Federal grants to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in Washington, District of Columbia received $2.0 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 159 awards. Its largest program was Office for Coastal Management, with $593 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $383 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.0 billion
- Awards159
- Awarded in FY 2025$383 million
- Largest award$154 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 40 | $156 million |
| FY 2022 | 53 | $385 million |
| FY 2023 | 58 | $512 million |
| FY 2024 | 48 | $537 million |
| FY 2025 | 40 | $383 million |
Programs that fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Office for Coastal Management | 10 | $593 million |
| Collaborative Landscape Conservation | 4 | $369 million |
| Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed Grants | 9 | $201 million |
| Adaptive Science | 15 | $96.0 million |
| Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program | 1 | $93.8 million |
| Soil and Water Conservation | 15 | $89.5 million |
| Endangered Species Recovery Implementation | 5 | $62.7 million |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | 4 | $60.7 million |
| Conservation Stewardship Program | 2 | $59.6 million |
| Geographic Programs – Long Island Sound Program | 5 | $55.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 27 | $703 million |
| Department of the Interior | 64 | $655 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 15 | $258 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 47 | $244 million |
| Department of Defense | 5 | $111 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under this cooperative agreement, the national fish and wildlife foundation (NFWF) and U.S. Fish and wildlife (FWS) will manage year three of the america the beautiful challenge (ATBC). Utilizing funding authorized by bipartisan infrastructure law (also known as the infrastructure investment and job | Collaborative Landscape Conservation | May 10, 2024 | $154 million |
| Under this cooperative agreement, the national fish and wildlife foundation (NFWF) and U.S. Fish and wildlife (FWS) will manage year two of the america the beautiful challenge (ATBC). Utilizing funding authorized by bipartisan infrastructure law (also known as the infrastructure investment and jobs | Collaborative Landscape Conservation | June 27, 2023 | $125 million |
| In response to the direction set forth in the infrastructure investments and jobs act, 2022 (p.l. 117-58), the national fish and wildlife foundation (NFWF) proposes to partner with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) to support coastal resiliency projects that will help protec | Office for Coastal Management | July 21, 2022 | $96.8 million |
| In response to the direction set forth in the infrastructure investments and jobs act, 2022 (p.l. 117-58), the national fish and wildlife foundation (NFWF) proposes to continue the partnership with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) to support coastal resilience projects that | Office for Coastal Management | August 23, 2023 | $96.8 million |
| Purpose: the national fish and wildlife foundation (NFWF) proposes to continue the partnership with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) to support coastal resilience projects that will help protect coastal communities from the impacts of storms and floods and enable them to re | Office for Coastal Management | August 13, 2024 | $95.6 million |
| NA25NOSX473C0139 national coastal resilience fund FY25 bil award the national fish and wildlife foundation (NFWF) proposes to continue the partnership with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) to support coastal resilience projects that will help protect coastal communities fro | Office for Coastal Management | January 14, 2025 | $95.6 million |
| Readiness and environmental protection integration program - national fish and wildlife foundation climate adaptation and landscape-scale ecosystem restoration for military installation resilience | Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program | September 29, 2021 | $93.8 million |
| Under this cooperative agreement, the national fish and wildlife foundation nfwf and u s fish and wildlife fws will manage the newly developed america the beautiful challenge atbc authorized by bipartisan infrastructure law also known as the infrastructure investment and jobs act p l 117 58 section | Collaborative Landscape Conservation | August 18, 2022 | $81.3 million |
| Maximize the wildlife habitat benefits of USDA farm bill programs by providing technical assistance to private landowners to implement natural resource conservation practices on agricultural working lands across the united states. | Environmental Quality Incentives Program | September 27, 2024 | $75.0 million |
| Conservation partnership agreement to award grants across the nation for organizations to provide technical assistance (TA) to private landowners to maximize the benefit of farm bill programs | Conservation Stewardship Program | September 27, 2023 | $59.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does National Fish and Wildlife Foundation get?
$2.0 billion in 159 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives National Fish and Wildlife Foundation the most?
The Department of Commerce, with $703 million in 27 awards. The Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's largest federal grant?
$154 million under Collaborative Landscape Conservation, with its first action in the period on May 10, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation?
Its largest are Office for Coastal Management, Collaborative Landscape Conservation and Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed Grants.
Other grant recipients in Washington
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- District of Columbia, Government of
- Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
- Coalition for Green Capital
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- United Nations World Food Programme
- District of Columbia, Government of
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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