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Assistance listing · 15.944
Natural Resource Stewardship
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 15.944, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $31M in awards under assistance listing 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship, in FY2025, and $106M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 812 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were up 43% on FY2024 ($22M), with $18M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were Pheasants Forever, Inc. ($2.2M), Ancient Forest Society ($2.2M) and Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park ($1.7M).
By place of performance, the most money went to CA, CO and TX.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $31M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $106M | $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 | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | 2 | $2.2M |
| 2 | Ancient Forest Society | 1 | $2.2M |
| 3 | Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park | 1 | $1.7M |
| 4 | Merced, County of | 1 | $1.4M |
| 5 | Green Forests Work, Inc | 1 | $1.3M |
| 6 | Coral World Ocean and Reef Initiative Inc | 1 | $1.3M |
| 7 | Santa Monica Mountains Fund | 1 | $1.0M |
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 InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $4.6M | 30 Jun 2025 | CO | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $3.0M | 22 Dec 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.4M | 10 Jan 2025 | MT | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.3M | 16 Jun 2023 | AK | USAspending |
| Ancient Forest Society | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.2M | 25 Jul 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.7M | 18 Aug 2022 | ME | USAspending |
| Merced, County of | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.4M | 30 Jul 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Green Forests Work, Inc | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.3M | 25 Sep 2024 | WV | USAspending |
| Coral World Ocean and Reef Initiative Inc | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.3M | 20 Sep 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Pheasants Forever, Inc. | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.2M | 6 Dec 2024 | SD | 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 15.944?
$31M in FY2025 and $106M 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 Natural Resource Stewardship?
Pheasants Forever, Inc. ($2.2M), Ancient Forest Society ($2.2M), Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park ($1.7M), Merced, County of ($1.4M), Green Forests Work, Inc ($1.3M). 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.