Competitive Faculty Development Program

Post Date

March 24th 2011

Application Due Date

April 7th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

WWB-AFR-0139

CFDA Number(s)

15.651

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development
Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Individuals

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $60000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

There is no application process for this award. This is a single source announcement under justification 505 DM 2.14B (4), the recipient's unique ability to carry out the proposed tasks. The Division of International Conservation intends to enter into an agreements with Ecole de Faune de Garoua. Ecole de Faune de Garoua is a unique institution as it is the only regional college serving Francophone Africa that provides specialized technical and professional training in the field of wildlife conservation and protected area management. EFG has provided in-service training to park staff from West and Central Africa for more than 40 years. Their location in Cameroon enables the college to train students in one of the most biologically-diverse countries in Africa. As the college is currently undergoing improvements with its infrastructure and has hired eight new faculty members, a new USFWS scholarship program and Competitive Faculty Development Program will help EFG to address two primary issues confronting EFGуs capacity to achieve its mission: 1) the decline in enrollment due to the recent financial crisis and dwindling support for wildlife conservation; and 2) the lack of sufficient resources to further develop the capacity of their teaching staff to incorporate contemporary topics in wildlife and great ape conservation into their curriculum.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Corrie Mauldin
  International Affairs Specialist
  Phone 7033582125

• Agency Mailing Address:

  WWB-Africa Program

• Agency Email Address:

  WWB_africa@fws.gov