Combating Wildlife Trafficking in Southeast Asia | INLEA INLTC 16 005

Opportunity Information: Apply for INLEA INLTC 16 005

The grant opportunity titled "Combating Wildlife Trafficking in Southeast Asia" is a discretionary U.S. government funding program administered by the Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), specifically under its East Asia and Pacific office (INL/EA). The overall purpose is to strengthen how civilian law enforcement and justice-sector institutions in Southeast Asia prevent, investigate, and prosecute wildlife crime, with a particular emphasis on improving government authorities' ability to respond to both poaching and the broader trafficking networks that move illegal wildlife and wildlife products across borders.

The program is designed around three core lines of effort that applicants can address individually or in combination. First, it supports work to strengthen legislative and regulatory frameworks, meaning activities that help partner governments improve laws, regulations, and policy tools so wildlife crimes are clearly defined, penalties are appropriate and enforceable, and agencies have the legal authorities they need to act. Second, it focuses on building investigative and enforcement capacity, which typically includes training and operational support for police, customs, border and port authorities, wildlife enforcement units, and other civilian agencies that detect, disrupt, and dismantle trafficking networks. Third, it aims to enhance prosecutorial and judicial capacity, which centers on improving how cases are charged, prosecuted, adjudicated, and sentenced, including strengthening evidence handling, case preparation, and coordination between investigators and prosecutors so cases can survive in court and lead to meaningful outcomes.

Geographically, the primary countries targeted for engagement are Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Laos PDR, and Malaysia. The opportunity also recognizes the value of multinational or regional activities that encourage transnational cooperation, noting that such efforts may extend benefits to Burma and Cambodia as well. A key program design preference is for applicants to work in at least two countries rather than focusing on only one. The opportunity also encourages implementers to concentrate efforts in underserved areas where poaching is occurring and along known trafficking routes, reflecting an intent to push resources beyond major capital-centric programming and toward the places where wildlife crime is most active and where enforcement and justice capacity gaps may be greatest.

From a funding and administrative perspective, this is a grant (not a contract), categorized under law, justice, and legal services, with CFDA number 19.705. The opportunity number is INLEA-INLTC-16-005. The maximum award amount listed is $1,646,000, with an expectation of making three awards. The original closing date for applications was 2016-08-18, and the opportunity record indicates it was created on 2016-06-10. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," but the notice indicates that full eligibility requirements and any specific restrictions are detailed in the formal Notice of Funding Opportunity, which applicants would need to consult to confirm organizational eligibility, cost rules, and required application components.

In practical terms, this funding opportunity is aimed at reducing wildlife trafficking by improving the full chain of criminal justice response: better laws and regulations, stronger front-line and investigative enforcement, and more effective prosecution and adjudication. It also emphasizes cross-border coordination in a region where trafficking networks frequently operate transnationally, and it encourages applicants to design multi-country programs that build cooperation while targeting high-impact geographic hotspots and trafficking corridors.

• The Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Combating 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 2016-06-10.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-08-18. (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 $1,646,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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