Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009004
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), offered a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Countering Wildlife Trafficking in Central and South America" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0009004; CFDA 19.705). The overall purpose is to reduce poaching and the trafficking of protected wildlife and wildlife parts that originate from, move through, and/or are sold in a set of priority countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname. The grant is designed to tackle wildlife trafficking as a serious transnational crime problem, not only by targeting poachers and traffickers directly, but also by improving the systems that detect and punish these crimes and the networks that enable them.
A central emphasis of the opportunity is building practical capacity in both government institutions and civil society organizations in the targeted countries. INL is looking to strengthen the full enforcement chain, meaning improved ability to detect wildlife trafficking, conduct investigations, bring strong prosecutions, and reach sound adjudications in court. In practice, that points to support for law enforcement and investigative bodies, specialized prosecutors, the judiciary, and partner civil society groups that can contribute training, coordination, technical assistance, and case support. The description also signals a preference for work that produces measurable improvements in real cases, such as better evidence handling, stronger investigative methods, and increased success in prosecuting wildlife trafficking offenses.
Another major priority is collaboration across agencies and borders. The opportunity highlights inter-agency coordination within countries (for example, cooperation among police, customs, environmental authorities, financial intelligence units, prosecutors, and courts) as well as cross-border and even transcontinental collaboration, reflecting the reality that wildlife trafficking supply chains frequently span multiple jurisdictions. Competitive projects under this type of program typically focus on mechanisms that make cooperation routine rather than ad hoc, such as joint operating procedures, information-sharing protocols, coordinated investigative task forces, and partnerships that connect source, transit, and destination points.
The scope is not limited to the direct trafficking offense. INL explicitly notes an interest in strengthening capacity to prosecute facilitative and ancillary crimes, which are often what make complex trafficking networks profitable and resilient. This commonly includes offenses like money laundering, corruption, fraud, document falsification, smuggling-related crimes, and other enabling conduct that supports illegal capture, transport, and sale. By focusing on these linked crimes, the program aims to disrupt the broader criminal enterprises behind wildlife trafficking, not just low-level actors.
In terms of funding and scale, the award ceiling was listed at $4,000,000, with an expectation of making two awards. The instrument type is a grant, and the opportunity category is discretionary, meaning proposals are competitively evaluated rather than distributed by formula. The opportunity was created on May 24, 2022, and originally closed on July 22, 2022. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced as being provided in the full announcement text, which typically clarifies what kinds of organizations may apply (often including non-governmental organizations, non-profits, and other qualified entities, depending on the solicitation).
Taken together, this grant opportunity is aimed at reducing wildlife trafficking in a defined set of Central and South American countries by strengthening institutions and partnerships that can identify trafficking activity, build strong cases, and successfully prosecute and adjudicate offenders, while also improving cross-border cooperation and targeting the financial and logistical enablers that keep trafficking networks running.Apply for SFOP0009004
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Countering Wildlife Trafficking in Central and South America" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.705.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 24, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 22, 2022. (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 $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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