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Assistance listing · 11.429
Marine Sanctuary Program
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 11.429, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $38M in awards under assistance listing 11.429, Marine Sanctuary Program, in FY2025, and $102M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 823 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were up 16% on FY2024 ($33M), with $5.5M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ($60M), Feiro Marine Life Center ($18M) and University Corporation at Monterey Bay ($7.0M).
By place of performance, the most money went to MD, WA and CA.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $38M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $102M | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2022
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Marine Sanctuary Foundation | 2 | $60M |
| 2 | Feiro Marine Life Center | 2 | $18M |
| 3 | University Corporation at Monterey Bay | 1 | $7.0M |
| 4 | Charles County Government | 1 | $5.0M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Marine Sanctuary Foundation | Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $45M | 3 Sep 2022 | MD | USAspending |
| National Marine Sanctuary Foundation | Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $15M | 20 May 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Feiro Marine Life Center | Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $15M | 30 Dec 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| University Corporation at Monterey Bay | Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $7.0M | 23 Dec 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Charles County Government | Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $5.0M | 23 Dec 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Feiro Marine Life Center | Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $3.0M | 11 Jun 2024 | WA | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 11.xxx
- 11.035 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program $42B
- 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $3.8B
- 11.029 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program $2.2B
- 11.432 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes $1.5B
- 11.473 Office for Coastal Management $1.5B
- 11.463 Habitat Conservation $1.4B
- 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects $1.3B
- 11.033 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program $980M
- 11.032 State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant $787M
- 11.611 Manufacturing Extension Partnership $658M
- 11.417 Sea Grant Support $591M
- 11.438 Pacific Salmon Treaty Program $583M
- 11.038 Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program $550M
- 11.039 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs $521M
- 11.477 Fisheries Disaster Relief $520M
- 11.012 Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) $461M
- 11.300 Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities $391M
- 11.419 Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards $390M
- 11.469 Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects $386M
- 11.431 Climate and Atmospheric Research $356M
- 11.620 Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach $328M
- 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards $296M
- 11.472 Cooperative Research Program $292M
- 11.031 Broadband Infrastructure Program $283M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 11.429?
$38M in FY2025 and $102M over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Marine Sanctuary Program?
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ($60M), Feiro Marine Life Center ($18M), University Corporation at Monterey Bay ($7.0M), Charles County Government ($5.0M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.