Assistance Listing 10.904
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 95% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 106 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 20% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $1,837,767. Expect about 64 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 57%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 5%
- 1% higher ed · 91% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 20%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $1.8M
- $657K – $2.6M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 17
- $32M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Mar
- irregular · 64-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Chatham | Government | MA | 7 | $2,580,602 |
| Town of Wellfleet Town Hall | Government | MA | 5 | $29,881,500 |
| Yarmouth, Town of | Government | MA | 5 | $5,339,097 |
| Town of Barnstable | Government | MA | 5 | $898,925 |
| Williamsburg County | Government | SC | 4 | $19,350,000 |
| Town of Provincetown Town Hall | Government | MA | 4 | $4,150,000 |
| Town of Dennis | Government | MA | 4 | $2,067,689 |
| Oklahoma, State of | Government | OK | 4 | $1,095,198 |
| Town of Eastham | Government | MA | 4 | $1,064,650 |
| Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission | Government | MS | 3 | $144,940,000 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | $171M | $1.1M | $636K – $1.4M |
| 2022 | 53 | $459M | $725K | $344K – $6.8M |
| 2023 | 55 | $140M | $599K | $203K – $4.6M |
| 2024 | 34 | $203M | $755K | $495K – $981K |
| 2025 | 17 | $32M | $1.8M | $657K – $2.6M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-30 | 2025-02-13 | 136 d | USDA-NRCS-NHQ-ACES-24-NOFO0001365 · Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program |
| 2023-03-21 | 2023-05-15 | 55 d | USDA-NRCS-AL-CTA-23-NOFO0001283 · AL NRCS Technical Assistance FY 2023 |
| 2023-03-10 | 2023-05-13 | 64 d | USDA-NRCS-AL-CTA-NOFO0001257 · AL NRCS Outreach and Education, FY2023 |
| 2019-07-10 | 2019-08-08 | 29 d | USDA-NRCS-WV-MULTI-19-GEN0010330 · Partnerships to provide direct technical services |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-07-01 | 61 d | USDA-NRCS-WV-MULTI-19-GEN0010179 · West Virginia Funding Opportunity Announcement |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.904?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 95% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 106 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 20% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $1,837,767. Expect about 64 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $1.8M; the middle half ran from $657K to $2.6M. 17 new awards were made, with $32M committed to them.
When does 10.904 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Mar with about 64 days to apply. The most recent round posted Sep 30, 2024.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (Natural Resources Conservation Service). Assistance Listing 10.904 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 83% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.