Community Support for Combating Wildlife Trafficking in the Heart of Borneo through Sustainable Livelihoods
The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Office of Conservation and Water at the Department of State announces the Notice of Funding Opportunity for Community Support for combating Wildlife Trafficking in the Heart of Borneo through Sustainable Livelihoods grant.
The purpose is to conserve and sustainably manage biodiversity and forests and to strengthen wildlife trafficking interdiction through capacity-building activities in the Heart of Borneo region.
A grant for up to $99,000 U. S. Dollars in FY 2015 Economic Support Funds will be awarded for work that will support efforts to conserve an estimated 24 million hectares of biodiversity-rich equatorial rainforests which cover a third of the island of Borneo/Kalimantan.
The Heart of Borneo Initiative focuses on developing a coalition to maintain forests and biodiversity in a network of protected areas and sustainably managed forests through international cooperation, and includes wildlife trafficking interdiction efforts focused on East Kalimantan in Indonesia and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.
The Heart of Borneo is led by the three nations containing the Heart of Borneo - Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
The initial period of performance for the grant will be for two years.
The purpose is to conserve and sustainably manage biodiversity and forests and to strengthen wildlife trafficking interdiction through capacity-building activities in the Heart of Borneo region.
A grant for up to $99,000 U. S. Dollars in FY 2015 Economic Support Funds will be awarded for work that will support efforts to conserve an estimated 24 million hectares of biodiversity-rich equatorial rainforests which cover a third of the island of Borneo/Kalimantan.
The Heart of Borneo Initiative focuses on developing a coalition to maintain forests and biodiversity in a network of protected areas and sustainably managed forests through international cooperation, and includes wildlife trafficking interdiction efforts focused on East Kalimantan in Indonesia and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.
The Heart of Borneo is led by the three nations containing the Heart of Borneo - Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
The initial period of performance for the grant will be for two years.
Agency: Department of State
Office: Ocean and International Environmental Scientific
Estimated Funding: $99,000
Office: Ocean and International Environmental Scientific
Estimated Funding: $99,000
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Community Support for Combating Wildlife Trafficking in the Heart of Borneo through Sustainable Livelihoods
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Foreign NGOs and foreign public entities are also eligible
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=57653
Contact:
Grants.gov Contact CenterPhone Number: 1-800-518-4726Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays.support@grants.gov
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Agency Email:
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Date Posted:
2016-06-17
Application Due Date:
2016-08-01
Archive Date:
2016-08-31
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