Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0005067
The grant opportunity titled "Countering Wildlife Trafficking in West Africa" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0005067) was issued by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). It is a discretionary grant program (CFDA 19.705) intended to support projects that directly combat wildlife trafficking by improving security, law enforcement effectiveness, and justice-sector responses in key West African countries. The opportunity was created on May 11, 2018, with an original closing date of July 6, 2018, and it listed an award ceiling of up to $1,250,000.
The geographic focus is West Africa, specifically projects with activities based in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo. A central emphasis is the W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) Complex, a major transboundary protected area system spanning Parc W (Benin), Parc W (Niger), Arly, and Pendjari. The program frames wildlife trafficking not only as a conservation issue but also as a security and rule-of-law challenge, aiming to reduce poaching and trafficking by strengthening the institutions and actors responsible for protection, investigation, and prosecution.
The opportunity prioritizes four core outcomes. First, it seeks to strengthen the security of the WAP Complex and improve the ability of park rangers, police, and potentially volunteer organizations to deter wildlife crime and investigate incidents when they occur. In practical terms, this can include improving field-level deterrence, increasing patrol effectiveness, enhancing incident response, and building the operational capacity needed to document crimes, gather usable evidence, and coordinate across protected area boundaries.
Second, it aims to build investigative and enforcement capacity. This focus generally points to the skills and systems needed to move from basic interdiction to more effective, intelligence-led enforcement. Projects under this objective would typically emphasize strengthening investigative techniques, evidence handling, case development, and coordination between wildlife authorities and broader law enforcement bodies, with the goal of identifying and disrupting trafficking networks rather than only addressing isolated poaching events.
Third, the opportunity calls for enhancing prosecutorial and judicial capacity. This recognizes that arrests alone do not reduce trafficking unless cases can be successfully prosecuted and adjudicated. Activities aligned with this objective often center on improving how prosecutors and judges handle wildlife crime cases, strengthening legal understanding of wildlife offenses, improving the quality and completeness of case files presented to court, and reinforcing consistent application of relevant laws and penalties so that prosecutions create credible deterrence.
Fourth, it emphasizes enhancing regional cooperation in West Africa. Because wildlife trafficking routes and criminal networks commonly cross borders, the opportunity highlights the need for collaboration among countries in the target region. This objective is typically associated with improving cross-border information sharing, aligning operational approaches, supporting joint or coordinated actions, and building relationships among protected area managers, law enforcement agencies, and justice-sector stakeholders to address trafficking as a regional rather than purely national problem.
Eligibility was listed broadly as "Others" with additional details referenced elsewhere in the full notice, indicating that the program may have been open to a range of applicant types depending on the grant solicitation's specific eligibility language. The posting also shows "ExpectedAwards: 0," which can reflect how the listing was configured in the source system rather than a definitive statement that no awards would be made. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted INL initiative to improve the full chain of enforcement and accountability for wildlife crime in and around the WAP Complex and across neighboring West African states, combining protected area security, law enforcement investigation, justice-sector strengthening, and cross-border coordination.Apply for SFOP0005067
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Countering Wildlife Trafficking in West Africa" 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 11, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 06, 2018. (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 $1,250,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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