Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund FY15

Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00442 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationEnvironmentNatural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.619Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Dec 02, 2014Award Ceiling: $80,000Expected Number of Awards: 40Creation Date: Oct 01, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund is soliciting proposals for the conservation of rhinoceroses and/or tigers throughout their ranges. The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act was passed in 1994 to provide financial resources for conservation of rhinoceros and tiger populations.

The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund supports projects that promote conservation through:

Enhanced protection of at-risk rhinoceros and tiger populations;
Protected area/reserve management in important rhinoceros and tiger range;
Veterinary care for wild populations;
Habitat conservation and management;
Reintroduction to former range;
Restoration of habitat;
Wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics skills;
Conservation education and community outreach;
Efforts to decrease human-rhinoceros and human-tiger conflicts;
Strengthening local capacity to implement conservation programs;
Transfrontier rhinoceros an...

Source: Grants.gov - October 2, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Education Environment Natural Resources Source Type: funding