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Ducks Unlimited Inc
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Federal agencies obligated $52M to Ducks Unlimited Inc, Bismarck, ND, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $2.1M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 79% on FY2025 ($10M).
Ducks Unlimited Inc ranks 40 of 156 listed organisations located in ND by five-year obligations, and 9,376 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture: 11 awards worth $34M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,922,337 | under $1.0M | $16,922,337 | — |
| FY2024 | $22,486,473 | under $1.0M | $22,486,473 | +33% |
| FY2025 | $10,000,664 | under $1.0M | $10,000,664 | -56% |
| FY2026 | $2,127,906 | under $1.0M | $2,127,906 | -79% |
| 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 ND | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $52M | $5.8B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $2.1M | $1.7B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $52M | $5.8B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 9,376 of 30,989 | 1 of 156 in ND | 1 |
Largest in state: North Dakota Department of Human 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 the Interior | 10 | $21M | 62% |
| 2 | Department of Agriculture | 1 | $13M | 38% |
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 AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 10.931 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program | $13M | 17 Aug 2023 | ND | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 15.654 National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | $5.6M | 10 Aug 2023 | SD | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | $3.0M | 24 May 2024 | KS | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | $1.9M | 17 May 2023 | KS | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | $1.8M | 21 Aug 2025 | — | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | $1.8M | 19 Jul 2024 | — | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | $1.7M | 22 Jul 2024 | SD | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | $1.6M | 16 Jan 2024 | ND | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | $1.5M | 8 Nov 2023 | KS | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | $1.2M | 20 Nov 2024 | ND | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | $1.1M | 19 Sep 2024 | — | 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.
- $13M, Department of Agriculture, 17 Aug 2023: TO STREAMLINE THE DELIVERY OF NRCS EASEMENT PROGRAMS AND INCREASE NRCS�S CAPACITY TO MEET GROWING FUNDING LEVELS. DU AND NRCS HAVE A MUTUAL INTEREST IN HELPING
- $5.6M, Department of the Interior, 10 Aug 2023: THE SERVICE WILL PROVIDE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF PARTNERSHIP WITH DU FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF WETLAND AND GRASSLAND ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION
- $3.0M, Department of the Interior, 24 May 2024: THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2023 HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AWARD. FOR A COMPLETE LIS
- $1.9M, Department of the Interior, 17 May 2023: THIS AWARD IS MADE BASED ON APPROVAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSAL DATED FEBRUARY 25,2022 HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AWARD. FOR A COMPLETE LIST
- $1.8M, Department of the Interior, 21 Aug 2025: FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD WILL PERMANENTLY PROTECT 615 ACRES THROUGH FEE TITLE ACQUISITION AND 1,848 ACRES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT, ENHANCE 2,219 ACRES, AND
- $1.8M, Department of the Interior, 19 Jul 2024: DUCKS UNLIMITED HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER THIRTEEN PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THIS NAWCA REQUEST TO FUND THE KANSAS PRAIRIE WETLANDS XII GRANT. THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES SEVEN
- $1.7M, Department of the Interior, 22 Jul 2024: THE EASTERN SD WETLAND SERIES OF NAWCA PROPOSALS ARE DESIGNED TO CONSERVE GRASSLANDS AND WETLANDS ON WORKING AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE PRO
- $1.6M, Department of the Interior, 16 Jan 2024: THE MISSOURI COTEAU WORKING WETLANDS PROJECT WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT ARE ECONOMIC
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Ducks Unlimited Inc receive?
$52M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $17M; FY2024: $22M; FY2025: $10M; FY2026: $2.1M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Ducks Unlimited Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of the Interior ($21M) and Department of Agriculture ($13M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (15.623), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (10.931) and National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements (15.654).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: ND ($16M), SD ($7.3M) and KS ($6.4M).
Is Ducks Unlimited Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 9,376 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 40 of 156 located in ND. 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.