Federal grants to Conservation Legacy
Conservation Legacy in Durango, Colorado received $149 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 516 awards. Its largest program was Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities, with $83.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $39.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$149 million
- Awards516
- Awarded in FY 2025$39.1 million
- Largest award$13.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 123 | $24.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 130 | $22.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 142 | $33.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 148 | $30.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 145 | $39.1 million |
Programs that fund Conservation Legacy
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | 404 | $83.4 million |
| AmeriCorps State and National 94.006 | 3 | $27.1 million |
| Youth Corps | 39 | $15.4 million |
| Natural Resource Stewardship | 5 | $7.0 million |
| FWS Public Land Stewardship – Youth Corps | 36 | $5.0 million |
| National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development | 2 | $1.8 million |
| AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013 | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Water Resources on Indian Lands | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Soil and Water Conservation | 1 | $980,500 |
| OSM/VISTA AmeriCorps | 3 | $918,012 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 508 | $119 million |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 6 | $29.1 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 2 | $1.4 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| This award funds the approved 2024-2025 americorps national direct fixed amount program. This award is a fixed amount grant at $10,311.90 per msy. No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period. | AmeriCorps State and National 94.006 | June 20, 2024 | $13.9 million |
| The conservation legacy proposes to have 817 americorps members who will improve trails and waterways, improve degraded habitat and unhealthy forests, provide disaster response services, train young americans in natural resource stewardship practices and increase our nation's resilience to climate i | AmeriCorps State and National 94.006 | June 10, 2021 | $12.3 million |
| This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carryout appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and educationprojects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs.the scienti | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | April 13, 2023 | $6.4 million |
| This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carryout appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation- education- volunteer service and educationprojects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs.the scienti | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | April 9, 2024 | $5.3 million |
| The scientists in parks program provides short-term and project specific non-federal staffing to parks to complete natural resource management projects that advance nps mission responsibilities. This agreement supports 67 non-federal short-term positions for a total of 1,724 weeks in 58 park units a | Natural Resource Stewardship | June 30, 2025 | $4.7 million |
| Conservation legacy cl , a national nonprofit conservation corps organization having 501 c 3 statuswith the IRS, is submitting a proposal to the bureau of land management blm Colorado state officein response to funding opportunity L22AS00382 for the purpose of securing a master crew cooperative agre | Youth Corps | September 12, 2022 | $4.1 million |
| Scientists in parks | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | April 2, 2021 | $3.8 million |
| This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carryout appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and educationprojects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs.to develop | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | June 21, 2023 | $3.6 million |
| The scientists in parks program provides opportunities for participants to meet natural resource management needs in national park units, advance their academic and professional goals, increase diversity and inclusion within natural resource fields of the nps, and foster life-long connections to nat | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | April 29, 2022 | $3.3 million |
| Hptc 10 members 26 weeks | Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | March 4, 2021 | $3.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Conservation Legacy get?
$149 million in 516 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Conservation Legacy the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $119 million in 508 awards. The Corporation for National and Community Service and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Conservation Legacy's largest federal grant?
$13.9 million under AmeriCorps State and National 94.006, with its first action in the period on June 20, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Conservation Legacy?
Its largest are Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities, AmeriCorps State and National 94.006 and Youth Corps.
Other grant recipients in Durango
- City of Durango
- Fort Lewis College
- Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc
- Durango 4-C Council, Inc.
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Company
- Table to Farm Compost, LLC
- Florida Consolidated Ditch Company
- Wildfire Adapted Partnership
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