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The Recreation & Conservation Office
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Federal agencies obligated $131M to The Recreation & Conservation Office, Olympia, WA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $10M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 71% on FY2025 ($34M).
The Recreation & Conservation Office ranks 85 of 636 listed organisations located in WA by five-year obligations, and 4,467 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Commerce and Department of the Interior: 17 awards worth $100M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $38,811,019 | under $1.0M | $38,811,019 | — |
| FY2024 | $47,876,753 | under $1.0M | $47,876,753 | +23% |
| FY2025 | $34,148,520 | under $1.0M | $34,148,520 | -29% |
| FY2026 | $10,008,920 | under $1.0M | $10,008,920 | -71% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in WA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $131M | $73B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $10M | $23B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $131M | $73B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 4,467 of 30,989 | 1 of 636 in WA | 1 |
Largest in state: Department of Social & Health Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | 6 | $80M | 80% |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | 11 | $20M | 20% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Thurston County, WA $80M · Pierce County, WA $4.9M · Snohomish County, WA $4.2M · Spokane County, WA $3.9M · King County, WA $2.0M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.438 Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | $26M | 12 Aug 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.438 Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | $26M | 17 Aug 2023 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.438 Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | $22M | 17 Sep 2025 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | $3.6M | 21 Sep 2023 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | $3.3M | 23 Jul 2025 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.438 Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | $2.7M | 7 Jun 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.438 Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | $2.4M | 11 Sep 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | $2.1M | 13 Apr 2023 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | $2.1M | 17 Sep 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | $2.1M | 15 Sep 2025 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.438 Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | $1.5M | 10 Jun 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | $1.5M | 13 Apr 2023 | WA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $26M, Department of Commerce, 12 Aug 2024: WASHINGTON WILL CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO RECOVER FEDERALLY LISTED SALMON STATEWIDE AND SUPPORT THE EXERCISE OF TREATY FISHING RIGHTS BY ADDRESSING THE STATES HIG
- $26M, Department of Commerce, 17 Aug 2023: WASHINGTON WILL CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO RECOVER FEDERALLY LISTED SALMON STATEWIDE AND SUPPORT THE EXERCISE OF TREATY FISHING RIGHTS BY ADDRESSING THE STATE'S HI
- $22M, Department of Commerce, 17 Sep 2025: THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT PROJECTS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND PROTECT HEALTHY SALMON POPULATIONS, MONI
- $3.6M, Department of the Interior, 21 Sep 2023: KING COUNTY WILL UTILIZE A LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND (LWCF) OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP (ORLP) GRANT TO ACQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 22 ACRES, COMPLET
- $3.3M, Department of the Interior, 23 Jul 2025: THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND (LWCF) STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES MATCHING GRANTS TO DEVELOP PARKS OWNED BY STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
- $2.7M, Department of Commerce, 7 Jun 2024: THE PROPOSED ACTION ANALYZED IN THIS NEW BIOLOGICAL OPINION INCLUDES FUNDING FOR HATCHERY PRODUCTION TO INCREASE PREY ABUNDANCE FOR ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT
- $2.4M, Department of Commerce, 11 Sep 2024: PURPOSE: THE PROPOSED ACTION IN THE BIOLOGICAL OPINION INCLUDES FUNDING FOR DISCRETE HABITAT RESTORATION ACTIONS TARGETED AT INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY AND ABU
- $2.1M, Department of the Interior, 13 Apr 2023: THE WASHINGTON STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE WILL SUBGRANT THE LWCF AWARD TO THE CITY OF LYNNWOOD PARKS, RECREATION, AND CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT TO
Questions and answers
How much federal money does The Recreation & Conservation Office receive?
$131M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $39M; FY2024: $48M; FY2025: $34M; FY2026: $10M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to The Recreation & Conservation Office?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Commerce ($80M) and Department of the Interior ($20M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (11.438) and Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (15.916).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: WA ($100M).
Is The Recreation & Conservation Office a large federal recipient?
It ranks 4,467 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 85 of 636 located in WA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.