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Rhinoceros Conservation Fund-Africa

Program Information

Popular name

RCF-Africa

Program Number

15.690

Program objective

Provide financial assistance for projects for the effective, long-term conservation of African rhino populations and their habitats. The objectives are to increase population growth, management and governance improvements at key rhino sites, and to develop greater national leadership and capacity, stakeholder collaboration, and effective CITES implementation in key rhino range states. This program supports projects that prioritize direct site-based conservation actions for Key 1 and Key 2 populations and other populations that are important to the survival of critically endangered black rhinoceros. Project work occurs within rhinoceros range and show clear relevance to rhinoceros field conservation actions, identify immediate threats to rhinoceros survival and support direct conservation activities to eliminate or reduce those threats, address biological management of rhinoceros populations, demonstrate how they address regional and national rhinoceros management plans, develop capacity, and implement CITES.

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. 2023

    Program obligated $1,754,200 for 13 financial modifications for multi-year awards, and $537,761 in 11 award revisions.

  2. 2024

    Program plans to obligate $2,470,829 for 9 financial modifications for multi-year awards, and $500,000 in 9 award revisions.

  3. 2025

    Program anticipates receiving 30 applications and plans to obligate $2,000,000 for 15 new multi-year 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.

  1. Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C., §5301 et seq.

Program details

Program types

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Anyone/general public

Additional resources