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.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- Foreign-based non-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340669