African Elephant Conservation Fund

Post Date

October 15th 2009

Application Due Date

November 1st 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

AFECF2010

CFDA Number(s)

15.620

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Wildlife Conservation

Number of Awards

35

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Individuals

Any government agency responsible for African elephant conservation and protection and any other organization or individual with demonstrated experience in African elephant conservation may submit proposals to this Fund.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1200000

• Award Range:

  $5000 - $50000

Grant Description

You must visit the program website and download the Notice of Funding availability to apply for this program. 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. 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: • 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; • Conservation education and community outreach; • Enhanced protection of at-risk elephant populations; • Efforts to decrease human-elephant conflict; • Habitat conservation and management; • Protected area/reserve management in important elephant range; • Strengthening local capacity to implement conservation programs; • Transfrontier elephant conservation; and • Wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics skills. 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. Applied research projects should address specific management needs and actions, and threats from emerging issues such as disease and climate change that affect the species and their habitats.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Melinda Clarke
  International Affairs Specialist
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Electronic Access Problems

• Agency Email Address:

  mindy_clarke@fws.gov

• More Information:

  How to apply for a grant from the African Elephant Conservation Fund