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Assistance listing · 15.517
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 15.517, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $52M in awards under assistance listing 15.517, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, in FY2025, and $488M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 446 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were down 78% on FY2024 ($233M), with $67M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were State of California Department of Water Resources ($245M), San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority ($25M) and Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District ($11M).
By place of performance, the most money went to CA, WA and ID.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $52M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $488M | $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 | State of California Department of Water Resources | 1 | $245M |
| 2 | San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority | 1 | $25M |
| 3 | Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District | 1 | $11M |
| 4 | City of Yuma | 1 | $8.8M |
| 5 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | 2 | $5.4M |
| 6 | Tule Basin Land & Water Conservation Trust | 1 | $5.0M |
| 7 | Kittitas Reclamation District | 1 | $4.3M |
| 8 | County Of, Chelan | 1 | $2.6M |
| 9 | Yakima County | 1 | $2.3M |
| 10 | Soc Delta Stewardship Council | 1 | $2.3M |
| 11 | Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation | 1 | $2.0M |
| 12 | Imperial Irrigation District | 1 | $2.0M |
| 13 | Coeur D'alene Tribe | 1 | $2.0M |
| 14 | Game and Fish, Arizona DEPT of | 1 | $1.7M |
| 15 | Trout Unlimited, Inc. | 1 | $1.6M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of California Department of Water Resources | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $245M | 31 Aug 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 21 Sep 2022 | CA | USAspending |
| Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantProject Grant (B) | $11M | 22 Aug 2022 | ID | USAspending |
| City of Yuma | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $8.8M | 22 Aug 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Tule Basin Land & Water Conservation Trust | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantProject Grant (B) | $5.0M | 6 Jan 2022 | CA | USAspending |
| Kittitas Reclamation District | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantProject Grant (B) | $4.3M | 21 Aug 2023 | WA | USAspending |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.7M | 21 Sep 2023 | NM | USAspending |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.7M | 10 Nov 2021 | CA | USAspending |
| County Of, Chelan | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.6M | 3 Sep 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Yakima County | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.3M | 15 Sep 2023 | WA | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 15.xxx
- 15.022 Tribal Self-Governance $5.1B
- 15.611 Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety $5.0B
- 15.252 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) $4.4B
- 15.875 Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories $3.1B
- 15.042 Indian School Equalization $2.0B
- 15.018 Energy Community Revitalization Program (ECRP) $1.9B
- 15.605 Sport Fish Restoration $1.9B
- 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning $1.9B
- 15.504 WaterSMART Water Recycling $1.1B
- 15.035 Forestry on Indian Lands $749M
- 15.808 U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection $604M
- 15.235 Southern Nevada Public Land Management $574M
- 15.904 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid $538M
- 15.514 Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief $501M
- 15.507 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) $438M
- 15.027 Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities $436M
- 15.518 Garrison Diversion Unit $408M
- 15.669 Collaborative Landscape Conservation $374M
- 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund $339M
- 15.634 State Wildlife Grants $321M
- 15.615 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund $319M
- 15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System $306M
- 15.250 Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining $295M
- 15.608 Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species $276M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 15.517?
$52M in FY2025 and $488M 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 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act?
State of California Department of Water Resources ($245M), San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority ($25M), Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District ($11M), City of Yuma ($8.8M), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($5.4M). 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.