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Savanna Wildlife Trust (test profile B)

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Found 0 verified opportunities plus 5 worth contacting (status not confirmed). 23 sources were rejected (not official, unreadable, closed or unverifiable). Searches: 11, pages read: 19.

IUCN Save Our Species; 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
Conservation action across Sub-Saharan Africa; specific applicant domicile requirements are not stated.
Eligible stages
Not confirmed
Eligible formats
Not confirmed

Why this matches

Strong thematic and field-geography alignment: the initiative supports African carnivore conservation, human–wildlife coexistence, anti-poaching and community-led action. Applicant domicile eligibility, award size and application availability remain unconfirmed, and the project's 2028 activities extend beyond the initiative's stated 2027 end year.

  • 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: Conservation of threatened African large carnivores and their prey, including reducing human–wildlife conflict, combating poaching and strengthening law enforcement.
    “to protect carnivore populations and their habitats, reduce human–wildlife conflict, combat poaching and wildlife trafficking, and strengthen law enforcement.”
  • Geographic eligibility: Conservation action across Sub-Saharan Africa; specific applicant domicile requirements are not stated.
    “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”
  • Program focus: Community participation and nature-positive livelihoods supporting coexistence between people and wildlife.
    “through inclusive, nature-positive livelihood solutions that enable people and wildlife to coexist across protected areas, buffer zones and surrounding productive landscapes.”
Official program pageChecked 10/31/2026, 2:42:16 AM

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), UK Government · grant

Darwin Initiative — Round 32 (2026–2027)

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
Applications must be submitted by a Lead Organisation, not an individual.
Geographic eligibility
Projects must work in an eligible country and eligible biodiversity hotspot, or eligible marine/freshwater environment. Country eligibility cannot be verified from the supplied excerpt.; Lead organisations can be based anywhere; in-country leads are encouraged.
Eligible stages
Not confirmed
Eligible formats
Not confirmed

Why this matches

Strong thematic fit for wildlife conservation, pastoralist livelihoods and ranger capacity building. Eligibility remains conditional on eligible-country and hotspot coverage, local/national partnerships, and a credible poverty-reduction and scaling pathway. The supplied excerpt does not establish award-size fit or application timing.

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

Eligibility: needs confirmation

  • Geographic eligibility: not stated — confirm with funder.
Evidence (9 verified quotes)
  • Program focus: Biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction in eligible countries. (Round 32 (2026–2027))
    “It competitively awards grants for biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction activities in eligible countries”
  • Geographic eligibility: Projects must work in an eligible country and eligible biodiversity hotspot, or eligible marine/freshwater environment. Country eligibility cannot be verified from the supplied excerpt. (Round 32 (2026–2027))
    “Projects **must** work within both an eligible country and an eligible hotspot (or marine/freshwater environment).”
  • Who can apply: Applications must be submitted by a Lead Organisation, not an individual.
    “**Applications must be made by the Lead Organisation,** not an individual”
  • Geographic eligibility: Lead organisations can be based anywhere; in-country leads are encouraged.
    “*Lead Organisations can be based anywhere, but we strongly encourage projects to have in-country Lead Organisations where possible.*”
  • Restriction: Maximum annual funding requested should not exceed 25% of the lead organisation's average annual turnover/income over the previous three years.
    “The maximum annual value of funds requested should not exceed 25% of the Lead Organisation’s average annual turnover/income for the previous 3 years.”
  • Restriction: An organisation may lead only one application per scheme in Round 32. (Round 32 (2026–2027))
    “Under Round 32, **organisations can only lead one application per scheme.**”
  • Application page: https://bcfs.flexigrant.com/
    “Applications are made through the online application portal Flexi-Grant at bcfs.flexigrant.com/”
  • Contact: BCF-Darwin@niras.com
    “BCF-Darwin@niras.com”
  • Contact: BCF-flexigrant@niras.com
    “For queries specific to using the Flexi-Grant system, email: BCF-flexigrant@niras.com”

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · grant

African Elephant Conservation 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
Not confirmed
Geographic eligibility
Africa's 37 elephant range countries.
Eligible stages
Not confirmed
Eligible formats
Not confirmed

Why this matches

Potential fit for elephant-focused community ranger and anti-poaching work. The predator-proof enclosure component would need demonstrated elephant conservation relevance. Applicant eligibility, award size, and application timing are not established on this page.

