Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0008098
The U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), announced a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade in China" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0008098). The project is focused on reducing wildlife trafficking by strengthening the tools and systems China can use to follow the money behind wildlife crime. Instead of treating wildlife trafficking only as a conservation or customs problem, the opportunity emphasizes anti-money laundering (AML) methods and anti-corruption work as practical ways to disrupt trafficking networks, identify higher-level organizers and facilitators, and increase the risks and costs for those profiting from illegal wildlife trade.
The core purpose of the grant is to provide technical assistance that improves China’s capacity to apply AML approaches to wildlife trafficking and to address the corruption that enables these crimes. In practice, this kind of assistance typically involves helping relevant stakeholders understand how wildlife trafficking generates illicit proceeds, how those proceeds move through financial systems, and how financial intelligence and financial investigations can support prosecutions and asset recovery. It also points to the need to reduce corruption vulnerabilities that allow trafficking to proceed, such as bribery, protection schemes, or abuse of authority that may occur at points like border control, licensing, inspections, transportation, or enforcement operations.
This opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 19.705. It uses a grant as the funding instrument. Eligibility is limited to nonprofits that have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, excluding institutions of higher education. The funding parameters indicate a single expected award, with an award ceiling of $500,000. The opportunity was created on April 30, 2021, and the original application closing date was June 30, 2021.
Overall, the grant is designed to support a targeted, capacity-building effort that connects financial crime techniques with wildlife trafficking enforcement. By improving the ability to detect laundering linked to wildlife products and by addressing corruption that shields traffickers, the project aims to make wildlife crime harder to finance, harder to conceal, and easier to investigate and prosecute.Apply for SFOP0008098
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade in China" 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 Apr 30, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2021. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The discretionary grant opportunity is titled "Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade in China."
What agency is offering this grant?
The grant is offered by the U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SFOP0008098.
What is the main goal of the project?
The main goal is to reduce wildlife trafficking by strengthening the tools and systems China can use to follow the money behind wildlife crime, with a focus on anti-money laundering (AML) methods and anti-corruption work.
How does this opportunity approach wildlife trafficking differently?
Instead of treating wildlife trafficking only as a conservation or customs issue, this opportunity emphasizes AML techniques and anti-corruption measures as practical ways to disrupt trafficking networks, identify higher-level organizers and facilitators, and raise the risks and costs for those who profit from illegal wildlife trade.
What types of activities does the grant aim to support?
Based on the description, the grant aims to support technical assistance that improves China’s capacity to apply AML approaches to wildlife trafficking and to address corruption that enables these crimes. This typically includes helping stakeholders understand how illicit proceeds are generated from wildlife trafficking, how funds move through financial systems, and how financial intelligence and financial investigations can support prosecutions and asset recovery.
What does "follow the money" mean in the context of this project?
In this context, "follow the money" refers to understanding how wildlife trafficking produces illicit proceeds, tracking how those proceeds move through financial systems, and using financial intelligence and financial investigations to support enforcement actions such as prosecutions and asset recovery.
Why is anti-money laundering (AML) relevant to illegal wildlife trade?
AML is relevant because wildlife trafficking generates illicit profits that often must be moved, concealed, or integrated into financial systems. Applying AML methods can help detect and disrupt the financial flows connected to wildlife products and can make trafficking harder to finance and conceal.
How is corruption addressed within the purpose of the grant?
The opportunity highlights the need to reduce corruption vulnerabilities that enable trafficking, such as bribery, protection schemes, or abuse of authority. It specifically notes that such vulnerabilities may occur at points like border control, licensing, inspections, transportation, or enforcement operations.
What outcomes is this grant trying to achieve?
The intended outcomes include disrupting trafficking networks, identifying higher-level organizers and facilitators, increasing the risks and costs for those profiting from illegal wildlife trade, improving detection of laundering linked to wildlife products, and making wildlife crime easier to investigate and prosecute.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
This opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category.
What CFDA number is associated with this grant?
The associated CFDA number is 19.705.
What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a grant.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, excluding institutions of higher education.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The eligibility criteria exclude institutions of higher education, even if they are otherwise nonprofit.
How many awards are expected?
The funding parameters indicate a single expected award.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $500,000.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on April 30, 2021.
What was the original application closing date?
The original application closing date was June 30, 2021.
What geographic focus is specified in the opportunity?
The opportunity is focused on China, specifically improving capacity to apply AML approaches to wildlife trafficking and addressing corruption that enables these crimes within that context.
Does the opportunity specifically mention prosecutions or asset recovery?
Yes. The description notes that financial intelligence and financial investigations can support prosecutions and asset recovery.
What kinds of enabling points for corruption are mentioned?
The opportunity mentions corruption risks at points such as border control, licensing, inspections, transportation, and enforcement operations.
Is this a discretionary grant opportunity?
Yes. It is described as a discretionary grant opportunity.
What is the overall theory of change described by the opportunity?
The opportunity’s logic is that connecting financial crime techniques with wildlife trafficking enforcement can make wildlife crime harder to finance, harder to conceal, and easier to investigate and prosecute by improving detection of laundering and reducing corruption that shields traffickers.
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