The USFWS International Affairs Program provides financial support for the conservation of wildlife of international importance and the habitats they depend on. In Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020, nearly $37 million was obligated to new and existing multi-year projects through Species, Regional, and Combating Wildlife Trafficking (CWT) Programs, leveraging more than $31.5 million in additional critical support for wildlife conservation. In total, these funds supported 262 projects in 72 countries, including numerous projects spanning multiple countries or entire regions. Funding sources include Multinational Species Conservation Funds; Resource Management funds; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funds; Department of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau funds; National Marine Fisheries Service funds; and contributed funds.
In FY19 and FY20, USFWS International Affairs implemented and oversaw 11 strategic financial assistance programs, ensuring a low-overhead, results-based approach to maximize effectiveness, efficiency, and conservation success. They include the:
- Africa Regional Program (AFR)
- African Elephant Conservation Fund (AFE)
- Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (ASE)
- Caribbean Regional Program (CAR)
- Central America Regional Program (CA, LAC, LATAM)
- Combating Wildlife Trafficking Program (CWT)
- Great Ape Conservation Fund (GA)
- Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (MT)
- Mexico Regional Grant Program (MX, LATAM)
- Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund (RT)
- South America Regional Program (SA, LAC, LATAM)
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