# Plant Conservation and Restoration Management (15.245)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-245-plant-conservation-and-restoration-management/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Plant Conservation and Restoration Management is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $53.3 million in 195 grants, about $273,286 per award.

## Objectives

This Program was created in response to large-scale wildfires in the Western US. Due to lack of native seed in 2001 Congress directed the BLM to establish a native plant material program recommending that federal and non-federal partners coordinate efforts through the Plant Conservation Alliance established in 1994. BLM provides leadership in identifying, maintaining, and restoring Western native plant communities on public lands. Public lands contain a diversity of native plant communities comprised of over 50 ecoregions across public lands. In the future, BLM will continue to work with partners to focus on increasing the diversity of locally adapted forbs and grasses for restoration of wildlife habitat and rehabilitation after wildfires.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.0 million | 52 |
| 2022 | $8.2 million | 69 |
| 2023 | $15.2 million | 75 |
| 2024 | $18.7 million | 89 |
| 2025 | $9.2 million | 48 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Applied Ecology | Oregon | $6.9 million |
| Oregon State University | Oregon | $6.8 million |
| Chicago Horticultural Society | Illinois | $4.4 million |
| Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden | California | $2.3 million |
| Navajo Nation Tribal Government | Arizona | $1.9 million |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Nevada | $1.6 million |
| River Partners | California | $1.6 million |
| Mattole Restoration Council | California | $1.5 million |
| Natural Areas Association | Pennsylvania | $1.3 million |
| University of Northern Colorado | Colorado | $1.2 million |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Inc | California | $1.2 million |
| Natureserve | Virginia | $1.0 million |
| The Nature Conservancy | Virginia | $1.0 million |
| Walker Basin Conservancy | Nevada | $917,197 |
| Northern Arizona University | Arizona | $914,990 |
| Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition | Nevada | $863,624 |
| Denver Botanic Gardens Inc | Colorado | $837,463 |
| University of Wyoming | Wyoming | $821,738 |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Nevada | $782,319 |
| Austin Peay State University | Tennessee | $769,278 |