Federal grant programs / Department of the Interior

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (15.635)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$19.4 million
• Grant awards120
• Typical award$194,360
• Awarded in FY 2025-$27,905
• Size rank1,326 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants (discretionary)

Key findings

• It is the 1326th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 73% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 11 states and territories.

What the program funds

To provide funds for Neotropical migratory bird conservation projects in the Western Hemisphere to benefit bird populations that occur in the United States.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

An individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other private entity; an officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of the Federal Government, of any State, municipality, or political subdivision of a State, or of any foreign government; a State municipality, or political subdivision of a State; or any other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or of any foreign country; or international organization with an interest in neotropical migratory bird conservation.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds may be used for approved neotropical migratory bird conservation projects. Projects must: enhance the conservation of neotropical migratory bird species in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, or the Caribbean; ensure adequate local public participation in project development and implementation; be implemented in consultation with relevant wildlife management authorities and other appropriate government officials with jurisdiction over the resources addressed by the project; be sensitive to local historic and cultural resources and comply with applicable laws; promote sustainable effective, long-term programs to conserve neotropical migratory birds; and other requirements the Secretary considers to be necessary. The Act requires that not less than 75 percent of the amounts made available each fiscal year shall be expended for projects outside of the U.S. Projects are approved for up to a 2-year period of time. For further information, please contact the headquarters office. Funds provided under this program will not be used for: the purchase of firearms or ammunitions; buying of intelligence information or paying informants; gathering information by persons who conceal their true identity; law enforcement operations that prompt suspects to carry out illegal activities so they may be arrested (entrapment); or any activity that would circumvent sanctions, laws or regulations of either the U.S. or the country in which the activity would occur.

Continue reading on SAM.gov

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. In determining whether to accept projects for funding approval, applicants must guarantee a 2:1 match amount. That is, the applicant must match each Act dollar with 2 non-Federal dollars. Federal dollars refers to U.S. Federal dollars. Federal dollars of non-U.S. governments are eligible. In the U.S. and Canada, match must be in cash; outside of the U.S. and Canada, match may either be in cash or in-kind. (16 USC Ch. 80 Sec. §6104.(3))MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Ranges from $2,000 to $200,000, with an average of $100,000.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Program has not yet selected projects for funding. Program anticipates funding projects that support public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean that promote the long-term conservation of Neotropical migratory birds and their habitats through: 1) Protection and management of neotropical migratory bird populations; 2) Maintenance, management, protection, and restoration of neotropical migratory bird habitat; 3) Research and monitoring; 4) Law enforcement; and 5) Community outreach and education.Fiscal Year2026: Program has not yet selected projects for funding. Program anticipates funding projects that support public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean that promote the long-term conservation of Neotropical migratory birds and their habitats through: 1) Protection and management of neotropical migratory bird populations; 2) Maintenance, management, protection, and restoration of neotropical migratory bird habitat; 3) Research and monitoring; 4) Law enforcement; and 5) Community outreach and education.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 54% of the money, colleges and universities 2.7%.

By state

3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Massachusetts, Virginia and New York.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.