Savanna Wildlife Trust (test profile B)

Finished12 searches · 13 pages read · est. cost $0.445

Limited results — credit kept, free deeper re-run offered

Found 1 verified opportunity plus 4 worth contacting (status not confirmed). 30 sources were rejected (not official, unreadable, closed or unverifiable). Searches: 12, pages read: 13.

International Elephant Foundation · grant

2026 Conservation Grant

MEDIUM match

Verified Current — accepting applications

Official page says applications are open now.

Award amount: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not confirmed
Who can apply: Not confirmed
Geographic eligibility: Not confirmed
Eligible stages: Not confirmed
Eligible formats: Not confirmed

Why this matches

Potential fit for elephant-focused ranger training and human-elephant coexistence. The predator-proof enclosure component has no demonstrated elephant benefit in the profile. Award size, applicant eligibility, geographic eligibility, and compatibility with the 2027–2028 timeline remain unconfirmed.

subject alignment: partial
format or program area: match
project stage: unknown
applicant eligibility: unknown
geographic eligibility: unknown
funding size: unknown
funder mission: match
application timing: unknown

Eligibility: needs confirmation

Applicant eligibility: not stated — confirm with funder.
Geographic eligibility: not stated — confirm with funder.

Evidence (8 verified quotes)

Application status: Page explicitly states proposals are being accepted for 2026 support. (2026 Conservation Grant)
“We are now accepting proposals for”
Program focus: Reducing human-elephant conflict. (2026 Conservation Grant)
“Efforts to decrease human-elephant conflict;”
Program focus: Habitat conservation, conservation education, community outreach, and transboundary elephant conservation. (2026 Conservation Grant)
“Conservation education and community outreach;”
Program focus: Elephant protection, including anti-poaching patrols and infrastructure. (2026 Conservation Grant)
“Elephant protection programs including anti-poaching patrols, infra-structure development, security, investigation and prosecution;”
Program focus: Preventing the ivory and bushmeat trade. (2026 Conservation Grant)
“Reducing and preventing the ivory and bushmeat trade; and”
Program focus: Research into elephant diseases. (2026 Conservation Grant)
“Research into elephant diseases.”
Application page: https://elephantconservation.org/initiatives/grant-programs/ (2026 Conservation Grant)
“[Apply for 2026 Conservation Grant](https://elephantconservation.org/initiatives/grant-programs/)”
Contact: ief@elephantconservation.org
“ief@elephantconservation.org”

Official program page Application page (link checked)Checked 10/31/2026, 4:24:46 AM

IUCN Save Our Species (funded by the European Union) · grant

SOS African Wildlife Initiative

HIGH match

Unconfirmed — worth contacting

The official page does not state the current application status.

Award amount: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not confirmed
Who can apply: Works with local and civil society partners; formal applicant eligibility is not specified.
Geographic eligibility: Sub-Saharan Africa; priority conservation landscapes.
Eligible stages: Not confirmed
Eligible formats: Not confirmed

Why this matches

Strong thematic and field-geography fit for lion conservation, predator-proof livestock enclosures and community ranger training in Kenya and Tanzania. However, the page does not confirm US nonprofit eligibility, award size or application availability. Its stated duration ends in 2027, leaving support for 2028 uncertain.

subject alignment: match
format or program area: match
project stage: unknown
applicant eligibility: partial
geographic eligibility: match
funding size: unknown
funder mission: match
application timing: unknown

Eligibility: likely

Evidence (4 verified quotes)

Program focus: Protect threatened African large carnivores and their prey through locally led conservation.
“supporting locally led conservation action aimed to halt the decline of Africa’s iconic carnivores and their prey across Sub-Saharan Africa”
Program focus: Habitat protection, human–wildlife conflict reduction, anti-poaching, wildlife trafficking prevention and law enforcement.
“to protect carnivore populations and their habitats, reduce human–wildlife conflict, combat poaching and wildlife trafficking, and strengthen law enforcement.”
Geographic eligibility: Sub-Saharan Africa; priority conservation landscapes.
“supporting locally led conservation action aimed to halt the decline of Africa’s iconic carnivores and their prey across Sub-Saharan Africa”
Who can apply: Works with local and civil society partners; formal applicant eligibility is not specified.
“Working with local and civil society partners across priority landscapes”

Official program pageChecked 10/31/2026, 4:22:50 AM

Wildlife Conservation Network · grant

Lion Recovery Fund

HIGH match

Unconfirmed — worth contacting

The official page does not state the current application status.

