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$50K-$500K
Tusk Trust supports grassroots conservation organisations across Africa through donor funding, with typical grant sizes of $50K-$500K. It focuses on community-driven wildlife conservation, including endangered species protection, human-wildlife coexistence, critical habitat preservation, conservation education, and work addressing illegal wildlife trade. The opportunity is for African conservation organisations with strong local leadership and clear on-the-ground impact potential.
Donor funding investment
Tusk secures donor funding to invest in grassroots conservation organisations with the highest impact potential.
Profile and leadership support
Tusk encourages and bolsters local African leadership and increases the profile of organisations and their personnel.
Conservation impact support
Tusk supports organisations to protect endangered species, promote human-wildlife coexistence, maintain critical habitats, and provide conservation education programmes.
Wildlife conservation
Community-driven wildlife conservation across Africa.
Endangered species protection
Supporting organisations to protect endangered species including elephant, rhino and lion, along with many more species.
Human-wildlife coexistence
Promoting approaches that reduce conflict between people and wildlife.
Critical habitats
Finding sustainable solutions to maintain critical habitats.
Conservation education
Providing engaging and impactful conservation education programmes.
Illegal wildlife trade
Projects help address illegal wildlife trade.
Africa wildlife and community conservation
Reporting support, capacity building, peer learning network
Confirm current funding cycle is open. Review reporting burden. Check geographic restrictions.
Applicants should show measurable conservation impact and explain how their work is community-driven. It helps to clearly link the project to Tusk’s stated focus areas, especially endangered species, coexistence with wildlife, habitat protection, education, or illegal wildlife trade.
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Deploying
Multiple grantees across Africa