# Asian Elephant Conservation Fund FY21

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/f21as00355-asian-elephant-conservation-fund-fy21/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332345

> Fish and Wildlife Service offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $4.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 20, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | F21AS00355 |
| Agency | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 20, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $4.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.621 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Applicants can be individuals; multi-national secretariats; foreign national and local government agencies; non- profit non-governmental organizations; for-profit organizations; public and private institutions of higher education, U.S. territorial governments.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The International Affairs Program delivers on this mission through its financial assistance programs by supporting strategic projects that deliver measurable conservation results for priority species and their habitats around the world. The Asian Elephant Conservation Fund solicits project proposals for the conservation of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) throughout its range. In 1997, with awareness of the increasing threat to the welfare of the already endangered Asian elephant, The Asian Elephant Conservation Act was signed into law. The Act provides for the conservation of wild Asian elephants by supporting conservation programs in countries within the range of Asian elephants, and the projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of wild Asian elephants. The goal of this program is to reduce threats to Asian elephants in their natural habitats. Proposals should identify specific conservation actions that have a high likelihood of creating lasting benefits. Project activities that emphasize data collection and status assessment should describe a direct link to management action, and explain how lack of information has been a key limiting factor for management action in the past. Proposals that do not identify how actions will reduce threats or that do not demonstrate a strong link between data collection and management action will be rejected.

## Questions people ask

### Is F21AS00355 still open?

No. It closed on May 20, 2021.

### Who can apply for Asian Elephant Conservation Fund FY21?

Fish and Wildlife Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Asian Elephant Conservation Fund FY21?

Closed May 20, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $4.0 million in total.

### Who has won Asian Elephant Conservation Fund grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Wildlife Conservation Society, Wildlife Conservation International Limited, Compass Films. The program made 48 awards worth $12.9 million in that time.