Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund - Asia | F18AS00094

Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00094

The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund - Asia (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00094) is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, aimed at supporting practical conservation work for rhinoceroses and/or tigers across the full extent of their natural ranges. The program is rooted in the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, which was created to direct financial resources toward efforts that maintain, protect, and recover wild rhino and tiger populations. In plain terms, this grant opportunity is meant to help fund on-the-ground and applied projects that address real conservation threats facing these species, particularly in the Asian context referenced in the title.

Funding is provided through either grants or cooperative agreements, meaning projects may be supported as standard financial assistance awards or through awards that involve a closer working relationship with the funding agency depending on the project needs and structure. The opportunity is broadly categorized across several activity areas, reflecting the reality that rhino and tiger conservation is not just a wildlife issue but also a community, governance, and science issue. The listed funding activity categories include environment, natural resources, education, community development, law and justice/legal services, and science and technology/research and development. This scope signals that proposals can cover a range of approaches, such as community-based conservation, anti-poaching and enforcement support, habitat and prey management, research and monitoring, training and capacity building, and other interventions that measurably improve conservation outcomes for rhinos and tigers.

Eligibility is relatively wide, allowing many types of applicants to compete. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled universities, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) organizations and nonprofits without that IRS status), individuals, for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profit entities). This broad eligibility opens the door for partnerships among NGOs, academic researchers, local practitioners, and private-sector implementers, as long as the proposed work aligns with the fund goals and meets federal assistance requirements.

The opportunity was created on March 27, 2018, with a closing deadline of April 30, 2018. Complete applications were due no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 30, 2018, which indicates a defined and fairly short application window typical of competitive federal conservation grant cycles. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed is $350,000 per project. The opportunity anticipates making about 30 awards, suggesting the program is designed to support multiple projects rather than just a small number of large initiatives, and that a range of project sizes and approaches may be competitive within the ceiling.

Administratively, the program is associated with CFDA number 15.619 (a federal assistance listing used to identify and track federal grant programs). Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as a competitive, conservation-focused grant program intended to channel U.S. federal support into targeted, results-oriented actions that conserve rhinos and tigers, strengthen the systems that protect them, and address the ecological and human pressures that drive their decline.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the community development, education, environment, law, justice and legal services, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund - Asia" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.619.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 27, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2018 Complete Applications are due no later than 1159pm EDT on April 30, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.

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