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Asian Elephant Conservation Fund

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

15.621

Program objective

To provide financial assistance to support the effective long-term conservation of Asian elephants. This program provides support for projects that focus on one or more of the following areas: Applied research, including surveys and monitoring; enhanced compliance with treaties and laws that prohibit the take or trade of Asian elephant or regulate the use and management of their habitat; conservation education and community outreach; development and execution of conservation management plans; enhanced protection of at-risk populations; habitat conservation and management, including protected area and reserve management; local capacity building; reduction of human-elephant conflicts; transfrontier conservation; and wildlife inspection, law enforcement, and forensics skills.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    Program received 56 proposals and anticipates issuing 30 awards. The program received 56 applications and issued 27 awards.

  2. 2018

    In FY18 the program received 65 applications and issued 22 awards.

  3. 2019

    In FY19 the program received 50 applications and issued 16 awards.

  4. 2020

    In FY20 the program anticipated receiving approximately 50 applications and issuing 15 awards.

  5. 2021

    In FY21 the program received 65 applications, issued 0 new awards, and issued 7 cost modifications.

  6. 2022

    In FY22 the program received 0 applications and issued 21 awards.

  7. 2023

    Program received 0 applications, issued 0 awards, and issued 15 financial amendments to existing awards.

  8. 2024

    Program received 52 applications and plans on issuing 15 awards.

  9. 2025

    Program plans on receiving 0 applications, issuing 0 awards, and issuing 5 financial amendments to existing awards.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Acceptance of a grant or cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carries with it the responsibility to be aware of and comply with the terms and conditions of award. Service Award Terms and Conditions are available at https://www.fws.gov/grants/atc.html. Acceptance is defined as the start of work, drawing down funds, or accepting the award via electronic means. Awards are based on the application submitted to and approved by the Service. Awards from the Service are subject to the terms and conditions incorporated into the award either by direct citation or by reference to the following: Federal regulations; program legislation or regulation; and special award terms and conditions. The Service financial assistance award terms and conditions flow down to subrecipients and contractors, unless a particular award term or condition specifically indicates otherwise.

  1. Asian Elephant Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. §4261 et seq.