Wildlife Without Borders â¿¿ Central America 2016

Funding Opportunity Number: F16AS00087 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentCFDA Number: 15.640Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Apr 01, 2016Award Ceiling: $100,000Expected Number of Awards: 12Creation Date: Jan 20, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: I. Description of Funding Opportunity Central America possesses one of the richest concentrations of species and ecosystem diversity on Earth. The regionâ¿¿s forests serve as irreplaceable flyways for migratory birds, provide important watershed and ecosystem services, and reduce the severity of climate change impacts. Unfortunately, despite tremendous progress over the last two decades, Central America today remains among the most threatened biodiversity hotspots with one of the highest land conversion and deforestation rates in the world. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) works closely with national governments, U.S. agencies, and a range of other partners to ensure a strategic, results-based approach to conserving priority species, habitats and ecological processes across landscapes with high biodiversity value in Central America. With the region currently suff...

Source: Grants.gov - January 21, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Environment Source Type: funding