The Central Africa Regional Landscape Funding Opportunity provides support to five protected area strongholds across Central Africa. Administered by the Service’s Africa Branch, the Central Africa Program provides financial and technical assistance to develop the capacity of protected area and conservation managers, at all levels of implementation, in order to sustain healthy wildlife populations and benefit those communities with which they co-exist. Through our assistance we support strategic projects that deliver measurable conservation results for priority species and their habitats in Central Africa.
Requirements
The goal of the Service’s Central Africa Regional Landscape Funding Opportunity is to strengthen the long-term capacity for conservation in the region’s wildlife strongholds. The proposed projects should include one or more of the following themes in each of the landscapes listed below:
reduced pressure on wildlife and habitat,
improvements in effective management and governance, and
strengthened individual and organizational capacity.
This funding opportunity targets five protected area strongholds in the Central African region: Conkouati-Douli National Park and surrounding areas in Republic of the Congo, Chinko Nature Reserve in Central Africa Republic, the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area complex in Central African Republic, Garamba National Park in Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mbam et Djerem National Park and surrounding areas in Cameroon. Additional information on the allowable activities is defined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
The Central African Program will fund 4 to 5 projects. As indicated in the NOFO, the landscape-specific funding allocation ranges between $700,000 and $2,500,000, to be spent over five years. The expected award date is December 31, 2023.
Eligibility
Applicants may be multi-national secretariats, U.S. and foreign non-profits, non-governmental organizations, community and indigenous organizations, and U.S. and foreign public and private institutions of higher education.
Process
See the NOFO and sample budget table for full details on the application requirements and process. The NOFO should be read carefully to ensure an application meets all eligibility requirements and is complete upon submission.
Applications may be submitted electronically between August 31, 2023 and 11:59 PM EDT, September 30, 2023 through GrantSolutions.gov, or alternatively through Grants.gov. Applicants who are unable to submit applications through those channels may seek a waiver.
Please send any queries to wwb_africa@fws.gov.
PROPOSALS DUE BY 11:59PM ET, September 30, 2023
Related Resources & Information
Full details: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Apply through GrantSolutions.gov (search for funding opportunity number F23AS00455) or Grants.gov