NOFO: Countering Wildlife Trafficking in Central and South America

Deadline: 22-Jul-22

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to counter wildlife trafficking (which may include illegal logging) in specified countries in Central and South America.

Project Vision: Reverse escalating poaching trends and trafficking of wildlife in order to disrupt transnational criminal activity that threatens stability and sovereign control over territory.

Project Goal: Reduce poaching and trafficking of protected wildlife and their parts originating from, transiting through, and/or sold in Latin America. INL seeks to strengthen the capacity of civil society and governments in targeted countries to detect, investigate, prosecute, and adjudicate wildlife trafficking cases, with a focus on promoting inter-agency, cross-border, and transcontinental collaboration, and strengthening capacity to prosecute facilitative and ancillary crimes.

Objectives

Enhance and promote legislative and regulatory frameworks
Improve capabilities to detect, investigate, prosecute, and adjudicate cases of wildlife trafficking and related facilitative crimes
Develop transcontinental cooperation among law enforcement and prosecutors in source, transit, and destination countries to detect, investigate, and prosecute criminal organizations involved in wildlife trafficking by implementing collaborative sub-regional investigations on IWT.

Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,000,000
Award Ceiling: $4,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 2-4 awards
Initial Project Implementation Length: 24 months
Estimated Project Start: October 1, 2022

Priority Region/Countries: Applicants may focus activities on any combination of the following countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and/or Suriname.