The Wildlife Without Borders- Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund will fund projects that conserve the world’s most endangered species. Critically endangered species are those that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. Funding is limited to vertebrate species with natural habitat ranges in developing countries. Species eligible for funding under one of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund programs are not eligible for funding through this initiative. The species excluded from this program’s funding are: Asian elephant, African elephant, rhinoceros (all species), tiger (all sub-species), gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan, gibbons (all species) and marine turtles (all species).
The goal of this grants program is to provide funding for specific conservation actions that have a high likelihood of creating durable benefits to specific species facing immediate threat of extinction, such as:
Protection of at-risk populations
Veterinary/wildlife health interventions
Public education/outreach
Applied and well-focused research that would lead to immediate action
Activities related to execution of species survival plans
Conservation and management of critical habitat
Strengthening local capacity to conserve the target species
Actions addressing unsustainable exploitation
Efforts to mitigate or stop wildlife-human conflict
Rehabilitation and rescue
WHEN TO SUBMIT July 15
WHO CAN APPLY
Government agencies
Non-profit organizations
Educational institutions
Individuals
Private sector entities
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
Applicants must read the complete Notice of Funding Availability, which contains complete application instructions. The basic steps to completing an application are outlined below. Notice of Funding Availability and Application Instructions(NOFA)
Obtain a DUNS number. Applicants without a DUNS number need to go to Dun and Bradstreet website to request one.
Develop a Project Narrative – The project narrative consists of goals, activities, benefits, monitoring and organization overview. You can find more detailed information in Section IV - Part C of the Notice of Funding Availability. The narrative must include a Project Timeline
Develop a Project Budget – Budgets should include funded equipment, indirect costs and program income. You can find more information in Section IV - Part C of the NOFA. An example can be found here at Budget Example
Obtain a government endorsement letter from the agency responsible for the area or species your project protects.
Documentary evidence of Section 501(c)(3) non-profit status, if applicableA copy of your organization’s Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement, if applicable
HOW TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION:
Applicants should make every effort to consolidate all required elements
of their proposal into one file that can be submitted
electronically to wwbcescf@fws.gov.
All PDF files should be unlocked and not password protected. If you send multiple messages due to file size restriction, clearly identify your proposal and assign a number incrementally as compared to the total number of messages you will send (Example: 3 out of 4) in the subject line of each message.
*Please do not submit additional support materials such as reports, newsletters, DVDs, t-shirts, etc. without prior approval.
Proposal Submission Checklist
Signed Grant Application Cover Page (must be signed by Authorized Representative)
