant conservation. Grants range from US$100 thousand to US$400 thousand for conservation projects at priority sites, but requests for smaller grants are also welcomed. Eligibility for funding extends to qualified individuals; nonprofit NGOs, institutions of higher education; multi-national secretariats; and government agencies in elephant range states. The application deadline is 25 June 2021. <\/p>\n

\nGeneral Information<\/legend>\n\n\n\n
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Document Type:<\/th>\nGrants Notice<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funding Opportunity Number:<\/th>\nF21AS00490<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funding Opportunity Title:<\/th>\nAfrican Elephant Conservation Fund<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Opportunity Category:<\/th>\nDiscretionary<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Opportunity Category Explanation:<\/th>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funding Instrument Type:<\/th>\nCooperative Agreement<\/span>
Grant<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Category of Funding Activity:<\/th>\nEnvironment<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Category Explanation:<\/th>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Expected Number of Awards:<\/th>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CFDA Number(s):<\/th>\n15.620 — African Elephant Conservation Fund<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:<\/th>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n\n
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Version:<\/th>\nSynopsis 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Posted Date:<\/th>\nApr 27, 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last Updated Date:<\/th>\nApr 27, 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Original Closing Date for Applications:<\/th>\nJun 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.<\/a> The only exception is the government letter of endorsement, which must be received before award.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Closing Date for Applications:<\/th>\nJun 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.<\/a> The only exception is the government letter of endorsement, which must be received before award.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Archive Date:<\/th>\nJul 30, 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estimated Total Program Funding:<\/th>\n$5,300,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Award Ceiling:<\/th>\n$400,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Award Floor:<\/th>\n$100,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/fieldset>\n
\nEligibility<\/legend>\n
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Eligible Applicants:<\/th>\nOthers (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Additional Information on Eligibility:<\/th>\nApplicants 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.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n
\nAdditional Information<\/legend>\n
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Agency Name:<\/th>\nFish and Wildlife Service<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description:<\/th>\nThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s 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 \u201cCritically Endangered\u201d and the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) listed as \u201cEndangered\u201d under the IUCN\u2019s 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\u2019s 37 elephant range countries. This funding opportunity aligns with the Service mission.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Link to Additional Information:<\/th>\nSee Related Documents<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grantor Contact Information:<\/th>\nIf you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:<\/p>\n

Amy Pokempner mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sources and more information please visit African Elephant Conservation Fund<\/b><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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