IUCN Ivory Trade

Post Date

August 31st 2010

Application Due Date

September 14th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-DMA-IUCN

CFDA Number(s)

15.649

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

There is no application process for this notice. This is a single source announcement under justification 505 DM 2.14, and on the recipient's unique ability to carry out the proposed tasks. The Division of Management Authority intends to enter into an agreement with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Project grant will be used to provide financial support for international travel for the first technical exchange meeting regarding ivory trade of the African elephant.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $30242

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

This award will be made to provide financial support for international travel for the first technical exchange meeting regarding ivory trade. The purpose of this meeting is to address key challenges and develop the priority actions required to address the current and increasing trends in illegal killing of African elephants and the illegal trade of ivory, as identified by CITES, MIKE and ETIS, through effective, concerted and coordinated actions at all steps along the supply chain, particularly at the consumer level in China and Thailand through awareness-raising activities. This meeting will be facilitated by the IUCN SSC AfESG and technically supported by TRAFFIC, with financial assistance from the United States and China, the host nation.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Craig Hoover, 703-358-2162 - Project Officer
  Holly Robinson, 703-358-2261 - Technical contact

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Holly_Robinson@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  holly_robinson@fws.gov