Wildlife Without Borders-Africa Program

Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00007 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Community DevelopmentEnvironmentNatural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.651Eligible 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: Jan 15, 2015Award Ceiling: $2,500,000Expected Number of Awards: 30Creation Date: Oct 24, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Central Africa is a globally important region for forest and biodiversity conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works closely with national governments, U.S. agencies, and a range of other partners to ensure a strategic, results-based approach to wildlife conservation in the region. In collaboration with U.S. Agency of International Development?s (USAID) Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), the Service is providing this funding opportunity to reduce threats to key wildlife populations, and to develop the requisite individual and institutional conservation capacity to undertake long-term conservation programs.Funding will only be considered for projects that impact wildlife populations in the following countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and S?o Tom? a...

Source: Grants.gov - October 25, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Community Development Environment Natural Resources Source Type: funding