WWB-LAC Call for Pre-Applications

The summary for the WWB-LAC Call for Pre-Applications Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	WWB-LAC Call for Pre-Applications
	CFDA Number:	15.640
	CFDA Description:	Wildlife Without Borders- Latin America and the Caribbean
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Environment Natural Resources Regional Development
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Other
	Funding Opportunity Number:	WWBLAC-PREAPPS-2011
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Other
	Posted Date:	Jan 19, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 19, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2011
	Archive Date:	Mar 31, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township 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 - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: International or foreign organizations.
Grant Description: The Wildlife Without Borders-Latin America and the Caribbean Program (WWB-LAC) funds projects designed to strengthen the ability of Latin American and Caribbean institutions to manage and conserve species, habitats, and ecological processes for the benefit of the people of the Americas and the world. Ultimately, conservation is about people. While the biological sciences are essential to understanding the degree to which ecosystems and species are threatened and how to manage them, at the root of most threats are social, political, and economic conditions: poverty, population growth, and inadequate policy planning and implementation. The question is no longer whether to involve local communities in conservation, but how. As conservation organizations address this question, they face a number of challenges. Constituency building, for example, involves addressing this broad array of social, economic, and political factors affecting communities and wildlife, while at the same time forging stronger human connections with nature forces which often may appear opposed. While abundant tools exist for reaching people, many conservation initiatives inadequately address the role of people in the conservation equation, thinking, perhaps, that making a poster will transmit sufficient knowledge to change behaviors. Furthermore, many conservation groups work in isolation without the benefit of learning from a broader community or gaining the efficiencies of applying proven tools. The Wildlife Without Borders Latin America and Caribbean program recently completed a strategic planning process that includes three areas of focus for the 2011 - 2016 timeframe: 1) building the capacity of future conservation leaders through innovative training programs; 2) fostering networks to facilitate learning and collaboration across sites; and 3) creating a conservation ethic while changing attitudes and behaviors. As part of this strategy for 2011 - 2016, the Wildlife Without Borders Latin America and Caribbean program seeks to address key questions around the topic of building conservation constituencies. For example, what methods really work best to reach target audiences and change attitudes and behaviors what do people really respond to? How does building an emotional connection with nature affect conservation attitudes and behaviors? What is the role of technology in building conservation constituencies, particularly when juxtaposed with getting more people outside to personally experience nature? How can you address issues of scale, taking locally developed conservation ethics to regional or national policy levels?
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fws.gov/international/dic/regionalprograms/lac/lachow.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Derek Litchfield International Affairs Specialist Phone 7033582634

Derek_Litchfield@fws.gov [Derek_Litchfield@fws.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • 2011-FWS-WWB-LAC; • WHMSI Pathway; • Regional Wetlands Action Plan for the Pacific Islands; • Wildlife Without Borders - Latin America and the Caribbean; • Smartlands Initiative Conference; • Wildlife Without Borders - Latin America & the Caribbean