Wildlife Without Borders - Mexico

The summary for the Wildlife Without Borders - Mexico 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:	Wildlife Without Borders - Mexico
	CFDA Number:	15.641
	CFDA Description:	Wildlife Without Borders-Mexico
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources Other
	Category Explanation:	Wildlife Conservation
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	WWBMX10
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Sep 22, 2009
	Creation Date:	Sep 21, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 01, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 01, 2009
	Archive Date:	Oct 31, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	20
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$50,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$5,000
	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 - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility

Information not provided

Grant Description

The purpose of this competitive grants program is to support Mexico's capacity building for biodiversity conservation. The goal of this program is to build human and institutional capacity for biodiversity conservation and management in Mexico through training associated with Mexican nature reserves. Of interest are projects that provide training in biodiversity conservation or natural resource management associated with federal, state, or local nature reserves, or areas in the process of acquiring protection status, as well as other priority biodiversity areas designated by the Government of Mexico.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

http://www.fws.gov/international/dic/regional%20programs/mexico/mexicohow.html

Grant Announcement Contact

Melida Tajbakhsh Program Officer

Program Mailbox [WWB_Mexico@fws.gov]