Combating Wildlife Trafficking
CFDA 15.679 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$12.5M
Awards
32
Recipients
26
States
2
Last Updated
Jul 16, 2025
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.2M | 30 | |
| 2025 | $384K | 2 | -96.8% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 32 Awards under CFDA 15.679
Largest individual obligations for Combating Wildlife Trafficking.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_F18AP00843_014 THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION OF CITES AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES, THROUGH CAPACITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES EXPLICITLY CALLED FOR OR REL… | CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,090,450 |
ASST_NON_F22AC02102_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT SELECTED DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND IN OCEANIA IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THEIR CITES COMPLIANCE AND LAW ENFORCEME… | CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,069,489 |
ASST_NON_F17AC00861_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT KEY PARTIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THEIR CITES COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS IN AREAS WHERE NEEDS HAVE BEEN E… | CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,023,921 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03526_014 AN ESTIMATED 7,000 WILD CHEETAHS ACINONYX JUBATUS REMAIN ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, OCCUPYING ONLY 13% OF THEIR FORMER RANGE. HUMANWILDLIFE CONFLICTS, HABITAT LOSS AND FRAGMENTATIO… | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $1,020,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03132_014 IN THIS FOUR-YEAR PROJECT, FFI AND ITS PARTNERS WILL ADDRESS LOCAL DRIVERS OF POACHING AND TRAFFICKING OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SAIGA, FOCUSED ON THE URAL, BETPAK-DALA, AND USTYUR… | FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $999,496 |
ASST_NON_F24AC02964_014 ILLEGAL HUNTING AND TRADING OF WILDLIFE AND THEIR PRODUCTS IS A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR, GLOBAL INDUSTRY THAT POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO BIODIVERSITY. WHILE ICONIC SPECIES LIKE EL… | THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $998,987 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03606_014 CHEETAHS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA HOA ARE UNDER IMMENSE THREAT FROM INTENSE HUMAN ACTIVITIES BUT ESPECIALLY FROM THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE PET TRADE. CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUNDS CCF WORK I… | CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $637,610 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03161_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THREATS TO SAIGA ANTELOPE IN MONGOLIA BY DISRUPTING TRAFFICKING, STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY, AND ESTABLISHING CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $580,088 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02878_014 THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS ISSUES CONNECTED TO ILLEGAL AND UNSUSTAINABLE SONGBIRD TRADE THAT CAN HAVE DEVASTATING IMPACTS ON WILD SONGBIRD POPULATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT I… | MONITOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH SOCIETY | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $509,595 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03118_014 THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SAIGA ANTELOPE (SAIGA SPP.) IS HUNTED FOR ITS HORN, WHICH IS USED AS AN INGREDIENT IN TRADITIONAL ASIAN MEDICINES. UNSUSTAINABLE AND ILLEGAL HUNTING HAS… | UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $506,358 |
ASST_NON_F24AP01700_014 THE GRAVITY OF THE THREATS POSED BY THE TRADE IN NEOTROPICAL SONGBIRDS FOR COMPETITIVE KEEPING IN THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN AND GUIANA SHIELD (SCGS) AND COMMUNITIES ABROAD DEMANDS IN… | SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION INITIATIVES, INC. Florida | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $502,016 |
ASST_NON_F22AP03167_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THE THREAT OF POACHING AND TRAFFICKING TO SAIGA ANTELOPE BY UNDERSTANDING THE SAIGA HORN SUPPLY CHAIN AND CONSUMPTION ENVIRONMENT IN A KEY… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $400,000 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02412_014 THE TRADE IN WILD CAUGHT SONGBIRDS POSES A MAJOR THREAT TO SEVERAL SPECIES BUT HAS RECEIVED LITTLE ATTENTION COMPARED TO OTHER ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADES ESPECIALLY IN LATIN AMERICA… | CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH (CIFOR) | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | NY-90 | 2024 | $336,715 |
ASST_NON_F24AC01343_014 THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE PRESSING NEED TO MITIGATE THE ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNREGULATED SONGBIRD TRADE IN GUYANA. THE PROJECTS OVERARCHING G… | THE CONSULTANCY GROUP INC | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $233,142 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00453_014 KEEPING THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG PROTECTING AFRICAN LIONS AND OTHER PRIORITY SPECIES THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING IN SOUTH AFRICA | ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST (IT6247) | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $198,383 |