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

Eligibility: needs confirmation

  • Applicant eligibility: not stated — confirm with funder.
Evidence (3 verified quotes)
  • Program focus: Conservation of African savanna and forest elephants and their habitats.
    “Through the African Elephant Conservation Fund, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's International Affairs Program supports the conservation of African savanna and forest elephants and their habitats across Africa's 37 elephant range countries.”
  • Geographic eligibility: Africa's 37 elephant range countries.
    “across Africa's 37 elephant range countries”
  • Program focus: Supported activities include anti-poaching, applied research and monitoring, ivory action plans, and human-elephant conflict mitigation.
    “Supported activities range from preventing or tackling poaching and conducting applied research and monitoring, to developing and executing ivory action plans and mitigating human-elephant conflict.”
Official program pageChecked 10/31/2026, 2:35:50 AM

Fondation Segré through IUCN Save Our Species · grant

Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund

MEDIUM match

Unconfirmed — worth contacting

The official page does not state the current application status.

Award amount
Conservation Action Grants: up to EUR 50,000.; Research Support Grants: up to EUR 7,000.
Deadline
Not confirmed
Who can apply
Conservation Action Grants support local and national civil society organisations.; Research Support Grants support young and early-career researchers.
Geographic eligibility
Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East.
Eligible stages
Not confirmed
Eligible formats
Not confirmed

Why this matches

Strong thematic and field-geography fit for community-based wildlife conservation in East Africa. However, US-headquartered applicant eligibility is unconfirmed, Conservation Action Grants are capped at EUR 50,000, and the stated 2021–2026 fund period does not align with the proposed 2027–2028 project.

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

Eligibility: likely

  • Application timing: The stated fund period ends in 2026, before the proposed 2027–2028 project. No application deadline, open status, or later funding cycle is provided.
Evidence (8 verified quotes)
  • Award amount: Conservation Action Grants: up to EUR 50,000.
    “Up to **EUR 50,000** for local and national civil society organisations”
  • Award amount: Research Support Grants: up to EUR 7,000.
    “Up to **EUR 7,000** for **young and early-career researchers**”
  • Who can apply: Conservation Action Grants support local and national civil society organisations.
    “for local and national civil society organisations delivering practical conservation action”
  • Who can apply: Research Support Grants support young and early-career researchers.
    “for **young and early-career researchers**, supporting field research that builds knowledge and informs effective conservation.”
  • Geographic eligibility: Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East.
    “across Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East.”
  • Program focus: Locally led, science-based conservation action and research protecting threatened animal species and their habitats.
    “supports **locally led, science-based action** **and research** to protect threatened animal species and the habitats they depend on.”
  • Program focus: Conservation Action Grants support practical conservation for Vulnerable, Endangered, or Critically Endangered species.
    “delivering practical conservation action for **Vulnerable, Endangered, or Critically Endangered** species.”
  • Program focus: The fund runs from 2021 to 2026. (2021–2026)
    “The Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund, running from 2021 to 2026, is funded by Fondation Segré through IUCN Save Our Species.”
Official program pageChecked 10/31/2026, 2:36:31 AM

International Elephant Foundation · grant

2025 Conservation Grant Support

MEDIUM match

Unconfirmed — worth contacting

Page says open, but for an earlier cycle (2025) — likely outdated.

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 thematic fit for community ranger work that directly protects elephants. The predator-focused enclosure component has a less clear fit. Award size, applicant and geographic eligibility, and availability for 2027–2028 are not established by this past-cycle call.

  • 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 (4 verified quotes)
  • Application status: Page says proposals are being accepted for the past 2025 cycle; current availability is not established. (2025 Conservation Grant Support (past cycle))
    “We are now accepting proposals for **[2025 Conservation Grant support!](https://elephantconservation.org/initiatives/grant-programs/)**”
  • Program focus: Human-elephant conflict reduction, habitat conservation, education and community outreach, transboundary elephant conservation, elephant protection and anti-poaching, ivory and bushmeat trade prevention, and elephant disease research. (2025 Conservation Grant Support (past cycle))
    “Efforts to decrease human-elephant conflict; Habitat conservation and management; Conservation education and community outreach; Transfrontier or transboundary elephant conservation; Elephant protection programs including anti-poaching patrols, infra-structure development, security, investigation and prosecution; Reducing and preventing the ivory and bushmeat trade; and Research into elephant diseases.”
  • Application page: https://elephantconservation.org/initiatives/grant-programs/ (2025 Conservation Grant Support (past cycle))
    “**[Submit Your Proposal Here](https://elephantconservation.org/initiatives/grant-programs/)**!”
  • Contact: ief@elephantconservation.org
    “ief@elephantconservation.org”
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