Threatened and Endangered Species
CFDA 15.246 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$29.1M
Awards
173
Recipients
82
States
16
Last Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20.6M | 121 | |
| 2025 | $5.3M | 36 | -74.5% |
| 2026 | $3.2M | 16 | -38.3% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 15.246
Largest individual obligations for Threatened and Endangered Species.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_L16AC00091_014 OR WA CESU SAGE GROUSE HABITAT MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-04 | 2024 | $1,689,138 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00505_014 HQ THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP | NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION District of Columbia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | — | 2026 | $1,543,691 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00537_014 NATURESERVE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH BLM STAFF AND STATE HERITAGE PROGRAM STAFF IN TARGET STATES TO CUSTOMIZE FIELD COLLECTION TOOLS LEVERAGING NATURESERVE S BIODIVERSITY OBSERVAT… | NATURESERVE Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ARLINGTON, VA-08 | 2024 | $928,982 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10475_014 A SPATIALLY EXPLICIT POPULATION MODEL FOR THE DESERT TORTOISE IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT | CONSERVATION SCIENCE PARTNERS, INC. California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-90 | 2024 | $789,959 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00333_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00162FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: THIS PROPOSAL CONTINUES WORK THAT STARTED 3 YEARS AGO TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES OBSERVAT… | NATURESERVE Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | — | 2024 | $748,745 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00548_014 1.CHARACTERIZE THE KNOWN DISTRIBUTION OF MYSE IN MONTANA,2.EVALUATE THE USFWS ESTABLISHED SURVEY METHODS AND LEVELS OF EFFORT FOR MYSE, WITH A FOCUS ON PATCHES OF ATYPICAL HABITAT… | MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-01 | 2024 | $742,150 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00539_014 HQ RARE PLANT CONSERVATION ON BLM-ADMINISTERED LANDS | NATURESERVE Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ARLINGTON, VA-08 | 2025 | $739,325 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00272_014 THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO BUILD UPON PREVIOUS EFFORTS BY IAE TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ON FEDERALLY LISTED AND BUREAU SENSITIVE SPECIES, IN… | INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-04 | 2024 | $665,751 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00344_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00162FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: THIS PROJECT CONTINUES WORK FROM PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS TO EVALUATE AND FILL KNOWLEDGE GAPS ABOUT BLM SPECIAL S… | NATURESERVE Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | — | 2024 | $597,847 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00467_014 THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND SUBSEQUENT USE OF AN INTEGRATED GROUNDWATER SURFACEWATER MIKESHE MODEL TO DESIGN, COMPARE, AND ASSESS REGIONAL WATER MANAGEME… | CITY OF SIERRA VISTA Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-90 | 2024 | $543,400 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00166_014 THE PROPOSED STUDY HEREIN IS AIMED AT ADVANCING THE STATE OF UNDERSTANDING ASSOCIATED WITH SWIFT FOX HABITAT ECOLOGY, DIET, AND REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT IN WYOMING, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSL… | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Wyoming | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | WY-00 | 2025 | $522,930 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00350_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L23AS00162FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: BEES ARE HIGHLY IMPORTANT POLLINATORS WITH SUBSTANTIAL ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE. SUBSTANTIAL WORL… | XERCES SOCIETY INC Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | — | 2024 | $458,886 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10470_014 THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND POLAR BEAR DENNING HABITAT AND DEN STRUCTURE TO IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO DETECT POLAR BEAR DENS TO AVOID THEM AND TO DETERMINE WHA… | ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME Alaska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2024 | $406,000 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00114_014 AWARD PURPOSE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DOCUMENT THE SEASONALITY OF MONARCH PRESENCE AND ACTIVITY WITHIN THE COSUMNES RIVER WATERSHED, WHILE REFINING A SCALA… | MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Minnesota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-90 | 2025 | $394,579 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00460_014 THE PLANT CONSERVATION PROGRAM HELPS MAINTAIN AND RESTORE WESTERN NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES ON PUBLIC LANDS, SPECIFICALLY IN RESPONSE TO LARGE-SCALE WILDFIRES THAT CREATE LARGE ARE… | DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2024 | $378,357 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10318_014 DESERT SOUTHWEST