Award amount: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not confirmed
Who can apply: Individuals, small organizations, and larger nonprofits.
Geographic eligibility: Projects throughout the entire lion range.
Eligible stages: Seed funding for new projects and support for proven approaches.
Eligible formats: Coexistence interventions, including lion ranger programs, improved herding, and strengthened livestock corrals.

Why this matches

Strong thematic fit: the fund explicitly supports lion ranger programs, stronger livestock corrals, and community coexistence across lion range countries. Nonprofits and both new and established projects are supported. Award size, current application availability, and funding for 2027–2028 are not established by this strategy document.

subject alignment: match
format or program area: match
project stage: match
applicant eligibility: match
geographic eligibility: match
funding size: unknown
funder mission: match
application timing: unknown

Eligibility: proven

Evidence (6 verified quotes)

Who can apply: Individuals, small organizations, and larger nonprofits.
“The LRF supports the best ideas, whether they come from individuals, small organizations, or larger non-profits.”
Geographic eligibility: Projects throughout the entire lion range.
“The LRF believes all lion populations are important, and invests in projects to recover lions throughout their entire range.”
Program focus: Recover lions and protect their habitats and prey.
“We protect lions, habitats, and their prey via investments in a range of conservation projects, including, but not limited to:”
Eligible formats: Coexistence interventions, including lion ranger programs, improved herding, and strengthened livestock corrals.
“through early-warning systems, ‘lion ranger’ programs, efforts to improve herding and to strengthen livestock corrals, etc.”
Eligible stages: Seed funding for new projects and support for proven approaches.
“Like a venture capital firm for lions, the LRF seeks out innovative ideas and provides seed funding for new projects, or bolsters approaches known to work.”
Contact: info@wildnet.org
“info@wildnet.org”

Official program pageChecked 10/31/2026, 4:37:23 AM

Marchig Animal Welfare Trust · grant

Grants Programme

HIGH match

Unconfirmed — worth contacting

The official page does not state the current application status.

Award amount: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not confirmed
Who can apply: Organisations making positive contributions that meet the Trust's objectives.
Geographic eligibility: Work in any geographic area except the USA and Canada.
Eligible stages: Not confirmed
Eligible formats: Not confirmed

Why this matches

The Trust supports animal welfare and has funded anti-poaching programmes, making the proposed wildlife protection work a relevant fit. Kenya and Tanzania fall within the stated geographic scope despite the applicant's US headquarters. Award size, application timing and additional eligibility conditions remain unconfirmed.

subject alignment: match
format or program area: match
project stage: unknown
applicant eligibility: match
geographic eligibility: match
funding size: unknown
funder mission: match
application timing: unknown

Eligibility: proven

Evidence (6 verified quotes)

Who can apply: Organisations making positive contributions that meet the Trust's objectives.
“These are made to organisations for positive contributions that meet the objectives of the Trust.”
Geographic eligibility: Work in any geographic area except the USA and Canada.
“There are no restrictions on the geographical area of the work (with the exception of the USA and Canada).”
Program focus: Initiatives improving animal welfare.
“Those encouraging initiatives designed to improve animal welfare.”
Program focus: Alternative methods to animal experimentation and their practical implementation.
“Those promoting alternative methods to animal experimentation and their practical implementation.”
Program focus: Practical work alleviating suffering and preventing cruelty to animals.
“Those promoting and encouraging practical work in alleviating suffering and preventing cruelty to animals.”
Program focus: Past support includes anti-poaching programmes, veterinary services, training, sanctuaries and smaller animal welfare groups.
“Since the Trust was founded it has supported a wide variety of projects including spay/neuter programmes, the search for alternatives to the use of animals in research, anti-poaching programmes, establishing veterinary hospitals, clinics and training programmes, a network of animal sanctuaries, as well as and in particular, assisting smaller groups committed to the cause of animal welfare.”

Official program pageChecked 10/31/2026, 4:26:36 AM

Wildlife Conservation Network and Save the Elephants · grant

Elephant Crisis Fund

MEDIUM match

Unconfirmed — worth contacting

The official page does not state the current application status.

