# Unallied Projects (11.454)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/11-454-unallied-projects/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Unallied Projects is run by Department of Commerce. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $318 million in 112 grants, about $2.8 million per award.

## Objectives

Projects that do not align with program specific ALNs that provide fisheries science and management information needed by the fishing industry as well as Federal and State natural resource administrators for sustainable U.S fishery yields, conserving and managing fishery resources, and protected species and their environment in Federal, State, and U.S. territorial waters.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $277 million | 58 |
| 2022 | $13.2 million | 43 |
| 2023 | $11.9 million | 37 |
| 2024 | $10.5 million | 25 |
| 2025 | $5.2 million | 31 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission | Virginia | $123 million |
| Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission | Oregon | $118 million |
| Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission | Mississippi | $36.9 million |
| Great Lakes Fishery Commission | Michigan | $13.7 million |
| National Marine Sanctuary Foundation | Maryland | $5.4 million |
| Natural Resources South Carolina Department | South Carolina | $4.1 million |
| Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture | Puerto Rico | $1.9 million |
| Hawaii Marine Mammal Alliance Inc. | Hawaii | $1.5 million |
| Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | $1.4 million |
| World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | District of Columbia | $1.2 million |
| California Department of Fish & Wildlife | California | $972,092 |
| State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources | Hawaii | $785,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Virginia | $765,333 |
| Impact Philanthropy Group | California | $750,550 |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Florida | $746,537 |
| The Marine Mammal Center | California | $725,676 |
| American Fisheries Society | Maryland | $630,820 |
| New England Aquarium Corporation | Massachusetts | $426,398 |
| The Honu Project | Hawaii | $376,936 |
| Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation | California | $352,382 |