Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009811
The Department of State (Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs) offered a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Leveraging Local Community Partnerships to Combat Nature Crimes" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0009811) focused on strengthening the fight against wildlife trafficking and related nature crimes by working through locally grounded civil society and community partnerships. At its core, the program is designed to deepen global engagement with the United States effort to combat these crimes by tapping into local knowledge and on-the-ground networks that are often best positioned to spot emerging threats, understand how illicit activity operates in specific places, and respond in ways that fit local realities.
A central aim of the grant is capacity-building for local communities so they can proactively address particular, high-priority, and rapidly developing nature crime trends. The opportunity emphasizes action in key countries along the entire trafficking chain, including source countries where wildlife and natural resources are taken, transit countries where illicit shipments move and are laundered through supply routes, and destination countries where demand and final markets drive profitability. By prioritizing locally informed interventions, the program signals that effective prevention and disruption require more than enforcement alone; it also depends on empowered community actors, local civil society organizations, and partnerships that can identify vulnerabilities, mobilize community support, and sustain long-term pressure against trafficking networks and other environmental crimes.
The funding instrument for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement or partnership from the federal agency during implementation, such as coordination, shared oversight, or collaboration on deliverables and program direction. The activity category is Environment (CFDA 19.017), reflecting the program's environmental protection and conservation focus through anti-crime and anti-trafficking strategies. The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an award ceiling of $3,750,000, meaning one selected project could receive up to that amount depending on the approved scope and budget.
In terms of timing and administration, the opportunity was created on May 30, 2023, with an original closing date of July 14, 2023. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the grant's additional eligibility information, implying that applicants could include certain organizations or entities beyond standard categories, depending on the specific eligibility language in the full announcement. Overall, the grant is best understood as a sizeable, targeted investment in community-rooted partnerships and civil society capacity to detect, prevent, and counter wildlife trafficking and other nature crimes in strategically important locations worldwide.Apply for SFOP0009811
- The Department of State, Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Leveraging Local Community Partnerships to Combat Nature Crimes" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.017.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 30, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 14, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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