ASST_NON_F18AP00753_014 IMPROVING AWARENESS AND CAPACITIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT IN RELATION TO LION BONE AND ASSOCIATED WILDLIFE TRADE IN LAO PDR, VIETNAM, AND CHI | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $194,152 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00456_014 BIG CATS IN AFRICA LIONS, CHEETAHS AND LEOPARDS ARE DECLINING ACROSS THEIR RANGE DUE TO AN ARRAY OF HUMAN IMPACTS, INCLUDING POACHING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COUNTER… | ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $193,780 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00466_014 A CONTINUING AND PROBLEMATIC TREND IN THE EXOTIC ANIMAL PET TRADE IS THAT WILD ANIMALS ARE BEING ILLEGALLY EXTRACTED FROM THEIR NATIVE HABITATS, LAUNDERED THROUGH CAPTIVE BREEDI… | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | BOULDER, CO-02 | 2025 | $190,397 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00448_014 INDIA IS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR ILLEGAL WILDLIFE PRODUCTS. TRADITIONALLY- WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON THE TRADE IN LARGE MAMMALS SUCH AS… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY - INDIA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $187,214 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00465_014 THE MIDDLE EAST HAS RECENTLY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING AN EMERGING ROLE AS A DRIVER OF DEMAND FOR WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING, PARTICULARLY FOR THE ILLEGAL TRADE OF RAPTORS FOR FALCONRY… | CONSERVATION SCIENCE GLOBAL INC New Jersey | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $185,570 |
ASST_NON_F16AP01062_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING IN SOUTH AFRICA BY SUPPORTING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE ENCEPHALARTOS CYCAD… | ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST (IT6247) | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $177,721 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00461_014 FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED FOR (1) TRAINING LOCAL RANGERS AND COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS FOR IMPROVED RESPONSE AND SUPPORT DURING SITUATIONS RELATED TO ILLEGAL KILLING OR TRAF… | THE INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST Washington | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $158,445 |
ASST_NON_F24AC02904_014 THE STRONG CULTURE OF KEEPING SONGBIRDS FOR SINGING COMPETITIONS IN BRAZIL INCREASES DEMAND FOR THESE SPECIES FROM THE WILD. LOW ENFORCEMENT ABILITY AND WEAK GOVERNANCE CREATE MAN… | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $141,759 |
ASST_NON_F24AC01348_014 THE EXPLOITATION OF ORGANISMS IS RECOGNIZED AS A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON NATURE WITH WILDLIFE TRADE BEING A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY THE CONVENTION ON INTER… | BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $134,786 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00449_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TWO-YEAR GRANT IS TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL KILLING AND TRAFFICKING OF HIGHLY THREATENED SPECIES, INCLUDING PANGOLINS AND LEOPARDS, THROUGH SUPPORT TO: 1) CAPACIT… | NATIONAL TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $134,430 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00447_014 FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO (1) FACILITATING ANALYSIS AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE THE RESEARCH AND ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS… | WILDLIFE CRIME PREVENTION PROJECT LIMITED | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $125,534 |
ASST_NON_F24AP01702_014 THE GRAVITY OF THE THREATS POSED BY THE TRADE IN NEOTROPICAL SONGBIRDS FOR COMPETITIVE KEEPING IN THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN AND GUIANA SHIELD SCGS AND COMMUNITIES ABROAD DEMANDS INNO… | INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC Massachusetts | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $113,579 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00474_014 MARINE TURTLE POPULATIONS IN VIETNAM ARE SEVERELY DEPLETED FROM HISTORIC LEVELS DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE ILLEGAL TRADE OF ORNAMENTAL TURTLE PRODUCTS AND EXPLOITATION FOR MEAT AND… | EDUCATION FOR NATURE-VIETNAM | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $110,703 |
ASST_NON_F17AP00877_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING (IWT) IN MALAWI BY STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCEAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEGAL POLICY FRAMEWORKS AND ENFORCEMENT B… | CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NATIONS District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $99,920 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00467_014 COTE D IVOIRE IS A SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR ILLEGALLY OBTAINED WILDLIFE, INCLUDING TURTLES, BIRDS, CHIMPANZEES, IVORY, LEOPARD SKINS, AND REPTILE SKINS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS… | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Florida | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $99,697 |
ASST_NON_F17AP00833_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING IN NORTHWEST MADAGASCAR BY SECURING THE REMAINING BIOLOGICALLY VALUABLE PLOUGHSHARE TORTOISES (ASTROCHELYS GEOCHELO… | CHELONIAN CONSERVATION CENTER New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $96,745 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00464_014 IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, RWANDA HAS SEEN AN INCREASE OF WILDLIFE PRODUCTS SEIZED AT ITS BORDERS AND AIRPORT, MAKING IT A SUSPECTED TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING. THE PURP… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $92,962 |
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