Great Apes Conservation Fund
CFDA 15.629 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$10.7M
Awards
32
Recipients
23
States
1
Last Updated
Mar 16, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.1M | 25 | |
| 2025 | $1.7M | 7 | -81.6% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 32 Awards under CFDA 15.629
Largest individual obligations for Great Apes Conservation Fund.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_F17AP00444_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS 5-YEAR PROJECT IS TO BUILD UPON THE SUCCESSES OF THE PREVIOUS 5-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SECURE THE CROSS RIVER GORILLA POPULATION THROUGH AN EFFECTIVE NE… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,750,000 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00056_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS 3-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO SECURE THE SINGLE LARGEST POPULATION STRONGHOLD OF GRAUER S GORILLA IN EASTERN DRC. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) STRENGTHENING THE… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,500,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00731_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE THREATS TO EXISTING POPULATIONS OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS IN LAOS, AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVED SPECIES MANAGEM… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $588,782 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00733_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) APPLY THE USE OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING NEWLY AVAILABLE THERMAL DRONES, TO ASSESS ORANGUTAN POPULATIONS, LOCATE INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS AND A… | GUNUNG PALUNG ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION PROGRAM, INC. Massachusetts | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $499,978 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00732_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION PRACTICE THROUGH SPATIALLY SPECIFIC, DATA-DRIVEN ORANGUTAN INVESTMENT STANDARDS, ORANGUTAN MONITORING AND MANAGEME… | WILDLIFE IMPACT Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $455,700 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01441_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THE LOSS AND DEGRADATION OF CHIMPANZEE HABITAT IN THE UGANDAN ALBERTINE RIFT BY: (1) RESTORING CHIMPANZEE HABITAT IN TWO FOREST RESERVES T… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $449,999 |
ASST_NON_F22AP02040_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SURVIVAL OF ENDANGERED CHIMPANZEES IN TANZANIA S GREATER MAHALE ECOSYSTEM AND PROTECT A KEY HABITAT CORRIDOR BY: (1) EQUIPPING… | ZOOLOGISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FRANKFURT VON 1858 E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $449,573 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01610_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE STRENGTHENING OF HABITAT CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE MOYEN-BAFING AND BADIAR NATIONAL PARKS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR WEST AFRICAN CHIMP… | WILD CHIMPANZEE FOUNDATION - GERMANY E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $439,330 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03310_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) EXPAND THE MONITORING OF ORANGUTANS IN FOREST PATCHES AND WITHIN OIL PALM PLANTATIONS DATA WILL BE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED ABOUT ORANGUTAN EC… | HUTAN | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $391,780 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00233_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND GIBBON CONSERVATION STATUS IN VIETNAM, REDUCE DIRECT THREATS, AND EMPOWER LASTING CONSERVATION CHANGE. PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE T… | FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $390,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01302_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THE RAPID INCREASE OF THREATS TO WESTERN CHIMPANZEE POPULATIONS AND OTHER BIODIVERSITY IN HAUT NIGER NATIONAL PARK, GUINEA BY (1) PROTECTI… | PAN AFRICAN SANCTUARY ALLIANCE Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $368,941 |
ASST_NON_F24AC00010_014 THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO (1) MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE, CENTRALIZED, AND REGULARLY UPDATED DATABASE ON RELEVANT METRICS OF GREAT APE POPULATIONS, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO… | RE:WILD Texas | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | TX-25 | 2024 | $358,439 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01188_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROMOTE COEXISTENCE BETWEEN HUMANS AND ENDANGERED EASTERN CHIMPANZEES IN WESTERN UGANDA S BUDONGO-BUGOMA LANDSCAPE BY: (1) IMPROVING MONITORING O… | FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $327,178 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01521_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO GENERATE CRITICAL INFORMATION ON THE ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGY OF A BACTERIUM RESPONSIBLE FOR AN EMERGING AND POSSIBLY ZOONOTIC DISEASE (EPIZOOTIC NEUR… | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Wisconsin | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $287,226 |
ASST_NON_F18AP00932_014 AN INTEGRATED POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS AND OPEN STANDARDS PLANNING APPROACH FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION PLANNING OF THE WEST AFRICAN CHIMPANZEE IN | THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION & CONSERVATION District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $251,333 |
ASST_NON_F21AP01415_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SECURE THE LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF CHIMPANZEES IN TANZANIAS SOUTH TANGANYIKA REGION BY INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF CHIMPANZEE POPULATION STATUS A… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $250,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00576_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) STRENGTHEN CAPACITIES OF LOCAL TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DELIVER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN GIBBON HABITAT TO RE… | WILDLIFE ALLIANCE INC. New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $227,188 |
ASST_NON_F23AP00900_014 THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE FOREST AND PEATLAND MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE TARGET LANDSCAPES, WHICH DIRECTLY RESULTS IN REDUCED DEFORESTATION AND IMPROVED PROTEC… | BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $208,116 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01208_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROTECT THE SECOND LARGEST POPULATION OF ENDANGERED WESTERN CHIMPANZEES IN LIBERIA THROUGH GAZETTEMENT OF THE KRAHN-BASSA PROPOSED PROTECTED AREA… | WILD CHIMPANZEE FOUNDATION - GERMANY E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $206,415 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00213_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTE LOCAL KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR APPLIED CONSERVATION OF WHITE-HANDED GIBBONS IN NAM POUI NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA (NPA). P… | WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $199,935 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00211_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROTECT PRIORITY POPULATIONS OF SIAMANG AND AGILE GIBBON AND THEIR HABITAT IN BUKIT BARISAN SELATAN NATIONAL PARK (BBSNP). PROJECT OBJECTIVES INC… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $180,000 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00795_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE TO RELEASE REHABILITATED ORPHANED AND CONFISCATED ORANGUTANS BACK TO THE WILD, INTO SAFE PROTECTED AREAS. THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO S… | YAYASAN PENYELAMATAN ORANGUTAN BORNEO | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $179,835 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00206_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF ENDANGERED PILEATED GIBBONS AND THEIR HABITATS IN PREY LANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (PLWS) THROUGH TARGETED MONITOR… | WILD EARTH ALLIES, INC. Maryland | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $143,912 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00215_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE HABITAT AND POPULATION OF THE JAVAN GIBBON IN THE WESTERN PART OF DIENG MOUNTAIN THROUGH A COLLABORATIVELY MANAGED ESSENT… | CHANCES FOR NATURE E. V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $112,471 |
ASST_NON_F21AP01888_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN THE PROTECTION OF HIGH BIODIVERSITY FORESTS AND ENDANGERED CHIMPANZEE POPULATIONS IN THE MAHALE TONGWE WEST CORRIDOR OF TANZANIA BY… | FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY - U.S., INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $101,123 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00266_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS THIS URGENT NEED, AND THE SECTION ON GREAT APES (SGA) OF THE IUCN SPECIES SURVIVAL COMMISSION PRIMATE SPECIALIST GROUP, WITH PROJECT FUND… | RE:WILD Texas | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | AUSTIN, TX-90 | 2024 | $98,780 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00813_014 THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A TIME AND COST EFFICIENT METHOD TO COUNT ORANGUTAN NESTS ON IMAGES OBTAINED WITH DRONES. THIS METHOD WILL THEN BE IMPLEMENTED ON A WEBSITE W… | LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $66,141 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01489_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS 1-YEAR PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT DISEASE TESTING OF CAPTIVE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GRAUERS GORILLAS AT THE GRACE CENTRE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO TO I… | GORILLA REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION (GRACE) CENTER, INC. Massachusetts | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $63,822 |
ASST_NON_F17AP01076_014 PROTECTED AREA CONSERVATION AND SURVEY OF EASTERN CHIMPANZEES, SOUTH SUDAN | BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $59,900 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00815_014 FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO ENSURE A LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF HOOLOCK GIBBON AND ITS HABITATS IN NAGALAND BY PRODUCING A GROUP OF TRAINED, SKILLED AND MOTIVATED FORE… | AARANYAK | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $49,999 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00816_014 HOOLOCK GIBBON CONSERVATION IN THE PROTECTED AREAS OF TRIPURA, NORTHEAST INDIA THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION | ZOO OUTREACH ORGANIZATION TRUST | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $49,750 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03295_014 FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO UNDERSTAND THE ORANGUTAN DYNAMIC IN A LANDSCAPE DOMINATED BY OIL PALM PLANTATIONS, AND PROMOTE PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND OR… | HUTAN | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $37,955 |
Top 32 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.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | $457K | 2 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
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