Closed · F24AS00060 · CFDA 15.620 · Discretionary

F24AS00060 Protecting and Conserving African Elephant Priority Populations

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$200K-$1.3M
Award range
Closed
Status
November 27, 2023
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

F24AS00060 Protecting and Conserving African Elephant Priority Populations is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $200,000 -- $1,250,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.

$200K-$1.3M
award range
Closed
application status
15.620
CFDA program

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - F24AS00060 Protecting and Conserving African Elephant Priority Populations - is cataloged under number F24AS00060 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 September 27, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.

Award economics. The award range on file is $200,000 -- $1,250,000. The agency has projected $8.0 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 November 27, 2023. 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

$200,000 -- $1,250,000

Close Date

November 27, 2023

Applications must be submitted electronically through GrantSolutions no later than 11:59 PM ET on the listed application due date. Applications must be submitted in English. Late applications will not be accepted. A confirmation email containing an assigned application number beginning with “FWS-” 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. DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION MORE THAN ONCE. Duplicate applications will be discarded. Please see more information about submission requirements in section D7. Other Submission Requirements. 

Posted

September 27, 2023

Est. Total Funding

$8,000,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The International Affairs Program delivers 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.African elephant (Genus: Loxodonta) numbers in the wild have fallen from as many as 26 million individuals at the end of the 18th century to an estimated 415,000 today, due to poaching for ivory, habitat loss, and human-elephant conflict. 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 in support of projects that will enhance sustainable conservation programs to ensure effective, long-term conservation of African elephants. In 2021, the African elephant was re-classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) as two separate species, with the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) now listed as “Critically Endangered” and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) listed as “Endangered” under the IUCN’s 2020 African elephant Red List Assessment. The 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 states.The goal of the Service’s African Elephant Conservation Fund Program is to ensure healthy African elephant populations in the wild, while improving pathways for human-elephant coexistence. We achieve this through stewardship of a three-decade-old financial assistance program, convening and connecting partners, informing conservation decision making with technical expertise and data, and cultivating long-term partnerships and relationships with field projects and other key stakeholders across African elephant range states.

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

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Agency Contact

Matthew Luizza, PhD mscf_africanelephant@fws.gov

Key Dates

Posted September 27, 2023
Close Date November 27, 2023
Last Updated September 27, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this grant opportunity?
This is a federal funding opportunity titled "F24AS00060 Protecting and Conserving African Elephant Priority Populations", offered by Fish and Wildlife Service. It is associated with CFDA program 15.620. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American peo...
Is this opportunity still open?
No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on November 27, 2023. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.
How much funding is available?
The award range for this opportunity is $200,000 -- $1,250,000. Total estimated funding: $8,000,000.
How do I apply?
Applications for federal grant opportunities are typically submitted through Grants.gov. Visit the official listing at grants.gov for application instructions, required documents, and submission deadlines.

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