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Assistance listing · 15.939
Heritage Partnership
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 15.939, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $28M in awards under assistance listing 15.939, Heritage Partnership, in FY2025, and $142M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 752 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were about level on FY2024 ($29M), with $30M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, Inc. ($2.8M), Middle Tennessee State University ($2.0M) and Mississippi Department of Marine Resources ($2.0M).
By place of performance, the most money went to MS, IA and TN.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $28M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $142M | $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 | Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, Inc. | 1 | $2.8M |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State University | 1 | $2.0M |
| 3 | Mississippi Department of Marine Resources | 1 | $2.0M |
| 4 | Delta State University | 1 | $2.0M |
| 5 | University of North Alabama | 1 | $2.0M |
| 6 | Ohio & Erie Canal Association | 1 | $1.3M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, Inc. | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.8M | 2 Dec 2021 | IA | USAspending |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.0M | 15 Sep 2022 | TN | USAspending |
| Mississippi Department of Marine Resources | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.0M | 19 Sep 2022 | MS | USAspending |
| Delta State University | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.0M | 14 Sep 2022 | MS | USAspending |
| University of North Alabama | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.0M | 7 Sep 2022 | AL | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.0M | 6 Sep 2022 | MS | USAspending |
| Ohio & Erie Canal Association | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.3M | 23 Jul 2024 | OH | 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 15.939?
$28M in FY2025 and $142M 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 Heritage Partnership?
Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, Inc. ($2.8M), Middle Tennessee State University ($2.0M), Mississippi Department of Marine Resources ($2.0M), Delta State University ($2.0M), University of North Alabama ($2.0M). 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.