Assistance Listing 15.648
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 32% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 25%.
Based on 26 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 25% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $220,463. Expect about 80 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 32%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 25%
- 18% higher ed · 38% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 25%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $220K
- $191K – $356K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 6
- $4.6M committed to them
- Usually posts
- May
- irregular · 80-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Partners | Nonprofit | CA | 4 | $4,741,319 |
| University of California, Davis | Higher ed | CA | 4 | $983,627 |
| State of California Department of Water Resources | Government | CA | 3 | $4,188,944 |
| Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission | Government | OR | 3 | $2,409,676 |
| California Department of Fish & Wildlife | Government | CA | 3 | $1,844,857 |
| SP Cramer & Associates INC | Business | CA | 3 | $1,188,216 |
| City of Oakdale | Government | CA | 2 | $2,403,319 |
| Redacted DUE to PII | Individual | UT | 2 | $205,000 |
| California Trout, INC. | Nonprofit | CA | 1 | $4,584,917 |
| Grassland Water District | Government | CA | 1 | $3,500,000 |
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 | 6 | $9.8M | $931K | $272K – $2.7M |
| 2022 | 8 | $3.9M | $352K | $193K – $419K |
| 2023 | 10 | $10M | $800K | $340K – $1.4M |
| 2024 | 10 | $4.1M | $348K | $243K – $530K |
| 2025 | 6 | $4.6M | $220K | $191K – $356K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | 2026-07-19 | 60 d | F26AS00022 · Butte Creek/Sutter Bypass Weir 1 Improvement Design and Permitting Project |
| 2024-10-31 | 2025-02-11 | 103 d | R25AS00040 · Sacramento River Valley Habitat & Facility Improvements IRA |
| 2024-09-24 | 2024-12-23 | 90 d | R24AS00329 · Central Valley Project Fish Information Needs |
| 2024-05-13 | 2024-07-22 | 70 d | F24AS00364 · F24AS00364 Feather River/Sutter Bypass Nelson Slough (CDFW Nelson Slough Unit) Floodplain Feasibility for Juvenile Salmonid Habitat Improvement |
| 2022-08-17 | 2022-11-14 | 89 d | R23AS00650 · Central Valley Project Habitat & Facility Improvements |
| 2022-05-04 | 2022-07-03 | 60 d | F22AS00272 · Butte Creek - Sutter Bypass Weir 1 Feasibility Study and Alternatives Analysis. |
| 2021-10-05 | 2021-12-06 | 62 d | F22AS00045 · Rotary Screw Trap Data Collection from the American and Stanislaus Rivers in California’s Central Valley and Reporting |
| 2019-11-06 | 2020-01-22 | 77 d | F20AS00028 · Implementation of the North Fork Battle Creek Barrier Modification and Fish Passage Improvement Project |
| 2019-10-16 | 2019-10-23 | 7 d | F20AS00011 · Deer Creek Irrigation District Fish Passage Project Implementation Phase 2 |
| 2019-06-24 | 2019-07-01 | 7 d | F19AS00265 · Central Valley Project Improvement Act |
| 2019-06-17 | 2019-06-24 | 7 d | F19AS00246 · Deer Creek Irrigation District Fish Passage Project Implementation |
| 2019-01-04 | 2019-01-08 | 4 d | AFRP-N-2-19 · Additional environmental compliance tasks at DCID |
| 2018-10-10 | 2018-10-17 | 7 d | F19AS00001 · Central Valley Project Improvement Act- Anadromous Fish Restoration Program |
| 2018-08-06 | 2018-08-13 | 7 d | F18AS00291 · Lower American River Restoration Prioritzation and Monitoring SAC water forum |
| 2018-07-26 | 2018-08-02 | 7 d | F18AS00273 · CVPIA Rodden Road Restoration Project CFDA 15.648 |
| 2018-07-26 | 2018-08-03 | 8 d | F18AS00274 · Merced River Drought Resistance Project |
