The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to inform you of a forthcoming funding opportunity within the Wildlife Without Borders programme of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service International Conservation Funds. Project proposals can be submitted to the Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund (CEACF). The deadline for applying for this grant is 15 May 2014.

 This grant promotes objectives that are consistent with those of the Convention and its specialized agreements and may thus provide a source of funding to assist CMS with the implementation of conservation activities on the ground. The CMS Secretariat encourages its Parties and partners to propose projects that contribute to the implementation of the Convention and its instruments, in line with any plans, actions or initiatives developed under them, and will strive to support these proposals with letters of endorsement.

All CMS Notifications can be accessed online at http://www.cms.int/en/news/notifications.

For more information on this funding opportunity, contact Laura Cerasi, Associate Partnerships and Fundraising Officer, UNEP/CMS Secretariat, E-mail: lcerasi@cms.int and Monika Thiele, Programme Officer/Focal Point for North America, UNEP/CMS Secretariat, E-mail: monika.thiele@unep.org.

Instructions for applicants can be found here below