Asian Elephant Conservation Fund | F19AS00012

Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00012

The Asian Elephant Conservation Fund is a U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service funding opportunity designed to support practical, on-the-ground conservation work for the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) across the species entire range. The program stems from the Asian Elephant Conservation Act, signed into law in 1997 in response to growing threats to an already endangered species. Through this fund, the U.S. government helps finance conservation programs in countries where Asian elephants still occur, as well as projects led by organizations or individuals with clear, demonstrated expertise in Asian elephant conservation.

This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00012) is offered as a discretionary program and can be awarded either as a grant or as a cooperative agreement, depending on the level of federal involvement and oversight needed for a given project. The funding focus falls broadly within environment and natural resources, while also touching related areas such as community development, education, agriculture, and science and technology or other research and development, reflecting how elephant conservation often requires a mix of ecological work, human-wildlife conflict solutions, community engagement, and applied research.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the call is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional conditions that may be described in the full eligibility section of the notice. In practical terms, this typically allows a wide range of applicants to compete, such as non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, tribal entities, government bodies, and other qualified groups, as long as the proposal aligns with the fund purpose and meets any stated requirements.

For this specific notice, the opportunity was created on October 30, 2018, with an original application closing date of January 14, 2019. The agency anticipated making about 15 awards. Individual awards could be as large as $500,000 (the award ceiling). The listing is associated with CFDA number 15.621 (a federal assistance listing identifier tied to the program).

Overall, the fund is aimed at supporting credible, expertise-driven efforts that measurably improve the conservation outlook for Asian elephants in range countries, recognizing that protecting the species often depends on sustained local programs, cross-border collaboration where needed, and a combination of field protection, habitat and corridor work, community-based mitigation, and evidence-based management strategies.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the agriculture, community development, education, environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Asian Elephant Conservation Fund" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.621.
• This funding opportunity was created on Oct 30, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 14, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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