Great Ape Conservation Fund

Post Date

October 5th 2015

Application Due Date

December 3rd 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

F16AS00003

CFDA Number(s)

15.629

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources
Other

Conservation of Species

Number of Awards

30

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Applicants can be individuals; multi-national secretariats; state and local government agencies; non-profit, non-governmental organizations; and public and private institutions of higher education. U.S. non-profit, non-governmental organizations must submit documentary evidence of their Section 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2000000

• Award Range:

  $15000 - $170000

Grant Description

The Great Ape Conservation Fund is soliciting project proposals for the conservation of apes [gorillas (Gorilla gorilla); chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes); bonobos (Pan paniscus); orangutans (Pongo spp.); and gibbons (family Hylobatidae)] throughout their ranges. The U.S. Government enacted the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 in response to the decline of ape populations in Africa and Asia. The Act provides for the conservation and protection of apes by supporting conservation programs of countries within the range of apes, and the projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of apes.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Cheryl Leonard, 703-358-1725
  MSCF_Greatape@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Mailbox

• Agency Email Address:

  MSCF_Greatape@fws.gov

• More Information:

  How to Apply