Great Ape Conservation Fund-Asia

To provide financial assistance for projects for the effective long-term conservation of the apes of Asia and their habitats. This program supports projects in Asia that focus on one or more of the following areas: applied research on ape populations and their habitats, including surveys and monitoring; development and execution of ape conservation management plans; compliance with applicable treaties and laws that prohibit or regulate the taking or trade of ape or regulate the use and management of ape habitat; conservation education and community outreach; enhanced protection of at-risk ape populations; efforts to decrease human-ape conflicts; habitat conservation and management; protected area/reserve management in important ape range; strengthening local capacity to implement conservation programs; transfrontier ape conservation; and wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics skills.

Applications may be submitted by any entity responsible for conservation and protection of apes of Asia and any other organization or individual with demonstrated experience in ape conservation in Asia.

Same as applicant eligibility.

Applications are submitted through www.grantsolutions.gov. Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for a complete list of the application requirements. The program announcement and application instructions for this program can be found at Grants.gov website http://www.grants.gov. A proposal will not be considered complete if required elements are not submitted as instructed.

Projects are reviewed and competitively selected for funding using criteria developed on the requirements of the Great Ape Conservation Act (16 USC 6301 et seq.). Review criteria can be found in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Once a proposal has been selected for funding, an FWS approving official executes an Assistance Award between the FWS and the Recipient. Fully executed Awards are sent to the Recipient either electronically or through the mail. The Division of International Conservation then administers all other aspects of the Assistance Award.