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National Estuary Program

Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 66.456, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.

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Federal agencies obligated $86M in awards under assistance listing 66.456, National Estuary Program, in FY2026, and $269M over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 503 of 988 on this site.

Obligations were up 91% on FY2025 ($45M), with $0 so far in FY2027.

The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 were County of Charlotte ($6.4M), Sarasota Bay Estuary Program ($6.1M) and Irl Council ($5.3M).

By place of performance, the most money went to FL, CA and MA.

$86Mobligations, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$269Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027 · obligations
503 of 988rank among programs on this sitefive-year obligations
43awards of $1.0M+ since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Obligations by fiscal year

$80M
$58M
$45M
$86M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Obligations under listing 66.456 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$86M$722B$4.4T
Five-year total$269M$2.6T$17T
Share of all assistance obligations, five years0%15.2%100%

Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2023

#OrganisationAwardsAward value
1County of Charlotte2$6.4M
2Sarasota Bay Estuary Program2$6.1M
3Irl Council2$5.3M
4Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium2$5.3M
5Hudson River Foundation for Science & Environmental Research Inc3$4.7M
6The Bay Foundation of Morro Bay, California, San Luis Obispo County1$4.5M
7Association of Bay Area Governments1$4.5M
8Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation1$4.5M
9Ocean County College2$4.5M
10Corporation for the Conservation of the San Juan Bay Estuary1$4.5M
11Puget Sound Partnership1$4.5M
12Tillamook Estuaries Partnership2$4.4M
13Roger Williams University2$4.0M
14Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc2$3.9M
15The Research Foundation for the State University of New York2$3.6M

Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards

Where the money goes

Largest awards since FY2023

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunPlaceRecord
The Bay Foundation of Morro Bay, California, San Luis Obispo CountyEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$4.5M19 Dec 2022CAUSAspending
Association of Bay Area GovernmentsEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$4.5M5 Jan 2023CAUSAspending
Santa Monica Bay Restoration FoundationEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$4.5M26 Jan 2023CAUSAspending
Corporation for the Conservation of the San Juan Bay EstuaryEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$4.5M11 Apr 2023—USAspending
Puget Sound PartnershipEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$4.5M13 Jan 2023WAUSAspending
Irl CouncilEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$3.6M7 Dec 2022FLUSAspending
County of CharlotteEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$3.6M1 Feb 2023FLUSAspending
Tampa Bay Estuary ProgramEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$3.6M9 Feb 2023FLUSAspending
North Carolina Department of Environmental QualityEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$3.6M14 Feb 2023NCUSAspending
Sarasota Bay Estuary ProgramEnvironmental Protection AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$3.6M2 Feb 2023FLUSAspending

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Questions and answers

How much is obligated under assistance listing 66.456?

$86M in FY2026 and $269M 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 Estuary Program?

County of Charlotte ($6.4M), Sarasota Bay Estuary Program ($6.1M), Irl Council ($5.3M), Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium ($5.3M), Hudson River Foundation for Science & Environmental Research Inc ($4.7M). 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.