Deadline: 31 May 2018
The United States Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL/EA), is seeking applications from qualified Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Educational Institutions and other non-profit qualified organizations for a Grant/Cooperative to implement a program entitled “East Asia and Pacific Program to Combat Wildlife Trafficking.”
INL/EA seeks to fund projects that build criminal justice sector capacity to deter, investigate, and prosecute wildlife crime in the East Asia and Pacific region. The proposal scope may also include money-laundering, corruption, illegal logging, and other crime areas that aid wildlife trafficking networks. The project proposals should identify gaps, determine strategies to address those gaps, and if applicable, build upon existing and previous efforts in countries. INL will also consider promising and innovative pilot and research projects. Projects may encompass training, technical assistance and equipment for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and policymakers and may target regulatory and legislative responses, specific aspects of the patrol, investigation, or prosecution process, and specific geographic regions, species, and/or industries. Both marine and terrestrial species and landscapes may be included. Proposed projects should be detailed in their approach, implementation plan, partners, and geographic regions.
Project Goal
The project goal is to build criminal justice sector capacity to deter, investigate, and prosecute wildlife crime in the East Asia and Pacific region. Projects should benefit two or more of the following countries: Burma, China, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.
Project Objectives
- Enhance wildlife-related legislative and regulatory frameworks and their implementation.
- Build capacity of civilian law enforcement and justice sector authorities to prevent, investigate, and prosecute wildlife trafficking.
- Increase authorities’ ability to use complex techniques to pursue wildlife traffickers under related criminal statutes.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,900,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Award Floor: $400,000
- The period of performance is two (2) years with an anticipated start date of August 2018.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants that qualify to receive U.S. grants (such as U.S. not-for-profit/nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) or U.S. based educational institutions subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code; foreign not-for-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or foreign based educational institutions, with the ability to develop and successfully implement a project in proposed countries and meet INL’s reporting requirements. Organizations must also be able to demonstrate current (or pending) country registration, if required by the country of project implementation.
- Applicants must have demonstrated experience implementing similar programs, preferably in the proposed country. INL reserves the right to request additional background information on organizations that do not have previous experience administering similar programs and/or federal grant awards.
- Applicants must have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with stakeholders in order to successfully carry out the proposed program.
- Organizations may form a consortium and submit a combined proposal. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant.
- Applicants must be able to respond to the NOFO and be able to mobilize in a short period of time.
- Note: Public International Organizations (PIOs) and For-Profit Organizations are excluded from applying to this grant announcement.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.