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LIBREVILLE-CLIM01-2024: State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs: Mangroves Rehabilitation Project in Gabon

Closed Closed August 1, 2024 Opportunity LIBREVILLE-CLIM01-2024 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: U.S.-Africa Strategic Investment Program (DFOP0019410). Status: Closes May 31, 2027 (205 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Gabon notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$100,000
• Award floor$100,000
• Total funding$100,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions • Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs awards averaged $509,098; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy Libreville of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to empower local communities to better manage mangrove areas in Estuaire province in best practices for conservation and climate change mitigation, and concurrently rehabilitate damaged areas. Please follow all instructions below. Priority Region: Gabon Program Objectives: a) Rehabilitate critical mangrove areas through reforestation/replanting. b) Initiate an awareness and education campaign focused on educating local communities on the ecosystemic benefits of mangroves protection. c) Preparatory work in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, civil society, and local NGOs leading to the adoption of a law to protect, preserve and restore mangrove ecosystems in Gabon. The project kick-off for each activity should be as follows: 1. Planting of mangrove trees in critical areas - Identify deforested mangrove areas that are most critical to flood prevention - Coordinate with local communities to plant new mangrove trees 2. An awareness campaign in local communities - Once the critical mangrove areas are identified, an educational campaign will begin in those communities to sensitize them on the importance of preserving the mangroves for economic and security reasons. 3. Collaboration with the Gabonese government on a law protecting and preserving critical mangrove forests. - [The implementer will form] a working group of NGOs, civil society, scientists, and the government to identify opportunities for improvement in existing Gabonese law and draft a new law that addresses those weaknesses. - the working group will facilitate the presentation of the new law to the appropriate governmental authorities to be considered for law.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DFOP0019410, which is open now.

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