African Elephant Conservation Fund
CFDA 15.620 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$22.9M
Awards
53
Recipients
25
States
0
Last Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18.7M | 40 | |
| 2025 | $4.2M | 13 | -77.7% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 15.620
Largest individual obligations for African Elephant Conservation Fund.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_F24AP02475_014 THE RUAHA RUNGWA ECOSYSTEM IN TANZANIA LOST OVER HALF ITS ELEPHANTS BETWEEN 2009 AND 2015 DUE TO POACHING FOR THE IVORY TRADE. WHILE NO LONGER IN DECLINE THE ELEPHANT POPULATION R… | SOUTHERN TANZANIA ELEPHANT | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $998,696 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02550_014 BRIEF DESCRIPTIONTHE TSAVO CONSERVATION AREA (TCA) IS VAST FORTY TWO THOUSAND KILOMETRES SQUARED AND MAKES UP FORTY NINE PERCENT OF KENYAS PROTECTED AREAS. IT IS HOME TO KENYAS SI… | TSAVO TRUST | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $983,487 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02949_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN ZAMBIA S LOWER ZAMBEZI NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT P… | CONSERVATION LOWER ZAMBEZI | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $907,146 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02470_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN ZAMBIA S NORTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK (NLNP) AND SURROUNDING GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS BY STRENGTHENING ELE… | FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY - U.S., INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $760,640 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02586_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN MOZAMBIQUES MAPUTO PROVINCE BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTION AND BIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND PROMOTI… | ELEPHANTS ALIVE | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $749,697 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02611_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN NIGERIAS YANKARI GAME RESERVE BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTION AND BIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND BUILD… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $749,446 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02560_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT ON COMMUNITYOWNED LAND BETWEEN AMBOSELI AND CHYULU HILLS NATIONAL PARKS KENYA BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT P… | BIG LIFE LIMITED | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $748,700 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02692_014 NYERERE NATIONAL PARK NNP AND SELOUS GAME RESERVE SGR ARE SOME OF AFRICAS OLDEST AND LARGEST PROTECTED AREAS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF TANZANIA WITH A TOTAL AREA CLOSE T… | ZOOLOGISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FRANKFURT VON 1858 E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $746,242 |
ASST_NON_F24AP01572_014 IN 1997, PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES) ADOPTED A RESOLUTION ON TRADE IN ELEPHANTS SPECIMENS, RECOGNIZING T… | TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $742,125 |
ASST_NON_F24AP03215_014 THE RECENT IUCN RECOGNITION OF THE AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANT AS A SEPARATE SPECIES FROM THE SAVANNA ELEPHANT, ALONG WITH THE ELEVATION TO CRITICALLY ENDANGERED STATUS, ILLUSTRATES T… | CORNELL UNIVERSITY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $677,476 |
ASST_NON_F24AP03201_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A RANGE-WIDE ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE LARGEST EVIDENCE BASE ON AFRICAN ELEPHANT POPULATION TRENDS AND HUMAN-EL… | INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $664,951 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02834_014 OELO WILL ADVANCE THE OUR FOREST, OUR FUTURE INITIATIVE ON LAKE OGUEMOU TO CREATE A REPLICABLE COMMUNITY- MANAGED FOREST MODEL THAT PROTECTS AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HAB… | OELO | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $660,435 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02973_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN GABON BY REDUCING HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC) AND IMPROVING LOCAL LIVELIHOODS. GABON IS THE PRIMARY… | SPACE FOR GIANTS | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $645,996 |
ASST_NON_F18AP00818_014 SECURE THE ELEPHANT POPULATION OF THE MBAM DJEREM NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION. | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_F24AP03163_014 THE SO-CALLED BATK PLATEAU, NAMED AFTER THE LOCAL TK PEOPLE, IS A VAST FOREST-SAVANNA MOSAIC STRETCHING ACROSS SOUTHEAST GABON AND CENTRAL CONGO. THIS MIXED ECOTONE OF DENSE TROPI… | PANTHERA CORPORATION New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $500,044 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02939_014 BUILDING ON SUCCESSES ACHIEVED WITH PREVIOUS AND ACTIVE USFWS GRANTS (AWARDS F17AP00456 AND F22AP01136), THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY (WCS) SEEKS TO FURTHER CONSOLIDATE THE P… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02490_014 THE ELEPHANTS OF THE GOURMA REGION ARE ONE OF ONLY TWO DESERT ADAPTED POPULATIONS AND THE NORTHERNMOST IN AFRICA MAKING THE LONGEST ANNUAL MIGRATION OF ALL ELEPHANTS