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The Student Conservation Association, Inc.
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USAspending records $88M in award obligations to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (Arlington, VA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $15M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is up 59% on FY2025 ($9.4M).
The Student Conservation Association, Inc. ranks 761 of 2,749 listed organisations located in VA by five-year obligations, and 6,118 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior: 6 awards worth $20M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $33,904,612 | under $1.0M | $33,904,612 | — |
| FY2024 | $29,857,389 | under $1.0M | $29,857,389 | -12% |
| FY2025 | $9,373,424 | under $1.0M | $9,373,424 | -69% |
| FY2026 | $14,906,158 | under $1.0M | $14,906,158 | +59% |
| 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 VA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $88M | $63B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $15M | $17B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $88M | $63B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 6,118 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,749 in VA | 1 |
Largest in state: VA Department of Medical Assistance Service. 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 Agriculture | 4 | $18M | 89% |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | 2 | $2.3M | 11% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 10.729 Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System | $12M | 7 Jun 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 10.699 Partnership Agreements | $2.0M | 12 Aug 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 10.727 Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | $1.9M | 7 Mar 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 10.699 Partnership Agreements | $1.7M | 23 May 2025 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 15.931 Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | $1.2M | 15 Mar 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 15.931 Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities | $1.1M | 13 May 2025 | MA | 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.
- $12M, Department of Agriculture, 7 Jun 2023: FIRE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
- $2.0M, Department of Agriculture, 12 Aug 2025: UNDER THIS DISASTER FUNDED AGREEMENT, THE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION WILL OFFER TWO WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING AND PRESCRIBED FIRE CREWS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DI
- $1.9M, Department of Agriculture, 7 Mar 2024: URBAN GREEN ADVANCING CLIMATE JUSTICE AND RESILIENT CITIES THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
- $1.7M, Department of Agriculture, 23 May 2025: THIS AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES FOR STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (SCA) TO SUPPLY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE WITH INDIVIDUAL PLACEM
- $1.2M, Department of the Interior, 15 Mar 2023: THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON PROFIT YOUTH AND VETERAN SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRYOUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION
- $1.1M, Department of the Interior, 13 May 2025: THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT YOUTH- AND VETERAN-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATI
Questions and answers
How much federal money does The Student Conservation Association, Inc. receive?
$88M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $34M; FY2024: $30M; FY2025: $9.4M; FY2026: $15M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to The Student Conservation Association, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($18M) and Department of the Interior ($2.3M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System (10.729), Partnership Agreements (10.699) and Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities (15.931).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: TX ($2.0M), VA ($1.9M), CO ($1.7M) and MA ($1.1M).
Is The Student Conservation Association, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 6,118 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 761 of 2,749 located in VA. 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.