OpportunityTitle: WWB African Elephant Conservation Fund FY12
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants:  Any government agency responsible for the conservation and protection of African elephant or any other organization, multinational secretariat, or individual with demonstrated experience in African elephant conservation may submit proposals to this Fund.  U.S. nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations must submit documentary evidence of their Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.    Ineligible Activities:  The Division of International Conservation will not fund:   the purchase of firearms or ammunitions;  buying intelligence information or paying informants;  gathering information by persons who conceal their true identity;  law enforcement operations that, to arrest suspects, prompt them to carry out illegal activities (entrapment);   any activity that would circumvent sanctions, laws or regulations of either the U.S. or the country of proposed activity;    material support or resources to individuals, entities, or organizations of countries that the U.S. Department of State has identified as state sponsors of terrorism.  These countries are: Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria. (Exceptions may be allowed with clearance from U.S. Department of State)
Description: The African Elephant Conservation Fund is soliciting project proposals for the conservation of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) throughout its range. In 1988 Congress passed the African Elephant Conservation Act in response to the alarming decline of African elephant populations. The Act provides for the establishment of an African Elephant Conservation Fund to provide financial assistance to support projects that will enhance sustainable conservation programs to ensure effective, long-term conservation of African elephants. The African Elephant Conservation Fund supports projects that promote conservation through: Enhanced protection of at risk elephant populations; Efforts to decrease human elephant conflict;Habitat conservation and management;Protected area or reserve management in important elephant range;Strengthening local capacity to implement conservation programs;Transfrontier elephant conservation;Wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics skills;Conservation education and community outreach;Applied research on elephant populations and their habitat, including surveys and monitoring;Development and execution of elephant conservation management plans; Compliance with applicable treaties and laws that prohibit or regulate the taking or trade of elephants or regulate the use and management of elephant habitat. Proposed project work should occur within the range of the African elephant, or, if work is to be conducted outside of the range, the proposal should show a clear relevance to African elephant conservation.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: michelle_lewis@fws.gov
GrantorContactText: MICHELLE LEWIS, 703-358-1763 &lt;br/&gt;michelle_lewis@fws.gov &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: There is the possibility of exceptions in deadline dates due to emergency situations.