TO FIND FOOD… | THE INTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC Colorado | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02596_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN PENDJARI AND W NATIONAL PARKS BY STRENGTHENING BIOLOGICAL MONITORING ELEPHANT PROTECTION AND COMMUNITY… | AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $499,538 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02554_014 THE SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK (SLNP) IS ZAMBIAS PREMIERE WILDLIFE TOURISM DESTINATION, AND THE LUANGWA VALLEY SUPPORTS THE COUNTRYS LARGEST AND MOST STABLE POPULATIONS OF ELEPHA… | SOUTH LUANGWA CONSERVATION SOCIETY | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $466,427 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01138_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN RUAHA NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES IN THE GREATER RUAHARUNGWA ECOSYSTEM BY IMPROVING HUMANEL… | MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS INSTITUTE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AND SERVICE INC. Colorado | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $406,317 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01136_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN KATAVI NATIONAL PARK AND LWAFI GAME RESERVE BY IMPROVING TRANSBOUNDARY ELEPHANT MANAGEMENT BETWEEN TAN… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $400,000 |
ASST_NON_F21AP03752_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MAINTAIN ANTI-POACHING PRESSURE IN A SEVERELY DEPLETED ELEPHANT POPULATION IN CENTRAL TANZANIA. ELEPHANTS IN THE SELOUS ECOSYSTEM WERE ESTIMATED… | ZOOLOGISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FRANKFURT VON 1858 E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $399,953 |
ASST_NON_F23AP00066_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN THE MAPUTO PROVINCE BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTION AND BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, AND PROMOTING HUMA… | ELEPHANTS ALIVE | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $399,909 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01623_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN NOUABALE-NDOKI NATIONAL PARK (NNNP) AND ADJACENT FORESTRY CONCESSIONS BY IMPROVING BIOLOGICAL AND HUMA… | CORNELL UNIVERSITY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $397,602 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01370_014 ADVANCING ELEPHANT CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE MIGRATORY ROUTES IN KENYA THROUGH STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION AND INCREASING LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY IN LAIKIPIA, KENYA. | WILD LANDSCAPES, INC. Tennessee | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $397,271 |
ASST_NON_F21AP04152_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MAINTAIN ANTI-POACHING PRESSURE TO CONSERVE ZAMBIA S LARGEST ELEPHANT POPULATION. ESTIMATED AT AROUND 100,000 ELEPHANTS IN THE 1970S, THE LUANGWA… | FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY - U.S., INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $397,000 |
ASST_NON_F22AP00346_014 TRENGTHENING ANTI-POACHING OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO PROTECT ELEPHANTS IN A CRITICAL AREA OF NIASSA RESERVE, MOZAMBIQUE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAUNA FLORA INTERNATION… | FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $393,223 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01270_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN PENDJARI AND W NATIONAL PARKS BY STRENGTHENING BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, ELEPHANT PROTECTION, AND COMMUNI… | AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $388,443 |
ASST_NON_F21AP01530_014 TO IMPROVE THE PROTECTION OF ELEPHANTS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN THE LOWER ZAMBEZI BY STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS THROUGH TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT… | CONSERVATION LOWER ZAMBEZI | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $381,718 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01143_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN THE KAVANGO ZAMBEZI TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA (KAZA TFCA) BY STRENGTHENING BIOLOGICAL MONITORING… | WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $361,171 |
ASST_NON_F21AP04108_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROMOTE THE LONG-TERM RECOVERY OF AN IMPORTANT ELEPHANT POPULATION IN ZIMBABWE, INCLUDING EXPANSION INTO ADJACENT SAFARI HUNTING AREAS AND CROSS-… | FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY - U.S., INC. District of Columbia | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $360,590 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01326_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN LOWER ZAMBEZI NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTION… | CONSERVATION LOWER ZAMBEZI | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $359,844 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01186_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN THE RUNGWA-KIZIGO-MUHESI GAME RESERVE COMPLEX, NYERERE NATIONAL PARK, UDZUNGWA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, AND THE… | SOUTHERN TANZANIA ELEPHANT | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $350,395 |
