WWB-RUS - Saiga Conservation Alliance

Post Date

August 17th 2011

Application Due Date

August 31st 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-DIC-WWB-RUS-11-002

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a single source grant based on the unique qualifications of 505 DM 2(B4). The only qualified applicant is Saiga Conservation Alliance.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $80000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $80000

Grant Description

In partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Serivce, the Saiga Conservation Alliance will provide support for the critically endangered saiga antelope. Fieldwork will be conducted throughout the Central Asian range of the saiga. This grant will build upon existing grant support provided by the Saiga Conservation Alliance and utilize that organization's advanced network of contacts in Central Asia and Mongolia. The applicant has a well-established network of contacts in Central Asia regarding saiga antelope conservation and a record of accomplishment of contributing to saiga conservation. Competition in 2011 would not be practicable based on the difficulty for FWS to establish contacts due to technical and language barriers with the appropriate conservation agencies and organizations in the saiga range states of Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Derek Litchfield
  International Affairs Specialist
  Phone 7033582379

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  Derek_Litchfield@fws.gov

• More Information:

  Wildlife Without Borders-Russia Program