Deadline: 2 November 2015
The Asian Elephant Conservation Fund is soliciting project proposals for the conservation of the Asian elephant throughout its range.
The Asian Elephant Conservation Act was signed into law. The Act provides for the conservation of Asian elephants by supporting conservation programs in countries within the range of Asian elephants, and the projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants.
The fund supports projects that promote conservation of Asian elephants and their habitats through:
- Applied research on elephant populations and their habitats, including surveys and monitoring;
- Activities that result in fewer wild elephants being removed from the wild, reduce demand in consumer countries for ivory and other body parts, and prevent illegal killing of elephants;
- 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;
- Conservation education and community outreach;
- Enhanced protection of at-risk elephant populations;
- Efforts to decrease human-elephant conflict;
- Habitat conservation and management, including improved protected area management in important elephant ranges;
- Strengthening local capacity to implement conservation programs;
- Transfrontier elephant conservation; and
- Wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics skills.
Award Information
- The funding available under the program is $1,500,000 USD approximately.
- About 15 to 35 awards will be granted approximately this fiscal year.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants can be:
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Entities applying for Federal financial assistance must have a valid Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number and have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their proposals at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit The Asian Elephant Conservation Fund.
