FY24 Opportunity
The Central Africa Regional Program Bushmeat Funding Opportunity (F24AS00433) supports projects that address the unsustainable commercialization and trafficking of meat illegally harvested from wild populations of protected species for trade and consumption in Central African cities. This funding opportunity will award up to two awards of two to five years in duration, for a range of $200,000 to $400,000 USD/per year for each project.
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The purpose of the Central Africa Regional Program Bushmeat Funding Opportunity is to address the threat of the unsustainable and illegal urban trade of protected species and target three objectives to inform overall wild meat governance to improve wildlife outcomes in Central Africa:
(1) Wild meat governance at national, regional, and international levels, informed by the best available evidence in Central Africa.
Desired results may include, as appropriate, (1a) increased access and availability of evidence bases, toolkits, libraries and databases for stakeholders and decision makers, and (1b) stakeholders and decision makers are knowledgeable of these resources.
(2) A growing evidence base for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers, including a better understanding of intervention effectiveness regarding reducing the illegal bushmeat trade.
Desired results may include, as appropriate, (2a) improved evidence databases with online data visualizations, (2b) expansion into different regions and data types, and (2c) additional data on the monitoring, evaluation, and effectiveness of wild meat interventions.
(3) Increasing individual capacity in Central Africa for governance and evidence-building activities focused on reducing the illegal bushmeat trade.
Desired results may include, as appropriate, (3a) stakeholders and decisions makers have the skill sets to use on-line evidence bases, toolkits, libraries and databases, (3b) data contributors have the financial resources and technical support needed to collect data and the skills set to contribute clean and valid data to the evidence database, i.e., direct support to field researchers, (3c) government officials and major constituents (civil society, rights-holders and stakeholders) recognize research databases as a valid source of information for policy decisions, and (3d), international bodies such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Congo Basin Forest Partnership, regional institutions such as the Central African Forest Commission (Commission des Forêts d'Afrique Centrale; COMIFAC), and national governments in Central Africa use evidence databases for policy decisions.
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.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted by November 18, 2024, 11:59 PM EST
- Carefully read the Notice of Funding Opportunity to determine eligibility.
- Have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register or reactivate your registration visit www.SAM.gov. We recommend beginning this process 30-45 days before the submission deadline.
- To apply, your organization and organization officials must be established in GrantSolutions. To register your organization in GrantSolutions, send an email to help@grantsolutions.gov. The following information must be included in your email and must match your organization’s SAM.gov entity record:
- Email subject: "New Organization Request"
- Organization/Individual Name
- Point of Contact: first and last name, email, and phone number
- Organization Type
- SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier (not required for individuals or Service-waived entities)
- Organization Employer Identification Number (Individual applicants - do NOT include your social security number)
- Address
- Apply online via Grants.gov