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The Nature Conservancy
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Federal agencies obligated $430M to The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $19M, with contracts under the listing floor.
The Nature Conservancy ranks 192 of 2,749 listed organisations located in VA by five-year obligations, and 1,679 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce and Department of the Interior and 2 other agencies: 63 awards worth $522M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $247,571,422 | under $1.0M | $247,571,422 | — |
| FY2024 | $163,612,001 | under $1.0M | $163,612,001 | -34% |
| FY2025 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2026 | $18,767,574 | under $1.0M | $18,767,574 | — |
| 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) | $430M | $63B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $19M | $17B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $430M | $63B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,679 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 | 31 | $327M | 63% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 20 | $150M | 29% |
| 3 | Department of the Interior | 10 | $38M | 7% |
| 4 | Department of Defense | 1 | $4.3M | 1% |
| 5 | Agency for International Development | 1 | $3.5M | 1% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Merrimack County, NH $80M · Arlington County, VA $61M · Coconino County, AZ $13M · Mendocino County, CA $8.3M · Essex County, NJ $8.0M
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 | 10.699 Partnership Agreements | $84M | 22 Sep 2025 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 10.699 Partnership Agreements | $63M | 22 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.937 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities | $60M | 12 Apr 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 10.729 Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System | $40M | 6 Sep 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.463 Habitat Conservation | $20M | 19 Jul 2024 | NH | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.463 Habitat Conservation | $18M | 16 Sep 2024 | NH | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.463 Habitat Conservation | $15M | 27 Jun 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.463 Habitat Conservation | $13M | 21 Jun 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.463 Habitat Conservation | $12M | 8 Aug 2024 | NH | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 10.701 Stewardship Agreements | $10M | 29 Jun 2026 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorBureau of Land Management | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 15.244 Aquatics Resources Management | $9.9M | 12 Sep 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.463 Habitat Conservation | $8.7M | 6 Sep 2023 | VA | 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.
- $84M, Department of Agriculture, 22 Sep 2025: THIS PROJECT WORK WILL SHARE THE MUTUAL INTEREST OF RECOVERING FROM THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF HURRICANE HELENE BY REDUCING THE THREAT OF WILDFIRE BY DECREASING
- $63M, Department of Agriculture, 22 Sep 2025: THE PROJECT WORK WILL ACCOMPLISH PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PLANNING, ANALYSIS, DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, OUTCOME TRACKING OF HURRICANE HELENE RECOVERY WORK TO RESTORE C
- $60M, Department of Agriculture, 12 Apr 2023: THE PROJECT EXPANDS MARKETS FOR CLIMATE-SMART NUTS, BERRIES, BEEF, FRUIT TREES AND OTHER SPECIALTY-FOREST PRODUCTS IN AL, CT, DE, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MA
- $40M, Department of Agriculture, 6 Sep 2023: NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR PRESCRIBED FIRE AND HAZARDOUS FUELS WORKFORCE AND PROJECTS ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE INFLATION REDUC
- $20M, Department of Commerce, 19 Jul 2024: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY $19.9 MILLION TO WORK TO IMPROVE FISH PASSAGE ON THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER. THIS EFFORT WILL RECONNECT A SIGNIFICA
- $18M, Department of Commerce, 16 Sep 2024: PURPOSE: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE ARRAY OF PARTNERS TO LAUNCH THE PACIFIC COAST OCEAN RESTORATION INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL CATALYZE A
- $15M, Department of Commerce, 27 Jun 2023: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED $14,620,884 TO CONSTRUCT A LIVING SHORELINE BREAKWATER TO PROTECT THE SOUTHEAST SHORELINE OF COFFEE ISLAND IN MISSISSIPPI
- $13M, Department of Commerce, 21 Jun 2023: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WILL BE AWARDED $12,574,655 TO ENHANCE CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN ALABAMA AND FLORIDA AS PART OF THE PERDIDO WATERSHED HABITAT AND COMMUNITY R
Questions and answers
How much federal money does The Nature Conservancy receive?
$430M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $248M; FY2024: $164M; FY2026: $19M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to The Nature Conservancy?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($327M), Department of Commerce ($150M), Department of the Interior ($38M), Department of Defense ($4.3M) and Agency for International Development ($3.5M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Partnership Agreements (10.699), Habitat Conservation (11.463) and Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (10.937).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: VA ($124M), NC ($91M), NH ($80M) and AZ ($13M).
Is The Nature Conservancy a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,679 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 192 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.