Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund
CFDA 15.619 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$17.1M
Awards
42
Recipients
24
States
0
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.9M | 31 | |
| 2025 | $2.4M | 8 | -83.0% |
| 2026 | $893K | 3 | -62.0% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 42 Awards under CFDA 15.619
Largest individual obligations for Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_F21AP03314_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT BY FACILITATING OPERATIONS TO PROTECT CRITICALLY ENDANGERED BLACK RHINOCEROS IN NAMIBIA, THE STRONGHOLD FOR THE SOU… | SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $2,202,358 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03315_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN OL JOGI CONSERVANCY, BORANA CONSERVANCY, LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY, AND ON THE ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE AND COMMUN… | SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,360,893 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03712_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN THE GREATER SERENGETI ECOSYSTEM AND MKOMAZI NATIONAL PARK, NORTHERN TANZANIA BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND MATERIAL… | ZOOLOGISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FRANKFURT VON 1858 E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $976,824 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03765_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY AND SERA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY IN KENYA BY IMPROVING MONITORING, BIOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT, RES… | FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $883,430 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03317_014 TO CONSERVE AND SUSTAINABLY MANAGE A FREERANGING METAPOPULATION OF BLACK RHINOCEROS COMPRISING OF AT LEAST 740 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORICAL RANGE IN KZN SUPPORTED THROUGH… | SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $866,414 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01026_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) PATROL THE FULL EXTENT AND BOUNDARIES OF WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK (WKNP) AND MONITOR RHINOS AND OTHER THREATENED SPECIES (2) CURTAIL ILLEGAL… | THE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION Texas | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $790,816 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03605_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT A BROAD SAMPLING FOR DUNG SAMPLES FOR BOTH SPECIES, AND TO DEVELOP NOVEL METHODS TO IMPROVE DNA PRESERVATION FROM DUNG, BETTER IDENTIFY D… | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Illinois | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $685,702 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03759_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN NORTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK ZAMBIA BY PROVING NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES TO MONITOR AND PROTECT ITS RHINO… | ZOOLOGISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FRANKFURT VON 1858 E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $581,773 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03764_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK, KENYA BY ENHANCING SECURITY, CONDUCTING MONITORING, AND SUPPORTING PARK MANAGEMENT TO… | TSAVO TRUST | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $542,857 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01056_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) FURTHER REDUCE THREATS TO TIGER, TIGER PREY SPECIES AND HABITAT THROUGH SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL (SMART) FOREST PATROLS, INVESTI… | FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $496,242 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00720_014 THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MAINTAIN A ZERO-POACHING RATE AND A SUSTAINED INCREASE IN THE POPULATION OF SUMATRAN RHINOS IN THE WESTERN LEUSER ECOSYSTEM. THE PROJECT OBJ… | WILDLIFE ASIA LIMITED | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $485,484 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01006_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) PATROL THE FULL EXTENT AND BOUNDARIES OF UJUNG KULON NATIONAL PARK (UKNP) AND MONITOR RHINOS AND OTHER THREATENED SPECIES (2) CURTAIL ILLEGA… | THE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION Texas | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $483,682 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01106_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO 1 CONDUCT JOINT PATROLS BETWEEN PARK RANGERS AND COMMUNITYBASED SCOUTS 2 IMPLEMENT SMART SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL PATROLS AND PROVI… | ZOOLOGISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FRANKFURT VON 1858 E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $476,951 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03320_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE BY ENSURING THE SECURITY OF THE REINTRODUCED BLACK RHINOCEROS POPULATION AND… | FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY - U.S., INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $472,543 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00712_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO: (1) STRENGTHEN THE SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL (SMART) PATROL SYSTEM IN THUNG YAI WEST WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (TYW) THROUGH TRAINING, MORA… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $400,375 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00999_014 <P><SPAN STYLE="FONT-FAMILY: "TIMES NEW ROMAN", TIMES; FONT-SIZE: MEDIUM;">THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MAINTAIN HUMAN – LARGE CARNIVORE COEXISTENCE IN THE LA… | NATIONAL TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2026 | $398,938 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03322_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN THE LOWVELD REGION OF ZIMBABWE BY SUPPORTING MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS TO EXTEND AND SECURE THE RHINOCEROS RANGE. TH… | THE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION Texas | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $368,803 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00701_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FOSTER AMUR TIGER POPULATION RECOVERY IN NORTHEAST CHINA VIA INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER NEEDS INTO THE CONSERVATION PROCESS. GRANTEE W… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $359,879 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01276_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUSTAIN THE RECOVERY OF TIGERS, CO-PREDATORS AND THEIR PREY ACROSS TRANSBOUNDARY MANAS CONSERVATION AREA OF INDIA. THE OBJECTIVES AND ASSOCIATED… | AARANYAK | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $325,284 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01265_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) OPTIMIZE AND INSTITUTIONALIZE SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL (SMART) PATROLLING SYSTEMS AT FEDERAL-LEVEL PROTECTED AREAS WITH TIGERS,… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $324,033 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01651_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) STRENGTHEN THE SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL (SMART) PATROL SYSTEM IN THAP LAN THROUGH PARK RANGER TRAINING, MORALE BOOSTING SUPPORT,… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $303,558 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00275_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO MARGINALIZED FAMILIES RESIDING OUTSIDE PROTECTED AREAS (PAS) TOWARDS IMPROVING THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS A… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY - INDIA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $301,168 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01053_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) STRENGTHEN AND PROMOTE ESTABLISHED SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION LIVELIHOOD MODELS WITH 100 FOREST-DEPENDENT FAMILIES ACROSS SIX VILLAGES IN THE K… | AARANYAK | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2026 | $297,526 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03326_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN NGORONGORO, TANZANIA BY STUDYING AND MONITORING THE BLACK RHINOCEROS POPULATION TO MEET GROWTH TARGETS BASED ON… | TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $285,243 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03321_014 OBJECTIVES1. TO ESTABLISH AND ENHANCE HEALTHY AND PERSISTENT RHINO POPULATIONS THROUGH ADVISING AND FACILITATING THE EFFICIENT PROTECTION AND DYNAMIC BIOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF AFRI… | SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $244,451 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01322_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) UNDERSTAND TIGER DISPERSAL POTENTIAL IN THE WESTERN FOREST COMPLEX (WEFCOM) USING A LANDSCAPE MODEL DEVELOPED TO INTEGRATE DISPERSAL MOVEMENT… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Minnesota | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $243,724 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01147_014 THIS PROJECT AIMS TO FOSTER GREATER CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP THROUGH CITIZEN ACTIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING THREE-PRONGED APPROACH: EXPANDING WILDLIFE AND HABITAT PROTECTION THROUGH C… | WILDLIFE SOCIETY OF SELANGOR | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $213,000 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03325_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN THE NATIONAL PARK AND COMMUNITY LAND OF CHYULU HILLS- KENYABY CONTINUING TO IMPROVE RHINOCEROS MONITORINGAND SEC… | BIG LIFE LIMITED | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $211,200 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03324_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN PILANESBERG NATURE RESERVE AND MADIKWE NATURE RESERVE IN THE NORTH WEST PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA BY IMPROVING SE… | ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST (IT6247) | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $199,639 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00848_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE HABITAT FRAGMENTATION CAUSED BY LINEAR INFRASTRUCTURES FOR LONGTERM TIGER SURVIVAL THROUGH DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF TIGER MOVEMENT, SPACE USE… | NATIONAL TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2026 | $196,633 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01182_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SAVE THE METAPOPULATIONS OF TIGER, ELEPHANT AND GIBBON IN THE NORTHEAST REGION OF INDIA. PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) UNDERSTAND ABUNDA… | AARANYAK | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $169,846 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01029_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO 1 INTEGRATE AN IDBASED RHINO MONITORING SYSTEM WITH THE SMART SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL PATROLLING SYSTEM, DNA SAMPLING, AND BUILD IN… | WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $150,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00788_014 STRENGTHENING THE RECOVERY OF TIGERS ACROSS THE TRANSBOUNDARY MANAS CONSERVATION AREA TRAMCA IN INDIA AND BHUTAN | WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $149,494 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03323_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN MATOPOS NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE BY AIDING POPULATION MONITORING AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES. THIS PROJECT IS INTEN… | DAMBARI WILDLIFE TRUST | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $137,954 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00850_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REINFORCE NATIONAL EFFORTS TO CURB WILDLIFE CRIME INVOLVING ENDANGERED SPECIES, PARTICULARLY AGAINST TIGERS, ACROSS INDIA. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES… | WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOCIETY OF INDIA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $119,092 |
ASST_NON_F21AP01355_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE OVERALL PROTECTION EFFORTS IN SHUKLAPHANTA NATIONAL PARK (SHNP) THROUGH IMPROVED PARK INFRASTRUCTURE AND INCREASED LOCAL ENGAGEMENT. PROJ… | WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $99,998 |
ASST_NON_F22AP02803_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SALARY OF 15 ADDITIONAL GUARDS (WHO ARE IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING STAFF OF THE FOREST DEPARTMENT) FOR 24 MONTHS, TO PAT… | WILDLIFE AREAS DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE TRUST | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $64,284 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00784_014 HABITAT RESTORATION AND COORDINATED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN TIGER AND LEOPARD NATIONAL PARK, CHINA | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $60,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01000_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RESTORE TIGER HABITAT IN THE NEWLY DECLARED SRIVILLIPUTHUR-MEGAMALAI TIGER RESERVE (SMTR) IN TAMIL NADU. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: FORM JOINT F… | ZOO OUTREACH ORGANIZATION TRUST | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $58,696 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00743_014 THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ESTABLISH A LAW ENFORCEMENT MONITORING SYSTEM, THROUGH SMART (SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING, AND IMPROVE THE CAPACITY… | WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE-INDIA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $49,830 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01093_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS ENHANCING THE CONSERVATION OF TIGERS, ASIAN RHINOS, AND OTHER ENDANGERED WILDLIFE IN ASIA THROUGH IMPROVED VETERINARY CAPACITY IN THE RANGE COUNTRIE… | ASIAN ELEPHANT SUPPORT Missouri | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $48,750 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01001_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SECURE THE BREEDING HABITAT AND POPULATION DISPERSAL OF TIGERS IN BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR 4. THE PROJECT WILL HELP PREPARE A MANAGEMENT PLAN TO FOCUS… | REDACTED DUE TO PII | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | ZHEMGANG | 2024 | $30,785 |
Top 42 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
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