Wildlife Without Borders - Mexico

Post Date

September 22nd 2009

Application Due Date

October 1st 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

WWBMX10

CFDA Number(s)

15.641

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources
Other

Wildlife conservation

Number of Awards

20

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)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $600000

• Award Range:

  $5000 - $50000

Grant Description

The purpose of this competitive grants program is to support Mexico’s capacity building for biodiversity conservation. The goal of this program is to build human and institutional capacity for biodiversity conservation and management in Mexico through training associated with Mexican nature reserves. Of interest are projects that provide training in biodiversity conservation or natural resource management associated with federal, state, or local nature reserves, or areas in the process of acquiring protection status, as well as other priority biodiversity areas designated by the Government of Mexico.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Melida Tajbakhsh
  Program Officer

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Mailbox

• Agency Email Address:

  WWB_Mexico@fws.gov

• More Information:

  Wildlife Without Borders - Mexico Program Application Instructions