Opportunity AFECF2011

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	Federal Grant Title:	Opportunity AFECF2011
	CFDA Number:	15.620
	CFDA Description:	African Elephant Conservation Fund
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Other
	Category Explanation:	Any government agency responsible for African elephant conservation and protection and any other organization or individual with demonstrated experience in African elephant conservation may submit proposals to this Fund.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	AFECF2011
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 08, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jan 31, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 01, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 01, 2011
	Archive Date:	May 01, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	35
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,200,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$50,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$5,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Any government agency responsible for African elephant conservation and protection and any other organization or individual with demonstrated experience in African elephant conservation may submit proposals to this Fund.
Grant Description: You must visit the program website and download the Notice of Funding availability to apply for this program. The African Elephant Conservation Fund is soliciting project proposals for the conservation of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) throughout its range. In 1988 Congress passed the African Elephant Conservation Act in response to the alarming decline. The Act provides for the establishment of an 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. The African Elephant Conservation Fund supports projects that promote conservation through: - Applied research on elephant populations and their habitat, including surveys and monitoring; - Development and execution of elephant conservation management plans; - Compliance with applicable treaties and laws that prohibit or regulate the taking or trade of elephants or regulate the use and management of elephant habitat; - Conservation education and community outreach; - Enhanced protection of at-risk elephant populations; - Efforts to decrease human-elephant conflict; - Habitat conservation and management; - Protected area/reserve management in important elephant range; - Strengthening local capacity to implement conservation programs; - Transfrontier elephant conservation; and - Wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics skills. Proposed project work should occur within the range of the African elephant, or, if work is to be conducted outside of the range, the proposal should show a clear relevance to African elephant conservation. Applied research projects should address specific management needs and actions, and threats from emerging issues such as disease and climate change that affect the species and their habitats.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fws.gov/international/dic/species/afe/afe_howtoapply.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Michelle Lewis International Affairs Specialist Phone 7033581763

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