| 2018-07-03 | 2018-07-10 | 7 d | F18AS00227 · Buttonbush Restoration Project on the Stanislaus River |
| 2018-06-29 | 2018-07-06 | 7 d | F18AS00216 · Mokelumne River Riparian Diversion Project |
| 2018-06-26 | 2018-07-03 | 7 d | F18AS00204 · Yuba River Flow Effects Modeling Understanding the Relationships of Habitat and Salmonid Life History in the Yuba |
| 2018-06-25 | 2018-07-02 | 7 d | F18AS00192 · Mill Creek Notch Ward Dam Fish Ladder to Improve Passage |
| 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-29 | 8 d | F18AS00188 · Deer Creek SVRIC |
| 2018-02-07 | 2018-02-14 | 7 d | F18AS00078 · Central Valley Project Improvement Act: Anadromous Fish Restoration Program |
| 2017-08-30 | 2017-09-07 | 8 d | F17AS00436 · CVPIA - Sacramento River Redd Monitoring and Restoration of Juvenile Habitat |
| 2017-08-16 | 2017-10-16 | 61 d | F17AS00379 · CVPIA - Battle Creek Natural Barrier Modification Permitting |
| 2017-08-15 | 2017-08-20 | 5 d | F17AS00287 · Central Valley Improvement (CVI) Anadromous Fish Restoration (AFR) |
| 2017-07-26 | 2017-09-30 | 66 d | F17AS00344 · Central Valley Project Improvement Act |
| 2017-07-12 | 2017-07-19 | 7 d | AFRP-N01 · Sacramento River Monitoring and Restoration of Juvenile Habitat |
| 2017-01-23 | 2017-01-30 | 7 d | F17AS00105 · Central Valley Improvement/Anadromous Fish Restoration - Floodplain Restoration |
| 2016-09-08 | 2016-09-15 | 7 d | F16AS00444 · Contaminants, Age, and Growth Studies for Sturgeon (Acipenser spp.) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta, CA |
| 2016-08-26 | 2016-10-26 | 61 d | F16AS00433 · Stanislaus River Salmon Project |
| 2016-08-25 | 2016-08-31 | 6 d | F16AS00429 · Antelope Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project |
| 2016-05-20 | 2016-07-11 | 52 d | F16AS00234 · Juvenile Salmonid Habitat Restoration Downstream of Highway 20 Bridge, Yuba River CA |
| 2016-05-05 | 2016-05-13 | 8 d | F16AS00210 · Habitat Restoration and Anadromous Fish Enhancement Project at Dos Rios Ranch |
| 2016-04-20 | 2016-04-25 | 5 d | AFRP-N-2 · Impacts of Illegal Marijuana Cultivation on Aquatic Resources Phase 2 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2016-04-06 | 6 d | F16-1 · Study Design for impacts of illegal marijuana cultivation on salmonids |
| 2015-12-18 | 2015-12-25 | 7 d | F16AS00063 · Fish Passage Improvement Projects Mill / Deer Creeks: permitting for Lower Deer Creek Falls |
| 2015-07-24 | 2015-07-29 | 5 d | F15AS00394 · Fish Habitat Restoration Projects |
| 2015-06-29 | 2015-07-04 | 5 d | F15AS00301 · Teichert Hallwood Facility Salmonid Habitat Restoration |
| 2015-05-20 | 2015-05-25 | 5 d | F15AS00233 · Habitat Improvement Project for Chinook Salmon |
| 2015-04-09 | 2015-04-14 | 5 d | F15AS00177 · Central Valley Project Improvement Act � Anadromous Fish Restoration Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.648?
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 32% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 25%. Based on 26 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 25% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $220,463. Expect about 80 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $220K; the middle half ran from $191K to $356K. 6 new awards were made, with $4.6M committed to them.
When does 15.648 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in May with about 80 days to apply. The most recent round posted May 20, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Assistance Listing 15.648 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 67% 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.