Award amount: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not confirmed
Who can apply: Supports organizations, big and small; formal applicant eligibility is not specified.
Geographic eligibility: Supports projects and partners in Africa and ivory-consuming nations.
Eligible stages: Not confirmed
Eligible formats: Not confirmed

Why this matches

Potential fit for elephant-focused ranger training and coexistence work in Kenya and Tanzania. The proposed predator-proof enclosures are not clearly aligned with the fund's elephant-specific focus. Award size, formal eligibility, and 2027–2028 application timing remain unconfirmed.

subject alignment: partial
format or program area: match
project stage: unknown
applicant eligibility: partial
geographic eligibility: match
funding size: unknown
funder mission: match
application timing: unknown

Eligibility: likely

Evidence (4 verified quotes)

Who can apply: Supports organizations, big and small; formal applicant eligibility is not specified.
“It invests in organizations, big and small, to ensure that elephant populations across Africa are able to thrive without threat from ivory poaching and conflict with humanity.”
Geographic eligibility: Supports projects and partners in Africa and ivory-consuming nations.
“To achieve this, the Elephant Crisis Fund (ECF) identifies and supports the most effective projects and partners in Africa, and in ivory consuming nations, to end the ivory crisis and secure a future for elephants.”
Program focus: Ending the ivory crisis, promoting human-elephant coexistence, and protecting elephant landscapes.
“But, by ending the ivory crisis, promoting human-elephant coexistence, and protecting elephant landscapes, African elephants’ chances for survival will dramatically improve.”
Program focus: 2026 support includes coexistence methods, land-use planning, elephant tracking, and dismantling ivory-trade criminal networks. (2026)
“We will continue to expand support for effective coexistence methods, utilizing STE’s Human-Elephant Coexistence Toolbox, and for longer-term approaches to coexistence through land use planning to keep elephant corridors open and communities safe.”

Official program pageChecked 10/31/2026, 4:16:57 AM

Research log and rejected sources

Candidate pages: skipped 57 · rejected 30 · evaluated 20

✕ https://www.facebook.com/NBTAfrica/posts/new-funding-opportunities-we-have-just-released-our-latest-update-on-funding-opp/697859669553334/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.instrumentl.com/browse-grants/africa/grants-for-environmental-conservation — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.instrumentl.com/browse-grants/africa — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.facebook.com/groups/26057070227268692/posts/27812037621771935/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCSE0BaMIxg/?hl=en — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.facebook.com/LionRecovery/posts/200-grants-in-july-as-we-approach-our-5-year-anniversary-the-lrf-issued-its-200t/379137967655370/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.facebook.com/LionRecovery/posts/lions-are-intertwined-with-the-culture-of-the-communities-who-live-alongside-the/930487235853771/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5774de04-e316-4363-88ba-2ca620d88b12 — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.facebook.com/opportunitiesforyouth/posts/-funding-opportunity-for-elephant-conservation-projectsthe-international-elephan/1409676241189725/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.fundsforngos.org/all-proposals/a-sample-grant-proposal-on-community-based-elephant-conservation-and-anti-poaching-initiative-in-kenya/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.facebook.com/fundsforngos/posts/-elephant-conservation-research-funding-program-funding-impactful-projects-to-pr/1391821599647188/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/272110 — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.facebook.com/100091911940560/posts/-gef-small-grants-programme-2026-cso-challenge-fund-grants-up-to-us300000civil-s/1018235224583533/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.instagram.com/p/DYETUPPCgv-/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www2.fundsforngos.org/environment-2/call-for-proposals-strategic-grant-to-host-gef-small-grants-programme/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://elephantconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IEF-grant-budget.xlsx — Generic page, not a specific funding program
✕ https://www.instagram.com/p/DWgtwgqiiqZ/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://ko-kr.facebook.com/wildlifeleaders/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandontdavisms — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.instagram.com/p/DBOm612RrDR/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.fws.gov/service/african-elephant-conservation-grant-fund — Source could not be read (Page returned HTTP 403) — not verified
✕ https://www2.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/fondation-segre-conservation-action-fund-grants-program/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.facebook.com/AfricanPeopleWildlife/posts/the-outgoing-british-high-commissioner-to-tanzania-david-concar-recently-journey/899493475535904/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.instagram.com/p/DUsWm73CPjE/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.facebook.com/InternationalElephantFoundation/posts/call-for-proposals-elephant-conservation-and-research-funding-support-programdue/1406146391546087/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-international-elephant-foundation — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www2.fundsforngos.org/community-development-2/elephant-conservation-and-research-funding-support-program/ — Third-party listing site, not an official funder source
✕ https://www.fws.gov/media/budget-table-example-usfws-ia-notice-funding-opportunity — Generic page, not a specific funding program
✕ https://www.thegef.org/council-meeting-documents/gef-c-63-06-rev-01 — No facts could be verified against the page text
✕ https://elephantconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IEF-grant-timeline.xlsx — Not an official funder page

