African Elephant Conservation Program
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/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 necessary to inform protection and management, including surveys and monitoring; * Development and execution of elephant conservation management plans; * Development of innovative technologies that have the potential to improve elephant protection; * 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; * Reducing demand for and trafficking of illegal ivory products.
* Enhanced protection of at-risk elephant populations; * Efforts to decrease human-elephant conflict; * Habitat conservation and management; * Protected area/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 necessary to inform protection and management, including surveys and monitoring; * Development and execution of elephant conservation management plans; * Development of innovative technologies that have the potential to improve elephant protection; * 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; * Reducing demand for and trafficking of illegal ivory products.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-17-057.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U. S. Territory or Possession.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-17-057.html
Contact:
NIH OER WebmasterFBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
Agency Email Description:
If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster
Agency Email:
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
Date Posted:
2016-11-17
Application Due Date:
2017-01-17
Archive Date:
2017-01-20
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