CESU DSCESU ARIZONA THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES SURVEYS WITHIN THE COLORADO RIVER DISTRICT | GAME AND FISH, ARIZONA DEPT OF Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-05 | 2024 | $360,500 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00459_014 THE MIDGET FADED RATTLESNAKE (CROTALUS OREGANUS CONCOLOR) IS A UNIQUE ROCK CREVICE-DWELLING SPECIES THAT OCCURS IN PARTS OF WEST-CENTRAL COLORADO, ADJACENT EASTERN UTAH AND THE FL… | UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2024 | $354,253 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00496_014 CA CESU SIZE-DEPENDENT SURVIVAL AND THE IMPACT OF RAVENS ON HEAD-STARTED DESERT TORTOISES | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-03 | 2024 | $343,669 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00540_014 THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY OF THE RELICT LEOPARD FROG, WHICH IS A BUREAUSENSITIVE SPECIES. THE RELICT LEOPARD FROG IS MANAGED BY A MULTIAGENCY TEAM (HER… | BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-90 | 2025 | $340,000 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00165_014 THIS PROJECT WILL MONITOR POPULATIONS AND RESTORE HABITAT FOR BUREAU SENSITIVE, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES (HEREIN REFERRED TO AS T E S SPECIES) IN MULTIPLE COASTAL WATERS… | CURRY COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-04 | 2024 | $338,000 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00128_014 THE FRESHWATER TRUST TFT IS PROPOSING THE COSUMNES FOCAL RAPTOR RIPARIAN HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY OF BLM SENSITIVE RAPTOR SPECIES IN TH… | THE FRESHWATER TRUST Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-90 | 2025 | $324,859 |
ASST_NON_L19AC00222_014 UT MOAB FO THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES OF CONCERN WILDLIFE SURVEYS AND STUDIES | SOUTHWEST RESEARCH NP Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-03 | 2025 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00484_014 COMMON RAVENS (CORVUS CORAX) ARE SIGNIFICANT NEST PREDATORS OF GALLINACEOUS SPECIES INCLUDING GROUSE. THE ENDANGERED GUNNISONS SAGE-GROUSE (CENTROCERCUS MINIMUS) IS NATIVE TO THE… | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-03 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00566_014 TROUT UNLIMITEDS MISSION IS TO BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE INTERESTS TO CARE FOR AND RECOVER RIVERS AND STREAMS SO OUR CHILDREN CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF WILD AND NATIVE TROUT AND SALM… | TROUT UNLIMITED, INC. Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-01 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10554_014 MATTOLE RIVER SALMON AND STEELHEAD RECOVERY AND RESTORATION MONITORING PROGRAM | MATTOLE SALMON GROUP California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | PETROLIA, CA-02 | 2024 | $299,979 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00482_014 CA SLINKARD CREEK DIVERSION RECONSTRUCTION | TROUT UNLIMITED, INC. Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-03 | 2026 | $299,928 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10399_014 DRECP PLANT MODELS AND DATA FLOW | NATURESERVE Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ARLINGTON, VA-08 | 2025 | $299,828 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00532_014 PINYON JAY OCCURRENCE AND PINYON PINE PRODUCTIVITY SURVEYS IN NEVADA | GREAT BASIN BIRD OBSERVATORY Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-90 | 2024 | $288,039 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00591_014 THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO OBTAIN MORE COMPLETE, CURRENT AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF RARE INSECT SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN I… | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-01 | 2024 | $281,040 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00458_014 CO SURVEY OF COLORADO DIURNAL POLLINATORS AND OTHER INVERTEBRATES | ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUTTERFLY CONSORTIUM Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2024 | $280,480 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00489_014 CA CESU DNA METABARCODING TOOLS OF THE ENDANGERED BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARD | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | DAVIS, CA-90 | 2024 | $278,983 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00271_014 THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) IS CONSIDERING INCLUDING UP TO 124 PLANT SPECIES AS SPECIAL STATUS EITHER FEDERALLY LISTED OR BLM SENSITIVE WITH THEIR 2024 REVISED LIST. THE B… | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-01 | 2024 | $277,050 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00167_014 WY MONITORING AVIAN COMMUNITY RESPONSES USING IMBCR | ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | WY-00 | 2024 | $277,020 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10384_014 THE COASTAL MARTEN (HEREAFTER MARTEN) ARE FEDERALLY THREATENED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, PRIMARILY DUE TO A DECREASE IN POPULATION SIZE AND CONNECTIVITY, HABITAT CONVERSIO… | NCASI FOUNDATION North Carolina | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-04 | 2025 | $275,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00181_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT POPULATION LEVEL DEMOGRAPHIC MONITORING FOR THE SONORAN DESERT TORTOISE (GOPHEROS MORAJKA,I SDT) AT TWO LONG TERM MONITORING PLOTS (L TM… | GAME AND FISH, ARIZONA