Closed · F21AS00490 · CFDA 15.620 · Discretionary
African Elephant Conservation Fund
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$400K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 25, 2021
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
African Elephant Conservation Fund is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $100,000 -- $400,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $100K-$400K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.620
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - African Elephant Conservation Fund - is cataloged under number F21AS00490 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.620, posted by Fish and Wildlife Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on April 27, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $100,000 -- $400,000. The agency has projected $5.3 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 25, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$100,000 -- $400,000
Close Date
June 25, 2021
This opportunity is open from 04/27/2021 to 06/25/2021. Electronically submitted applications may be submitted at any time from the posting of this opportunity until 11:59 PM EDT, 06/25/2021. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted in English. A confirmation email containing an assigned application number will be sent to applicants upon submission. If you do not receive this email within five days of the opportunity closing date, contact mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov. The only exception is the government letter of endorsement, which must be received before award.
Posted
April 27, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$5,300,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The International Affairs Program delivers on this mission through its financial assistance programs by supporting strategic projects that deliver measurable conservation results for priority species and their habitats around the world. In 1988, the U.S. Congress passed the African Elephant Conservation Act in response to the alarming decline of African elephant populations. The Act provides for the establishment of the African Elephant Conservation Fund to provide financial assistance to support projects that will enhance sustainable conservation programs to ensure effective, long-term conservation of African elephants. Recently, the African elephant was re-classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) as two separate species[1], with the forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) now listed as “Critically Endangered” and the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) listed as “Endangered” under the IUCN’s 2020 African elephant Red List Assessment [2-3]. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) works closely with national governments, U.S. agencies, and a range of other partners to ensure a strategic, results-based approach to conservation of both elephant species across Africa’s 37 elephant range countries. This funding opportunity aligns with the Service mission.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Amy Pokempner mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov
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