Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0005548
The Combat Wildlife Trafficking in Brazil grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0005548) was a discretionary U.S. Department of State program administered by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). It was designed to support a single grant award aimed at strengthening Brazil's ability to combat wildlife poaching and trafficking in a full end-to-end way, from prevention and frontline detection through investigation, prosecution, and adjudication. In practical terms, the opportunity focused on improving how Brazilian institutions identify wildlife crimes, build actionable cases, move those cases through the justice system, and secure outcomes that meaningfully disrupt trafficking networks rather than only catching low-level actors.
A central feature of the solicitation was its emphasis on the financial and enabling crimes that make wildlife trafficking profitable and sustainable. INL explicitly signaled interest in efforts that address facilitative financial crimes such as money laundering and corruption, recognizing that poaching and trafficking networks often depend on hidden payment systems, bribery, fraudulent documentation, and other financial mechanisms to move wildlife and wildlife products. Proposals were expected to treat wildlife trafficking as a form of organized crime and to include strategies that help authorities trace illicit proceeds, uncover corrupt facilitation, and pursue financial investigations that can lead to higher-impact enforcement actions.
Applicants were expected to start with a clear assessment of gaps in Brazil's current capacity, then propose strategies and activities to close those gaps. The solicitation encouraged proposers to demonstrate they understood where the main bottlenecks were, such as weaknesses in interagency coordination, limitations in investigative techniques, insufficient evidence-handling procedures, limited specialized training for prosecutors or judges, or underuse of financial investigative tools. It also asked organizations, where relevant, to build upon existing or previous efforts, implying that proposals should avoid duplicating ongoing initiatives and instead complement or scale what has already shown results. At the same time, INL indicated it would consider promising and innovative pilot projects, meaning new approaches were welcome if they were well-justified and realistically designed to be tested and evaluated.
The opportunity carried an award ceiling of $750,000 and anticipated making one award. It was issued on January 29, 2019, with an original closing date of March 29, 2019. The funding instrument type was a grant, and the activity category was listed as Environment under CFDA 19.705. Eligibility was broadly described as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the full notice, which typically signals that a range of non-federal entities may apply depending on the detailed eligibility language in the announcement. Overall, the grant was structured to produce measurable improvements in Brazil's operational and justice-sector response to wildlife crime, with a particular push toward approaches that can dismantle networks by targeting both the trafficking conduct and the financial and corrupt systems that support it.Apply for SFOP0005548
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Combat Wildlife Trafficking in Brazil" 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 29, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 29, 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 $750,000.00 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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