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Assistance listing · 15.654

National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements

Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 15.654, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.

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Federal agencies obligated $19M in awards under assistance listing 15.654, National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements, in FY2026, and $250M over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 528 of 988 on this site.

Obligations were down 84% on FY2025 ($121M), with $0 so far in FY2027.

The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 were Ducks Unlimited Inc ($27M), Well Done New Mexico LLC ($19M) and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. ($15M).

By place of performance, the most money went to NC, OR and OK.

$19Mobligations, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$250Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027 · obligations
528 of 988rank among programs on this sitefive-year obligations
31awards of $1.0M+ since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Obligations by fiscal year

$34M
$76M
$121M
$19M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Obligations under listing 15.654 by fiscal year. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Compared with the largest program FY2026

MeasureThis programGrants to States for MedicaidAll assistance
Obligations, FY2026$19M$722B$4.4T
Five-year total$250M$2.6T$17T
Share of all assistance obligations, five years0%15.2%100%

Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2023

#OrganisationAwardsAward value
1Ducks Unlimited Inc3$27M
2Well Done New Mexico LLC1$19M
3Ducks Unlimited, Inc.3$15M
4North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission2$11M
5South Florida Water Management District1$9.0M
6The Nature Conservancy1$7.8M
7Bat Conservation International, Inc.1$7.5M
8National Fish and Wildlife Foundation1$7.4M
9Ducks Unlimited Inc1$5.6M
10Texas a&M Agrilife Research1$5.2M
11Michigan State University1$3.7M
12Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corp1$2.4M
13Klamath Water Users Association1$1.8M
14Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians1$1.4M
15'ohu'ohu Ko'olau, Inc.1$1.4M

Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards

Where the money goes

Largest awards since FY2023

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunPlaceRecord
Well Done New Mexico LLCDepartment of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$19M20 Dec 2024OKUSAspending
Ducks Unlimited IncDepartment of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$16M22 Aug 2024ORUSAspending
South Florida Water Management DistrictDepartment of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$9.0M15 Feb 2023FLUSAspending
The Nature ConservancyDepartment of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$7.8M19 Sep 2024NCUSAspending
Ducks Unlimited IncDepartment of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$7.5M21 Aug 2023CAUSAspending
Bat Conservation International, Inc.Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$7.5M8 Aug 2023—USAspending
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDepartment of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$7.4M8 Jul 2024—USAspending
Recipient not shownDepartment of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$7.0M10 Sep 2024TXUSAspending
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$6.5M13 Sep 2024TXUSAspending
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$6.3M6 Dec 2024NCUSAspending

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Questions and answers

How much is obligated under assistance listing 15.654?

$19M in FY2026 and $250M over the five fiscal years since FY2023, 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 National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements?

Ducks Unlimited Inc ($27M), Well Done New Mexico LLC ($19M), Ducks Unlimited, Inc. ($15M), North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission ($11M), South Florida Water Management District ($9.0M). 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.