Applications Invited for Elephant Conservation and Research Funding Support Grant

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About the Organization

The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation of individuals and institutions dedicated to the conservation of African and Asian Elephants worldwide.

In 1998, frustrated by the lack of funding available for elephant conservation and research efforts, Michael Fouraker, Executive Director of the Fort Worth Zoo, envisioned an elephant foundation that would provide funds and expertise to worthy projects. As a board member of the very successful International Rhino Foundation (IRF), Michael believed that the organizational structure and business plan of IRF could be used as a template for multiple elephant holding facilities with diverse missions to come together for a shared common goal of contributing to the long-term preservation of elephants.

In November of 1998, Michael invited nine representatives from zoos, circuses, private elephant facilities and a university to Fort Worth, Texas to discuss how a foundation could significantly enhance current conservation efforts. From this first organizational meeting the International Elephant Foundation was born. The IEF was incorporated in 1999.

About the Grant

The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) is now accepting pre-proposals for 2024 elephant conservation and research funding support.

Pre-Proposals should specifically target at least one of the following:

African Savannah Elephant:

• Human-elephant conflict mitigation and coexistence
• Reducing habitat fragmentation and loss
• Action to eliminate illegal killing and trafficking of elephants
• Community capacity building
• Conservation education

African Forest Elephant:

• Human-elephant conflict mitigation and coexistence
• Reducing habitat fragmentation and loss
• Action to eliminate illegal killing and trafficking of elephants
• Community capacity building
• Conservation education

Asian Elephant:

• Human-elephant conflict mitigation and coexistence
• Reducing habitat fragmentation and loss.
• Action to eliminate illegal killing and trafficking of elephants
• Community capacity building
• Conservation education
• Managing captive range country Asian elephants
• Disease investigation

IEF recognizes the priorities and objectives for Asian elephant conservation as determined by the 13 Asian range states countries described in the Asian Elephant Ranges States Meeting Final Report including the Jakarta Declaration.

Criteria for funding:

• Clearly contribute to the in situ or ex situ conservation of African or Asian elephants or their habitats.
• Be grounded in sound scientific methodology, be logistically feasible, and have a high probability ofsuccess.
• Be impact and action-oriented not purely data collection or survey.
• Must include a component that evaluates the success in saving elephants.
• Projects must begin in the year for the portion of the project which funds are requested, but not before funds are to be awarded. Funds will not be awarded for elements of a project that will have already occurred before awards are made.
•  If the project includes direct contact or capture of animals, it must meet humane standards of care when animals are involved.

The International Elephant Foundation typically awards grants up to $15,000 but larger amounts will be considered for exceptional projects.

How to Apply

The International Elephant Foundation’s Elephant Conservation and Research Funding Support grant application process is a two-part process. For applicants to be considered for funding in 2024, we require the submittal of a short pre-proposal which is be due April 28, 2023.

Pre-proposals selected for further consideration will be invited to submit a full proposal by May 26, 2023 with a deadline to submit your full proposal by August 11, 2023. The selection of the final grantees will be in December 2023 for funding to be made available in 2024.

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