ASST_NON_F24AP03221_014 THE PROJECT FROM CONFLICT TO COEXISTENCE CONSERVING AFRICAN ELEPHANTS IN TANZANIAS GREATER MKOMAZI LANDSCAPE ADDRESSES ESCALATING HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT IN THE TSAVO MKOMAZI ECOS… | AFRICAN PEOPLE & WILDLIFE FUND, INC. New Jersey | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $335,124 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01234_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTION, BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, AND COMMUNITY… | SOUTH LUANGWA CONSERVATION SOCIETY | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $322,610 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01249_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT ON COMMUNITY-OWNED LAND BETWEEN TSAVO, CHYULU HILLS, AND AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARKS, AND MAASAI MARA RESERVE… | BIG LIFE LIMITED | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $322,234 |
ASST_NON_F21AP01085_014 THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FURTHER ENHANCE LONG-TERM SECURITY OF ELEPHANTS IN THE RUAHA-RUNGWAECOSYSTEM OF SOUTHERN TANZANIA AND THEREBY HELP CONSERVE ONE OF EAST AFRICAS LARG… | SOUTHERN TANZANIA ELEPHANT | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $318,989 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02915_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN ZAMBIAS NSUMBU NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTIO… | ZOOLOGISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FRANKFURT VON 1858 E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $309,457 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01215_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A RANGE-WIDE ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT, WITH A FOCUS ON WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA BY IMPROVING AFRICAN ELEPHANT GENETICS RESEARCH AND ST… | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Illinois | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $285,888 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01237_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN THE IMENTI FOREST RESERVE BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. LOCATED WITHI… | BILL WOODLEY MOUNT KENYA COMPANY LIMITED | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $259,504 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01267_014 RESEARCH AND MONITORING OF ELEPHANTS IN THE GARAMBA COMPLEX, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO | AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $236,028 |
ASST_NON_F18AP00923_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TWO-YEAR PROJECT IS TO USE ACOUSTIC RECORDING DEVICES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT IMPERILED FOREST ELEPHANTS THAT ARE VERY COSTLY TO MONITOR BY DIRECT OBSERVA… | CORNELL UNIVERSITY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $216,910 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01506_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN NSUMBU NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTION AND BI… | ZOOLOGISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FRANKFURT VON 1858 E.V. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $204,283 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01172_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION INITIATIVE IN THE BAS OGOOU LAKE REGION OF GABON (PART OF THE BAS OGOOU RAMSAR SITE), BY STRENG… | OELO | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $200,030 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01171_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN YANKARI GAME RESERVE BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTION AND BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, AND BUILDING A CO… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $199,736 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01156_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A RANGE-WIDE ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE ONGOING WORK OF TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL TO MANAGE THE ELEPHANT TRADE INFOR… | TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $199,371 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00851_014 COMBATTING INCREASING PRESSURES ON THE THREATENED ELEPHANT POPULATION IN ZAMBIA S SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK, WITH IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY AND STRENGTHENING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAP… | SOUTH LUANGWA CONSERVATION SOCIETY | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $196,788 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01375_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN CAMEROON BY STRENGTHENING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL IVORY ACTION PLAN NIAP AND IMPROVING LAW… | TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2025 | $185,384 |
ASST_NON_F21AP01413_014 THE MALI ELEPHANTS PROJECT PHASE VII DEVELOPING LONG-TERM STAKEHOLDER CAPACITY FOR ELEPHANT CONSERVATION IN MALI | THE INTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC Colorado | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $175,683 |
ASST_NON_F22AP01404_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN BENIN AND MOZAMBIQUE BY STRENGTHENING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A ROBUST IVORY STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM… | THE ELEPHANT PROTECTION INITIATIVE FOUNDATION | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | — | 2024 | $147,555 |
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