DEPT OF Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-90 | 2024 | $274,978 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00600_014 TRAINING, TECHNICAL GUIDANCE, AND INVENTORY FOR IMPERILED, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED BUTTERFLIES ON BLM LANDS IN CALIFORNIA | XERCES SOCIETY INC Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-03 | 2024 | $272,673 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10267_014 THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP WOULD BE TO WORK TOGETHER TO CONSERVE AND RECOVER FEDERALLY LISTED, CANDIDATE, AND BUREAU SENSITIVE SPECIES BY IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING OF… | STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-05 | 2024 | $263,027 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10426_014 BUMBLE BEE ATLAS | XERCES SOCIETY INC Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | FRESNO, CA-90 | 2026 | $253,705 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00591_014 STEPHENS? KANGAROO RAT RANGEWIDE MONITORING 2023 | RIVERSIDE COUNTY HABITAT CONSERVATION AGENCY California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-41 | 2024 | $249,762 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00587_014 AWARD PURPOSE: OUR PROJECT FILLS A KEY GAP IN KNOWLEDGE THAT IS NEEDED BY LAND MANAGERS TO PROACTIVELY ASSESS WHERE BEST TO FOCUS RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR WOOD BISON IN ALASKA. THIS S… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2024 | $248,000 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00584_014 MATTOLE RIVER SALMONID HABITAT IMPROVEMENT | MATTOLE SALMON GROUP California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-01 | 2024 | $242,021 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00195_014 UT MONTICELLO FO THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND SPECIES OF CONCERN WILDLIFE SURVEYS AND STUDIES | SOUTHWEST RESEARCH NP Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-03 | 2026 | $235,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00334_014 AWARD PURPOSE: NCASI WILL CONDUCT NON-INVASIVE (CAMERA, DETECTION DOG TEAM) ON BLM-MANAGED LAND, AND WITH LANDOWNER PERMISSION, MAY SURVEY NEARBY PRIVATE, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, STA… | NCASI FOUNDATION North Carolina | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-04 | 2024 | $228,865 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00113_014 AWARD PURPOSE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT IS NEEDED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO PROTECT IONE MANZANIT… | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-90 | 2025 | $227,120 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00435_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L25AS00307FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: 1) CONSERVING AND RECOVERING SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS TO HELP RECOVER AND DELIST OR HELP PRECLUDE THE NEED… | CENTER FOR PLANT CONSERVATION INC California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-50 | 2025 | $218,500 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00538_014 .THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE AND ACTION UNDER THIS AMENDMENT ARE TO DEVELOP A PROGRAMMATIC BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR ON-GOING AND FUTURE BLM WHITEBARK PINE RESTORATION PROJECT ACTIONS… | AMERICAN FORESTS District of Columbia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | DC-98 | 2024 | $210,000 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00463_014 THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ASSESS CURRENT MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISE (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII HEREAFTER, DESERT TORTOISE OR TORTOISE) POPULATION STATUS, AND LONG-TERM POP… | STATE OF UTAH, DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-02 | 2024 | $204,693 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10436_014 THE BLM CURRENTLY LISTS 127 SPECIAL STATUS PLANT SPECIES IN UTAH; EITHER LISTED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA), PROPOSED TO BE LISTED UNDER THE ESA, OR BLM SENSITIVE SPECI… | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-01 | 2025 | $199,608 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00711_014 THIS 3.5-YEAR PROJECT SHOWCASES A STRONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BLM AND WCS IN THE CONTEXT OF AVIAN FLYWAY CONSERVATION. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THIS AWARD ARE TWOFOLD. FIRST, WE WI… | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY New York | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2024 | $199,500 |
ASST_NON_L26AC00022_014 AWARD PURPOSE:TO COLLECT SCIENTIFICALLY CREDIBLE DATA ON THE GENETIC STATUS OF THE DESERT TORTOISE IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, FOCUSING ON THE HYBRID ZONE BETWEEN THE SONORAN DESERT T… | GAME AND FISH, ARIZONA DEPT OF Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-08 | 2026 | $198,594 |
Top 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $6.3M | 54 |
| California | $5.8M | 30 |
| Arizona | $2.1M | 13 |
| Virginia | $2.0M | 4 |
| Utah | $1.8M | 11 |
| Wyoming | $1.6M | 18 |
| Colorado | $1.6M | 8 |
| Montana | $1.6M | 6 |
| Alaska | $854K | 3 |
| Nevada | $745K | 5 |
| Idaho | $397K | 7 |
| New Mexico | $336K | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $210K | 1 |
| Washington | $164K | 3 |
| New Jersey | $160K | 1 |
| Florida | $50K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs