USAID CARPE call for expressions of interest

10.05.2024

USAID’s Forest and Biodiversity Support Activity, a five-year activity funded by the USAID Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), is seeking expressions of interest from organizations working to strengthen the voice and participation of forest communities and address threats to forests and biodiversity in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and/or the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Through our grants program, we plan to award grants or provide in-kind support through purchase of goods and services to build new, locally-led partnerships to improve conservation and forest management regionally.

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Deadline for applications: 31 May.

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