# Candidate Species Conservation (15.660)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-660-candidate-species-conservation/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Candidate Species Conservation is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $16.7 million in 113 grants, about $147,381 per award.

## Objectives

The objective is to secure candidate and other at-risk species information or undertake restoration actions that will help avert federal listing of species. The purpose is to provide a means by which the ecosystems upon which candidate and at-risk species depend may be conserved, to provide a program for the conservation of these species.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.9 million | 22 |
| 2022 | $2.7 million | 33 |
| 2023 | $2.5 million | 30 |
| 2024 | $4.1 million | 28 |
| 2025 | $4.4 million | 21 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Basin Institute | Nevada | $1.9 million |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Nevada | $1.5 million |
| State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources | Hawaii | $1.4 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $1.4 million |
| State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources | Utah | $1.3 million |
| Walker Basin Conservancy | Nevada | $860,198 |
| Kentucky Natural Lands Trust, Inc | Kentucky | $765,090 |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Research | Texas | $595,143 |
| Department of Agriculture Nevada | Nevada | $513,527 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Virginia | $362,062 |
| University of California, Davis | California | $341,278 |
| The Evergreen State College | Washington | $318,750 |
| Xerces Society Inc | Oregon | $300,000 |
| Oregon State University | Oregon | $247,089 |
| Tangled Bank Conservation | North Carolina | $231,861 |
| Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | Nevada | $224,957 |
| Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife | Washington | $223,838 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | $207,594 |
| Alaska Department of Fish & Game | Alaska | $202,924 |
| Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination | Idaho | $200,000 |