Assistance Listing 15.662
Great Lakes Restoration
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 87% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 64 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $250,000. Expect about 335 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 8%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 14%
- 23% higher ed · 48% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $250K
- $200K – $598K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 9
- $7.7M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jan
- rolling · 335-day window
Open right now under this program
3 opportunities · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
| Deadline | Opportunity | Expected awards |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 3159 days | F26AS00084 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeF26AS00084 | — |
| Dec 3159 days | F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeF26AS00083 | — |
| Dec 3159 days | F26AS00085 Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeF26AS00085 | — |
Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Natural Resources | Government | MI | 15 | $5,241,167 |
| Great Lakes Commission | Government | MI | 15 | $3,638,773 |
| Michigan State University | Higher ed | MI | 11 | $2,960,077 |
| Department of Natural Resources Illinois | Government | IL | 10 | $45,238,306 |
| Natural Resources, Ohio Department of, Division of Wildlife | Government | OH | 9 | $9,341,504 |
| Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy | Government | MI | 8 | $4,494,356 |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Government | WI | 8 | $4,144,286 |
| Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | Government | MN | 7 | $3,968,183 |
| Natural Resources, Indiana Department of | Government | IN | 6 | $1,712,740 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Nonprofit | DC | 5 | $59,967,947 |
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 | 61 | $36M | $160K | $67K – $376K |
| 2022 | 46 | $49M | $312K | $100K – $724K |
| 2023 | 23 | $33M | $300K | $133K – $654K |
| 2024 | 32 | $35M | $368K | $165K – $725K |
| 2025 | 9 | $7.7M | $250K | $200K – $598K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | 2026-12-31 | 204 d | F26AS00083 · F26AS00083 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2026-05-20 | 2026-12-31 | 225 d | F26AS00085 · F26AS00085 Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2026-05-07 | 2026-12-31 | 238 d | F26AS00084 · F26AS00084 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2026 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2025-11-19 | 2026-01-23 | 65 d | F25AS00317 · F25AS00317 Crane Creek Lacustuary Restoration |
| 2025-01-13 | 2025-12-31 | 352 d | F25AS00218 · F25AS00218 Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2025 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2025-01-13 | 2025-12-31 | 352 d | F25AS00216 · F25AS00216 - Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2025 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2025-01-13 | 2025-12-31 | 352 d | F25AS00217 · F25AS00217 Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2025 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2024-01-31 | 2024-12-31 | 335 d | F24AS00227 · F24AS00227 - Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2024 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2024-01-31 | 2024-12-31 | 335 d | F24AS00225 · F24AS00225 - Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2024 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2024-01-31 | 2024-12-31 | 335 d | F24AS00226 · F24AS00226 - Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2024 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2023-10-26 | 2024-01-04 | 70 d | F24AS00128 · F24AS00128: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2024 |
| 2023-01-26 | 2023-12-31 | 339 d | F23AS00164 · Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2023 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2023-01-20 | 2023-12-31 | 345 d | F23AS00165 · F23AS00165-Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2023 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2023-01-20 | 2023-12-31 | 345 d | F23AS00163 · F23AS00163 - Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2023 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2022-02-03 | 2022-12-31 | 331 d | F22AS00181 · Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2022 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2022-02-02 | 2022-12-31 | 332 d | F22AS00182 · Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2022 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2022-02-02 | 2022-12-31 | 332 d | F22AS00183 · Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2022 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2021-02-26 | 2021-12-31 | 308 d | F21AS00314 · Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to the Great Lakes States and Tribes - Fiscal Year 2021 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2021-02-26 | 2021-12-31 | 308 d | F21AS00313 · Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes - Fiscal Year 2021 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2021-02-26 | 2021-12-31 | 308 d | F21AS00306 · Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States - Fiscal Year 2021 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2020-02-21 | 2020-05-29 | 98 d | F20AS00060 · Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection |
| 2020-02-20 | 2020-09-20 | 213 d | F20AS00059 · Great Lakes Restoration, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program 2020 |
| 2020-01-16 | 2020-03-16 | 60 d | F20AS00046 · Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes Tribes |
| 2020-01-16 | 2020-03-16 | 60 d | F20AS00045 · Aquatic Invasive Species Grants to Great Lakes States |
| 2020-01-16 | 2020-03-16 | 60 d | F20AS00047 · Aquatic Invasive Species Interjurisdictional Grants to Great Lakes States and Tribes |
| 2020-01-10 | 2020-09-30 | 264 d | F20AS00043 · Coastal Program - Great Lakes Restoration Initative |
| 2019-12-11 | 2020-02-09 | 60 d | F20AS00037 · Ferguson Bayou Hydrologic Reconnection |
| 2019-10-31 | 2020-01-07 | 68 d | F20AS00027 · Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act |
| 2019-08-15 | 2019-08-22 | 7 d | F19AS00337 · Plover Management and Monitoring |
| 2019-08-05 | 2019-08-12 | 7 d | F19AS00326 · R3 GLRI Endangered Species Grant Program (GLRI-ES) |
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-03 | 7 d | F19AS00270 · National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Sustain Our Great Lakes Program |
| 2019-05-22 | 2019-05-30 | 8 d | F19AS00216 · Parentage Analysis for Stocked and Wild Caught Lake Sturgeon in Lake Superior |
| 2019-05-06 | 2019-05-13 | 7 d | F19AS00207 · Prairie Species Conservation, Habitat Management, and Captive Rearing |
| 2019-04-17 | 2019-04-24 | 7 d | F19AS00186 · Navarre Marsh Habitat Restoration Project |
| 2019-04-11 | 2019-04-18 | 7 d | F19AS00183 · Asian Carp Action Plan Grants to Great Lakes States for Fiscal Year 2019 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-04-17 | 7 d | F19AS00182 · Implementing and evaluating response actions for red swamp crayfish in Michigan - FY19 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-04-17 | 7 d | F19AS00181 · Relationship between body size of Asian carp and hydroacoustic target strength |
| 2019-04-03 | 2019-04-10 | 7 d | F19AS00170 · Great Lakes Piping Plover Monitoring and Protection Activities in Michigan |
| 2019-03-26 | — | — | F19AS00157 · Great Lakes Remote Sensing |
| 2019-02-21 | 2019-02-28 | 7 d | F19AS00110 · Assessment of Population, Reproductive, and Health Impairments in Colonial Waterbirds Breeding in Michigan's Areas of Concern and Grand Traverse Bay |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.662?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 87% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 64 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $250,000. Expect about 335 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Great Lakes Restoration award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $250K; the middle half ran from $200K to $598K. 9 new awards were made, with $7.7M committed to them.
When does 15.662 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jan with about 335 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jun 10, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Assistance Listing 15.662 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 44% 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.