Measured usage

firecrawl:search: 12 calls, 24 units, est. $0.0240
lovable_ai:plan: 1 calls, 511 units, est. $0.0021
lovable_ai:extract: 24 calls, 105899 units, est. $0.3754
lovable_ai:triage: 3 calls, 9816 units, est. $0.0196
firecrawl:scrape: 13 calls, 13 units, est. $0.0130
lovable_ai:expand: 4 calls, 4084 units, est. $0.0111

Log

4:38:01 AM — Finished: Found 1 verified opportunity plus 4 worth contacting (status not confirmed). 30 sources were rejected (not official, unreadable, closed or unverifiable). Searches: 12, pages read: 13.
4:37:33 AM — Could not read https://www.fws.gov/service/african-elephant-conservation-grant-fund
4:37:23 AM — Evaluated Wildlife Conservation Network: high / unconfirmed
4:37:01 AM — Expanding search (round 5): only 1 verified matches so far
4:36:45 AM — Evaluated Marchig Animal Welfare Trust: low / unconfirmed
4:36:25 AM — Evaluated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: low / verified_closed
4:35:47 AM — Evaluated Wildlife Conservation Network: medium / unconfirmed
4:35:30 AM — Expanding search (round 4): only 1 verified matches so far
4:26:37 AM — Evaluated Marchig Animal Welfare Trust: high / unconfirmed
4:26:18 AM — Evaluated The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust: low / unconfirmed
4:25:57 AM — Selected 2 pages to read
4:25:49 AM — Searched ""Marchig Animal Welfare Trust" grants application wildlife Kenya Tanzania livestock predator protection nonprofit eligibility deadline" → 8 results
4:25:45 AM — Rejected elephantconservation.org: Not an official funder page
4:25:34 AM — Rejected GEF: No facts could be verified against the page text
4:25:24 AM — Rejected U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Generic page, not a specific funding program
4:25:13 AM — Evaluated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: low / unconfirmed
4:24:56 AM — Expanding search (round 3): only 1 verified matches so far
4:24:46 AM — Evaluated International Elephant Foundation: medium / verified_current
4:22:51 AM — Evaluated IUCN Save Our Species (funded by the European Union): high / unconfirmed
4:20:57 AM — Evaluated Fondation Segré: medium / unconfirmed
4:20:19 AM — Evaluated Fondation Segré through IUCN Save Our Species: medium / unconfirmed
4:19:36 AM — Selected 4 pages to read
4:19:20 AM — Searched ""International Elephant Foundation" conservation grants 2027 application ranger training community protection Tanzania Kenya" → 8 results
4:19:15 AM — Searched ""IUCN Save Our Species" "African Wildlife" open call grants lion livestock conflict nonprofit eligibility 2027" → 8 results
4:19:10 AM — Searched ""Fondation Segré" funding application Kenya Tanzania wildlife conservation community engagement grants 2027 2028" → 8 results
4:19:04 AM — Searched ""J.M. Kaplan Fund" "Wildlife" Africa conservation grant inquiry community conservancies rangers" → 8 results
4:18:56 AM — Searched ""Disney Conservation Fund" "2027" application nonprofit Africa community wildlife coexistence grants" → 8 results
4:18:46 AM — Rejected IEF: Generic page, not a specific funding program
4:18:19 AM — Evaluated International Elephant Foundation: medium / verified_closed
4:17:30 AM — Evaluated International Elephant Foundation: low / verified_closed
4:16:57 AM — Evaluated Wildlife Conservation Network and Save the Elephants: medium / unconfirmed
4:16:11 AM — Expanding search (round 2): only 0 verified matches so far
4:15:52 AM — Evaluated Global Environment Facility: high / verified_closed
4:15:05 AM — Evaluated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: low / verified_closed
4:14:21 AM — Evaluated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: low / unconfirmed
4:13:41 AM — Evaluated International Elephant Foundation: medium / verified_closed
2:54:34 AM — Evaluated WCN and Save the Elephants (STE); managed by STE: medium / unconfirmed
2:54:01 AM — Evaluated Wildlife Conservation Network: high / unconfirmed
2:53:37 AM — Selected 6 pages to read
2:53:24 AM — Searched "GEF Small Grants Programme Kenya Tanzania 2027 call for proposals wildlife conservation community conservancies eligibility US registered nonprofit international NGO" → 8 results