Closed · F15AS00192 · CFDA 15.649 · Discretionary
Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered Varies by applicant across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.649
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders is closed. Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
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Est. Total Funding
$45,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL) program is a multidisciplinary, capacity-building, leadership training initiative geared towards early to mid-career wildlife conservation professionals. It addresses the need to build a cadre of highly qualified and motivated individuals who are capable of designing and executing effective international wildlife conservation programs. EWCL empowers these individuals by equipping them, over a two-year period, with hands-on experience and a set of key skills and tools that is rarely offered collectively in academia or other professional development programs. Thus, EWCL effectively shortens and tapers the learning curve for budding conservation leaders. In addition, participants are offered a unique opportunity to engage with an extensive network of peers, leading conservation practitioners and decision makers, enriching their career growth opportunities and improving wildlife conservation campaigns through collaborative action. Though based in the US, courses have included participants from around the world, and from a wide range of professional backgrounds, creating a richly diverse environment for learning.
Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Education
The printed eligibility set for Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Education · Environment (ED;ENV). 431 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (10% of 4,243).
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Cameron Matthews cameron_matthews@fws.gov
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