Federal grants to Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Point Reyes Bird Observatory in Petaluma, California received $16.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 44 awards. Its largest program was Department of War Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Programs, with $2.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$16.3 million
- Awards44
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.7 million
- Largest award$2.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 16 | $3.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 16 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 19 | $5.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 12 | $2.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 13 | $2.7 million |
Programs that fund Point Reyes Bird Observatory
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of War Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Programs | 1 | $2.6 million |
| Migratory Bird Joint Ventures | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Soil and Water Conservation | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Science | 3 | $1.1 million |
| National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | 3 | $761,602 |
| Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species | 1 | $617,054 |
| Natural Resource Stewardship | 5 | $609,667 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 28 | $5.6 million |
| Department of Defense | 4 | $5.2 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 7 | $4.0 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 3 | $1.1 million |
| National Science Foundation | 2 | $499,126 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The department of defense (DOD) seeks to enter into a cooperative agreement with point reyes bird observatory dba point blue conservation science to provide dod increased capabilities within the avian knowledge network (AKN), and to support the dod akn program led by ms. Elizabeth neipert (research | Department of War Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Programs | July 2, 2021 | $2.6 million |
| Point blue scientific expertise will assist nrcs field offices with biological assistance that facilitates climate-smart planning and practice implementation. | Soil and Water Conservation | September 21, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| Base nr seabirds vafb | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | December 22, 2020 | $1.5 million |
| Funding from this agreement supports the administration of the san francisco bay joint venture (SFBJV) over a 5 year period. One of an international network of usfws migratory bird joint ventures spanning much of the north american continent, the sfbjv coordinates a non regulatory, self directed par | Migratory Bird Joint Ventures | March 21, 2023 | $1.4 million |
| Promote nrcs delivery of conservation programs through technical assistance | Environmental Quality Incentives Program | September 28, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| Natural resource support least tern snowy plover monitoring, vandenberg space force base | Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations | February 14, 2024 | $850,231 |
| Funds under this award are to be used to assist the service with stewardship and natural resource monitoring of the farallon islands national wildlife refuge (REFUGE). The objective is to protect, conserve and monitor the farallon islands ecosystem including but not limited to birds, mammals, salama | Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species | August 3, 2021 | $617,054 |
| 21-WATER21-2-0137 from 2D-3D: leveraging space-based sensors to track water depth and volume in wetlands of the central valley of California | Science | June 1, 2022 | $530,393 |
| San francisco bay joint venture administration | Migratory Bird Joint Ventures | January 27, 2021 | $473,400 |
| San francisco joint bay venture administration | Migratory Bird Joint Ventures | November 19, 2021 | $449,004 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Point Reyes Bird Observatory get?
$16.3 million in 44 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Point Reyes Bird Observatory the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $5.6 million in 28 awards. The Department of Defense and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Point Reyes Bird Observatory's largest federal grant?
$2.6 million under Department of War Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Programs, with its first action in the period on July 2, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Point Reyes Bird Observatory?
Its largest are Department of War Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Programs, Migratory Bird Joint Ventures and Soil and Water Conservation.
Other grant recipients in Petaluma
- Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District
- Petaluma Health Center, Inc.
- West Biofuels LLC
- City of Petaluma
- Sonoma Technology, Inc.
- Aliados Health
- The Institute for Bird Populations
- Straus Family Creamery, Inc.
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