# Latin America Regional Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/f22as00273-latin-america-regional-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/338830

> Fish and Wildlife Service offered grants of up to $200,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $1.8 million in total. Applications closed on May 2, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | F22AS00273 |
| Agency | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 2, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $1.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.640 |

## Who can apply

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

Applicants under this program can be: multi-national secretariats, foreign governments, U.S. and foreign non-profits, non-governmental organizations, community and indigenous organizations, and U.S. and foreign public and private institutions of higher education. Individuals are not eligible to apply under this Notice of Funding Opportunity. In addition, tuition for individuals and field expenses for projects carried out in support of masters, doctorate degrees, and post-doctorate research are not eligible under this Notice of Funding Opportunity.

## 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 projects that deliver measurable conservation results for priority species and their habitats around the world. Latin America is the single most biologically diverse region of the world and of critical importance to wildlife conservation efforts in the Western Hemisphere and global health. The United States and Latin America share a great number of species that largely depend on the region’s unique landscapes for their survival. The region’s ecosystems provide important environmental services and reduce the severity of climate change impacts. Protecting wildlife and their habitats in Latin America is critical for regional stability, security, and economic prosperity. The goal of the Service’s Latin America Regional program is to conserve priority species, habitats, and ecological processes across landscapes with high biodiversity value in the region. The Latin America Regional program is soliciting proposals to reduce threats to key wildlife and ecosystems and to strengthen local individual and institutional capacity to sustain conservation processes in the long-term. Proposals should describe specific conservation actions that will foster sustainable resource use, mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, and/or combat wildlife poaching and trafficking. The Service works with national governments, U.S. agencies, civil society organizations, and a range of other partners to ensure a results-based approach to wildlife conservation. The Latin America Regional program maintains a strong focus on working with local communities to support rural stability, greater security, and good health for both people and wildlife. For example, efforts that create local support for conserving wildlife by strengthening or creating incentives for communities to be stewards of their biodiversity (e.g. conservation incentive agreements, alternative sustainable livelihood activities, land use stewardship plans, etc.). The Service also supports efforts that decrease the costs of living with wildlife.

## Questions people ask

### Is F22AS00273 still open?

No. It closed on May 2, 2022.

### Who can apply for Latin America Regional Program?

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 Latin America Regional Program?

Closed May 2, 2022. 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 $200,000 each. About $1.8 million in total.

### Who has won Western Hemisphere Regional grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Wildlife Conservation Society, Re:wild, World Wildlife Fund, Inc. The program made 59 awards worth $10.3 million in that time.