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Assistance listing · 15.685
National Fish Passage
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 15.685, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $43M in awards under assistance listing 15.685, National Fish Passage, in FY2025, and $130M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 768 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were down 18% on FY2024 ($53M), with $2.1M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were Trout Unlimited, Inc. ($11M), Department of Marine Resources Maine ($4.5M) and Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition ($4.0M).
By place of performance, the most money went to WA, AK and CA.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $43M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $130M | $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 | Trout Unlimited, Inc. | 5 | $11M |
| 2 | Department of Marine Resources Maine | 2 | $4.5M |
| 3 | Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition | 1 | $4.0M |
| 4 | Upper Minnesota River Watershed District | 1 | $3.3M |
| 5 | Chickaloon Native Village | 1 | $3.0M |
| 6 | The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management | 1 | $3.0M |
| 7 | Tehama County Resource Conservation District | 1 | $2.7M |
| 8 | Robinson Rancheria Citizen's Business Council | 1 | $2.5M |
| 9 | Department of Natural Resources | 1 | $2.5M |
| 10 | Waterwatch of Oregon | 2 | $2.3M |
| 11 | Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People | 1 | $2.0M |
| 12 | Arkansas Game & Fish Commission | 1 | $2.0M |
| 13 | Wallowa Lake Irrigation District | 1 | $2.0M |
| 14 | Choctawhatchee, Pea, and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority | 1 | $1.9M |
| 15 | Muskegon River Watershed Assembly (mrwa) | 1 | $1.9M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient not shown | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $5.0M | 20 Jun 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Trout Unlimited, Inc. | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $4.9M | 11 Jul 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $4.0M | 6 Aug 2024 | AK | USAspending |
| Upper Minnesota River Watershed District | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $3.3M | 17 Dec 2024 | SD | USAspending |
| Chickaloon Native Village | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $3.0M | 10 Sep 2024 | AK | USAspending |
| The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $3.0M | 10 Dec 2024 | OH | USAspending |
| Tehama County Resource Conservation District | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.7M | 4 Aug 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Marine Resources Maine | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.5M | 17 Dec 2024 | ME | USAspending |
| Robinson Rancheria Citizen's Business Council | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.5M | 30 Dec 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Natural Resources | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.5M | 4 Dec 2024 | MI | 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
- 15.517 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act $488M
- 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
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 15.685?
$43M in FY2025 and $130M 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 National Fish Passage?
Trout Unlimited, Inc. ($11M), Department of Marine Resources Maine ($4.5M), Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition ($4.0M), Upper Minnesota River Watershed District ($3.3M), Chickaloon Native Village ($3.0M). 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.