# Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund-Asia

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/f21as00422-rhinoceros-and-tiger-conservation-fund-asia/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332347

> 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 $6.6 million in total. Applications closed on May 21, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | F21AS00422 |
| Agency | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 21, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $6.6 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.619 |

## 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 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 Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act was passed in 1994 to provide financial resources for conservation of rhinoceroses and tiger populations. This Funding Opportunity aligns with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) mission. The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund (RTCF) is soliciting proposals for the conservation of rhinoceros and/or tigers throughout their ranges. Proposal objectives should align with one or more of the desired results identified below under the relevant funding priority. The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund supports projects that promote conservation through: Support of protected area/reserve management and law enforcement in important rhinoceros and tiger range; Enhanced protection of the most at-risk rhinoceros and tiger populations; Habitat conservation, restoration and management; Strengthening local capacity and enhancing community engagement to implement conservation programs that enhance conservation stewardship; Efforts to decrease human-rhinoceros and human-tiger conflicts; Applied research on rhinoceros and tiger populations and their habitats, including surveys and monitoring; Compliance with applicable treaties (such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)) and laws that regulate the taking or trade of rhinoceroses and tigers or regulate the use and management of their habitat; Reducing demand for illegal rhinoceros and tiger parts, products and live animals in consumer countries; Combating trafficking of rhinoceros and tiger parts, products and live animals; Reintroduction of rhinoceros to former range; and, Trans-frontier tiger conservation; Proposed project work should occur within the rhinoceros or tiger range, or, if work is to be conducted outside of the range, the proposal should show clear relevance to rhinoceros or tiger conservation.

## Questions people ask

### Is F21AS00422 still open?

No. It closed on May 21, 2021.

### Who can apply for Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund-Asia?

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 Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund-Asia?

Closed May 21, 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 $6.6 million in total.

### Who has won Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Save the Rhino International, Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt Von 1858 E.V., Wildlife Conservation Society. The program made 66 awards worth $23.0 million in that time.