Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund Main

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from iwt.challengefund.org.uk · main applications unless marked. Checked 1 Nov 2026

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

All applications should be submitted via the Flexi-Grant application portal.

Amount

£75,000 to £600,000 GBP

IWT Challenge Fund Main grants, ranging from £75,000 to £600,000, are expected to deliver strong results to tackle IWT and poverty reduction

Where

IWT Challenge Fund Round 12 eligible countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Congo - Kinshasa, Guinea, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Bolivia, Congo - Brazzaville, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Belize, Brazil, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Gabon, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Peru, South Africa and Thailand

Projects must primarily deliver benefits and activities in eligible countries listed in Table 4.

Who can apply

Not found on the pages we read

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

Applications to IWT Challenge Fund Main are by a dual stage process.

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Run by

NIRAS

NIRAS IWT Challenge Fund Administrator; first point of contact for projects and applicants.

Restoration approach

Species conservation and Community conservation

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

The call

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Annual and half-year progress reports, reviewed each year, against the project's objectives (outputs, ethics, environmental impact), plus a final report at the end of the award.

Projects must provide Annual and Half Year progress reports that are reviewed each year.

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