Funding type

Grants

Project size funding

US$ 20.001 - 50.000, US$ 50.001 - 150.000, US$ 150.001 - 300.000, US$ 300.001 - 500.000, US$ 500.001 - 2.000.000

Target region/countries

Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligible countries

Eligible Organisations for funding

Bilateral / Multilateral Organization, Communities / Non-registered citizen groups, National goverment, Non-profit or Civil Society Organization (NGO), Private Entity, Scholar Institution

Ecosystem

All ecosystems

Biodiversity Categories

Access and benefit sharing, Biodiversity awareness and knowledge, Biodiversity planning and finance, Green Economy (incl. Ecotourism), Protected Areas and other conservation measures, Restoration, Sustainable Use (of productive areas) , Wildlife / Endangered Species

Sector Tags

Trade

Funding Criteria

topics:
- reducing demand for Illegal Wildlife Trade products
- ensuring effective legal frameworks and deterrents
- strengthening law enforcement
- developing sustainable livelihoods to benefit people directly affected by Illegal Wildlife Trade

eligibility:
- eligible countries may change with each round of funding- in-country partners preferred

See guidance section at https://iwt.challengefund.org.uk/apply/

Application process

Call for application (annually)
https://iwt.challengefund.org.uk/apply/

Application language

English

Particular consideration of

Local Communities (LC)

Additional information

More information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/illegal-wildlife-trade-challenge-fund-iwtcf

Darwin Plus is part of the Biodiversity Challenge Funds, the collective name for three of the UK Government's competitive grants (Darwin Initiative https://fire.biofin.org/single/darwin-initiative Darwin Plus https://fire.biofin.org/single/darwin-plus- and IWT Challenge Fund), aimed at conserving biodiversity and safeguarding the environment for local people https://www.biodiversitychallengefunds.org.uk/