Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0005550
The grant opportunity titled Combat Wildlife Trafficking in Southeast Asia (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0005550) is a discretionary U.S. Department of State program administered by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). It is structured as a grant within the Law, Justice, and Legal Services category (CFDA 19.705) and was designed to support a single award of up to $2,000,000. The opportunity was originally posted on January 31, 2019, with an original closing date of April 30, 2019, and it was open to eligible applicants listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
At its core, the program is meant to advance the U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking and its Implementation Plan by reducing wildlife poaching and trafficking through practical, targeted interventions. INL frames wildlife trafficking not only as a conservation issue but as a transnational organized crime problem that benefits criminal networks and undermines governance, rule of law, and regional stability. The funding focuses specifically on Southeast Asia because the region plays multiple roles in the global illegal wildlife supply chain: it can be a source of poached wildlife, a transit corridor for smuggling routes, and a destination market for illicit wildlife products. The logic of the program is that global progress against wildlife trafficking is unlikely without a meaningful increase in enforcement and justice-sector capacity in Southeast Asia.
The assistance envisioned by the grant centers on technical support that strengthens the full chain of criminal justice responses, from frontline interdiction through prosecution and adjudication, while also improving cooperation across borders. The solicitation highlights four primary, interrelated areas that applicants can address. First is increasing interdiction of illicit wildlife trade, which generally implies improving the ability of relevant agencies to detect, stop, and seize illegal wildlife and wildlife products moving through ports, borders, airports, roads, and maritime routes. Second is building investigative and enforcement functions, which points to developing more capable investigations that go beyond seizures and aim to identify networks, financiers, facilitators, and repeat traffickers, and to improve the operational effectiveness of law enforcement units tasked with these cases. Third is enhancing prosecutorial and judicial capacity, recognizing that successful interdiction and investigation only translate into deterrence when prosecutors can bring strong cases and courts can handle them competently and consistently, applying appropriate legal tools and penalties. Fourth is developing cross-border regional cooperation, reflecting the reality that wildlife trafficking networks routinely operate across jurisdictions, so information-sharing, coordinated operations, mutual legal assistance, and other forms of international collaboration are often necessary to dismantle trafficking organizations rather than simply intercept individual shipments.
INL also emphasizes that it brings unique foreign assistance authorities to this issue, signaling an approach that is grounded in law enforcement and rule-of-law capacity building rather than purely environmental programming. The ultimate objective is described in institutional terms: to increase Southeast Asia's desire and ability to combat wildlife trafficking and the criminal organizations involved. In practice, that goal suggests outcomes such as stronger interagency coordination, improved investigative casework, more effective prosecutions and court processes, and more consistent regional partnerships that allow countries to respond to wildlife trafficking as a serious, organized criminal enterprise instead of isolated incidents of poaching or smuggling.Apply for SFOP0005550
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Combat Wildlife Trafficking in Southeast Asia" 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 Jan 31, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2019. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FAQs: Combat Wildlife Trafficking in Southeast Asia (SFOP0005550)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Combat Wildlife Trafficking in Southeast Asia.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SFOP0005550.
Which U.S. government agency is offering this program?
This is a discretionary program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
What type of funding instrument is this?
The opportunity is structured as a grant.
What category does this opportunity fall under?
It is listed under the Law, Justice, and Legal Services category.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number provided is 19.705.
How much funding is available?
The program was designed to support a single award of up to $2,000,000.
Is this opportunity intended to make multiple awards or a single award?
It was designed to support a single award.
When was the opportunity originally posted?
The opportunity was originally posted on January 31, 2019.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was April 30, 2019.
Who was eligible to apply?
The eligibility field is listed broadly as "Others". Additional eligibility details are referenced in the full announcement.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The program aims to reduce wildlife poaching and trafficking through practical, targeted interventions, advancing the U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking and its Implementation Plan.
How does INL frame wildlife trafficking in this program?
INL frames wildlife trafficking not only as a conservation issue, but as a transnational organized crime problem that benefits criminal networks and undermines governance, the rule of law, and regional stability.
Why is the program focused on Southeast Asia?
The focus is on Southeast Asia because the region plays multiple roles in the illegal wildlife supply chain: it can be a source of poached wildlife, a transit corridor for smuggling routes, and a destination market for illicit wildlife products. The solicitation also states that meaningful global progress is unlikely without increased enforcement and justice-sector capacity in the region.
What kinds of activities does the grant support?
The assistance centers on technical support intended to strengthen the full chain of criminal justice responses, from frontline interdiction through prosecution and adjudication, while also improving cross-border cooperation.
What are the primary program areas applicants can address?
The solicitation highlights four interrelated areas:
- Increasing interdiction of illicit wildlife trade
- Building investigative and enforcement functions
- Enhancing prosecutorial and judicial capacity
- Developing cross-border regional cooperation
What does "increasing interdiction" mean in the context of this grant?
It generally refers to improving the ability of relevant agencies to detect, stop, and seize illegal wildlife and wildlife products moving through ports, borders, airports, roads, and maritime routes.
What does the grant mean by building investigative and enforcement functions?
This points to developing more capable investigations that go beyond seizures and aim to identify networks, financiers, facilitators, and repeat traffickers, while improving the operational effectiveness of the law enforcement units responsible for these cases.
What does the program mean by enhancing prosecutorial and judicial capacity?
The solicitation emphasizes that interdiction and investigations only translate into deterrence when prosecutors can bring strong cases and courts can handle them competently and consistently, applying appropriate legal tools and penalties.
Why is cross-border regional cooperation included as a primary focus area?
Wildlife trafficking networks operate across jurisdictions, so the program highlights the need for information-sharing, coordinated operations, mutual legal assistance, and other forms of international collaboration to dismantle trafficking organizations rather than only intercepting individual shipments.
What makes INL's approach distinct in this opportunity?
INL emphasizes its unique foreign assistance authorities and signals an approach grounded in law enforcement and rule-of-law capacity building, rather than purely environmental programming.
What is the ultimate objective of the program?
The objective is to increase Southeast Asia's desire and ability to combat wildlife trafficking and the criminal organizations involved.
What kinds of outcomes does the solicitation suggest this funding is intended to support?
The description suggests outcomes such as stronger interagency coordination, improved investigative casework, more effective prosecutions and court processes, and more consistent regional partnerships so countries can treat wildlife trafficking as a serious organized criminal enterprise rather than isolated incidents.
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