Wild Horse and Burro Resource Management
CFDA 15.229 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$41.4M
Awards
21
Recipients
19
States
8
Last Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.8M | 19 | |
| 2025 | $25.6M | 2 | +62.2% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 21 Awards under CFDA 15.229
Largest individual obligations for Wild Horse and Burro Resource Management.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_L17AC00404_014 HQ WILD HORSE AND BURRO TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND MARKETING PROJECT | MUSTANG HERITAGE FOUNDATION, A NEVADA NONPROFIT CORPORATION Tennessee | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | — | 2025 | $25,322,481 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00558_014 OUR PROJECT HELPS THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) TAKE GOOD CARE OF PUBLIC LANDS. WE WORK WITH WILD HORSES AND BURROS SO THE LAND STAYS HEALTHY AND IMPORTANT HISTORY IS PROTEC… | FOREVER BRANDED Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | TX-26 | 2024 | $5,232,250 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00128_014 AWARD PURPOSE: MUSTANG CHAMPIONS SEEKS TO PARTNER WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WILD HORSE BURRO PROGRAM (WHB) TO INCREASE AND STREAMLINE WILD HORSE AND BURRO PLACEMENT OP… | MUSTANG CHAMPIONS Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | TX-10 | 2024 | $3,977,794 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00447_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00020FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: OBJECTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT ARE TO MANAGE WILD HORSE POPULATION GROWTH RATES IN HERDS THROUGHOUT OREGON TO AS… | HIGH DESERT STRATEGIES, INC. Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-02 | 2024 | $1,536,123 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00383_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00020FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY WOULD DEVELOP AN IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL YOUTH CAMP EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA RELATED TO WIL… | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-01 | 2024 | $784,613 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00241_014 CA RIO COSUMNES CORRECTIONAL CENTER WILD HORSE TRAINING PROGRAM | SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA-06 | 2024 | $623,447 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10192_014 THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BLM AND BBWHTF WAS TO TRAIN AND FACILITATE ADOPTIONS OF HORSES FROM THE BEATYS BUTTE HERD AND TO AIDE IN FERTILITY CONTRO… | BEATY BUTTE WILD HORSE TRAINING FAC Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-02 | 2024 | $550,276 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00720_014 T OM MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES FOR TRAINERS OF ALL AGES THROUGHDEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP, HORSEMANSHIP AND TEAMWORK WHILE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THETRAIN… | TEENS AND OREGON MUSTANGS, INC Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-06 | 2024 | $519,736 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00526_014 THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS RESPONSIVE TO ONE OF THE PRIORITY AREAS OF THE BLM, I.E. THE DEVELOPMENT AND OR TESTING OF FERTILITY CONTROL METHODS THAT ARE SAFE, HUMANE, AND APPLICABLE… | PURDUE UNIVERSITY Indiana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | IN-04 | 2024 | $494,092 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00372_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00020FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: THE PROPOSAL OVERALL PURPOSE LINES UP WELL WITH THE NOFO STATEMENT THAT THE BLM SEEKS EDUCATIONAL INTERPRET… | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | FORT COLLINS, CO-02 | 2024 | $458,452 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00659_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00020FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: FERTILITY CONTROL HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED WITHIN NUMEROUS HMAS FOR CONTROLLING WILD HORSE AND BURRO… | PICEANCE MUSTANGS Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-03 | 2024 | $390,000 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00366_014 IMMUNOCONTRACEPTIVE VACCINES ARE THE LEAST INVASIVE AND MOST HUMANE FERTILITY-CONTROL OPTION FOR FREE-RANGING HORSES, BUT TO BE BOTH TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE, THEY… | NW WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, INC. Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-01 | 2024 | $318,483 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00412_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00020FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: THE PROPOSED PROJECT OF ADMINISTERING FERTILITY CONTROL IN THE ONAQUI HERD MANAGEMENT AREA (HMA) IS IN LINE… | WILD HORSES OF AMERICA FOUNDATION Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-90 | 2025 | $300,126 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00510_014 EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMESBY ACHIEVING THE ACTIVITIES, MMM EXPECTS TO SEE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:1. INCREASED ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND GROWTH OF MMM S TRAINING CLINICS A… | MEEKER MUSTANG MAKEOVER Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2024 | $241,405 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00413_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00020FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: THIS AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOW AMERICAN WILD HORSE CAMPAIGN (AWHC) TO START WORKING WITH BLM TO IDENTIFY WILD HO… | AMERICAN WILD HORSE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-03 | 2024 | $217,549 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00681_014 IN 2013, BLM CALIFORNIA AND THE SACRAMENTO SHERIFFS OFFICE (SSO) SIGNED AN ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT TOESTABLISH A WILD HORSE PROGRAM (WHP) THAT OFFERS SADDLE TRAINING AND ADOPTION OF… | COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-06 | 2024 | $128,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00706_014 ANNUALLY PLACE NEARLY 50 TRAINED, EXCESS WILD HORSES AND BURROS INTO SAFE AND HUMANE ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH A COMPETITION EVENT AND OR FINAL AUCTION. ENCOURAGE YOUTH AND ADULTS IN… | MUSTANG YEARLINGS/WASHINGTON YOUTH Washington | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | WA-08 | 2024 | $111,595 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00193_014 REGARDING THE 2020-21 BUDGET FOR THE USU-ARS-BLM A TRANSPARENT PROTOCOL FOR PREDICTING HABITAT RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ON WILD HORSE AND BURRO HABITATS ACROSS THE WESTERN UNI… | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-01 | 2024 | $83,641 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00527_014 CESU HQ WHB UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION AFTER TRANSCERVICAL POLIDOCANOL FOAM INFUSION IN MARES | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-01 | 2024 | $73,157 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00295_014 CONTINUE THE POPULATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WITH FERTILITY CONTROL MEASURES (DARTING APPROXIMATELY 15 MARES PER YEAR) ON THE CHALLIS HMA AND ASSIST WITH NEW DARTING PROGRAMS ON OTH… | WILD LOVE PRESERVE Washington | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ID-02 | 2024 | $44,407 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00364_014 ID WILDHORSE MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION PROJECT | WILD LOVE PRESERVE Washington | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ID-01 | 2024 | $15,000 |
Top 21 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | $9.2M | 2 |
| Oregon | $3.0M | 5 |
| Utah | $1.4M | 4 |
| Colorado | $1.1M | 3 |
| California | $751K | 2 |
| Indiana | $494K | 1 |
| Washington | $112K | 1 |
| Idaho | $59K | 2 |
Top Recipients
| Recipient | Total | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| MUSTANG HERITAGE FOUNDATION, A NEVADA NONPROFIT CORPORATIONTN | $25.3M | 1 |
| FOREVER BRANDEDTX | $5.2M | 1 |
| MUSTANG CHAMPIONSTX | $4.0M | 1 |
| HIGH DESERT STRATEGIES, INC.OR | $1.5M | 1 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYUT | $868K | 2 |
| SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTCA | $623K | 1 |
| BEATY BUTTE WILD HORSE TRAINING FACOR | $550K | 1 |
| TEENS AND OREGON MUSTANGS, INCOR | $520K | 1 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITYIN | $494K | 1 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYCO | $458K | 1 |
| PICEANCE MUSTANGSCO | $390K | 1 |
| NW WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, INC.OR | $318K | 1 |
| WILD HORSES OF AMERICA FOUNDATIONUT | $300K | 1 |
| MEEKER MUSTANG MAKEOVERCO | $241K | 1 |
| AMERICAN WILD HORSE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGNCA | $218K | 1 |
| COUNTY OF SACRAMENTOCA | $128K | 1 |
| MUSTANG YEARLINGS/WASHINGTON YOUTHWA | $112K | 1 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYOR | $73K | 1 |
| WILD LOVE PRESERVEWA | $59K | 2 |
Agencies Administering This Program
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs