Assistance Listing 15.631
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 27% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 59%.
Based on 553 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 22% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $49,404. Expect about 294 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 27%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 59%
- 2% higher ed · 16% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 22%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $49K
- $25K – $159K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 187
- $27M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Sep
- annual · 294-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redacted DUE to PII | Individual | DC | 57 | $1,298,027 |
| Trout Unlimited, INC. | Nonprofit | VA | 39 | $7,241,870 |
| Domestic Awardees (UNDISCLOSED) | Individual | DC | 39 | $851,589 |
| Klamath Watershed Partnership | Nonprofit | OR | 38 | $7,745,682 |
| Pheasants Forever, INC. | Nonprofit | MN | 29 | $7,827,799 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Nonprofit | VA | 15 | $4,967,764 |
| Domestic Awardees (UNDISCLOSED) | Other | DC | 12 | $235,253 |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Government | TX | 9 | $1,299,200 |
| The Scott River Watershed Council | Nonprofit | CA | 9 | $1,052,898 |
| Ducks Unlimited, INC. | Nonprofit | MI | 8 | $1,327,600 |
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 | 257 | $29M | $50K | $25K – $124K |
| 2022 | 192 | $35M | $69K | $25K – $185K |
| 2023 | 188 | $29M | $73K | $27K – $175K |
| 2024 | 178 | $26M | $66K | $27K – $164K |
| 2025 | 187 | $27M | $49K | $25K – $159K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | 2026-09-30 | 175 d | F26AS00068 · F26AS00068 Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY26 |
| 2025-01-23 | 2025-09-30 | 250 d | F25AS00165 · F25AS00165 Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY25 |
| 2023-09-28 | 2024-12-31 | 460 d | F24AS00021 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY24 |
| 2022-09-22 | 2023-09-30 | 373 d | F23AS00030 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY23 |
| 2021-12-10 | 2022-09-30 | 294 d | F22AS00095 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY22 |
| 2020-11-09 | 2021-09-30 | 325 d | F21AS00193 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-09-19 | 6 d | F19AS00393 · Alabama Partners for Fish & Wildlife Longleaf Pine Restoration |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-09-20 | 7 d | F19AS00395 · to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC, Recipient) to support a project titled Small Grants Program for Aquatic Nuisance/Invasive Species. This financial assistance opportunity, through a grant agreement with GSMFC, and the Gulf and S |
| 2019-08-12 | 2019-08-19 | 7 d | F19AS00334 · Upper Coosa Habitat Restoration |
| 2018-10-19 | 2020-09-30 | 712 d | F19AS00024 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife |
| 2018-09-16 | 2018-09-21 | 5 d | F18AS00354 · Restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem on private lands in South Carolina |
| 2017-10-30 | 2018-09-30 | 335 d | F18AS00011 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife |
| 2017-09-15 | 2017-09-19 | 4 d | F17AS00462 · KYTWS Agreement |
| 2017-08-17 | 2017-08-24 | 7 d | F17AS00410 · 2017 Bayou de Chien and MS Bayous Project of Kentucky |
| 2017-08-09 | 2017-08-15 | 6 d | F17AS00378 · 2017 Clarks river Corridor and Monarch Project of Kentucky |
| 2017-07-25 | 2017-07-31 | 6 d | F17AS00335 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife |
| 2017-04-19 | 2017-06-19 | 61 d | F17AS00201 · FWS, Reno Nevada FY2017 Funding Opportunities |
| 2016-11-03 | 2017-09-30 | 331 d | F17AS00015 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife |
| 2016-08-24 | 2016-08-30 | 6 d | F16AS00427 · Kentucky chapter of the wildlife society |
| 2016-08-15 | 2016-08-19 | 4 d | F16AS00409 · Cooperative Agreement, The Nature Conservancy |
| 2016-06-13 | — | — | F16AS00272 · Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Landscape-Scale Conservation |
| 2015-10-14 | 2016-09-30 | 352 d | F16AS00007 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program |
| 2015-08-05 | 2015-08-06 | 1 d | F15AS00407 · The Kentucky Chapter of The Wildlife Society Cooperative Agreement |
| 2015-08-04 | — | — | F15AS00414 · Building a Land Ethic: Teaching and Learning Across Boundaries |
| 2015-04-30 | 2015-05-08 | 8 d | F15AS00206 · Kentucky Natural Lands Trust |
| 2014-10-07 | 2015-09-30 | 358 d | F15AS00004 · The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program |
| 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-22 | 4 d | F14AS00444 · Friends of Clarks River Refuge |
| 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-22 | 4 d | F14AS00445 · Lorene Joubert Partners for Fish and Wildlife Project |
| 2014-08-28 | 2014-09-02 | 5 d | F14AS00418 · Panther Prey Research |
| 2013-11-05 | — | — | F14AS00015 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife 2014 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-11-05 | 14 d | F14AS00005 · ODFW Monitoring & Evaluations |
| 2013-08-15 | 2013-08-27 | 12 d | F13AS00318 · Waikamoi Fence Installation |
| 2013-07-25 | — | — | F13AS00273 · Heritage Oak Riparian Restoration and Streambank Stabilization |
| 2013-07-25 | — | — | F13AS00272 · Swett Ranch Habitat Enhancement Project |
| 2013-07-24 | — | — | F13AS00270 · Estero Americano Ranch Riparian and Grassland Enhancement |
| 2013-07-22 | 2013-08-21 | 30 d | F13AS00258 · Limahuli Preserve Rare Plant Restoration Project |
| 2013-07-17 | 2013-08-17 | 31 d | F13AS00253 · Kaluanui Fence |
| 2012-11-05 | 2013-09-28 | 327 d | F13AS00011 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife 2013 |
| 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-17 | 4 d | FWS-R4-12-015 · Partners for Fish and Wildlife 2012 |
| 2012-07-06 | — | — | F12AS00297 · Cougar Ridge Habitat Restoration |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.631?
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 27% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 59%. Based on 553 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 22% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $49,404. Expect about 294 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Partners for Fish and Wildlife award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $49K; the middle half ran from $25K to $159K. 187 new awards were made, with $27M committed to them.
When does 15.631 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Sep with about 294 days to apply. The most recent round posted Apr 8, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Assistance Listing 15.631 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 82% 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.