Assistance Listing 15.667
Highlands Conservation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 28 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,050,000. Expect about 125 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 0%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 100% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $1.1M
- $740K – $1.4M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 15
- $11M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Aug
- annual · 125-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Pennsylvania | Government | PA | 11 | $25,715,358 |
| Dept of Energy & Environmental Protection | Government | CT | 11 | $12,918,000 |
| New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation | Government | NY | 9 | $11,226,000 |
| NJ Highlands Council | Government | NJ | 4 | $1,743,425 |
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 | 4 | $7.4M | $1.5M | $1.5M – $1.8M |
| 2022 | 3 | $4.4M | $1.5M | $1.5M – $1.5M |
| 2023 | 7 | $21M | $172K | $172K – $1.5M |
| 2024 | 6 | $8.0M | $1.5M | $1.2M – $1.5M |
| 2025 | 15 | $11M | $1.1M | $740K – $1.4M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | 2026-10-31 | 165 d | F25AS00332 · F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Competitive Funding Round |
| 2026-05-19 | 2026-10-31 | 165 d | F25AS00379 · F25AS00379 Highlands Conservation Act - Base Funding Round |
| 2024-08-29 | 2024-12-31 | 124 d | F24AS00446 · F24AS00446 Highlands Conservation Act - Base Funding Round |
| 2024-08-29 | 2024-12-31 | 124 d | F24AS00447 · Highlands Conservation Act - Pilot - Under-Resourced Communities Funding Round |
| 2024-08-29 | 2024-12-31 | 124 d | F24AS00445 · F24AS00445 Highlands Conservation Act - Competitive Grant Round |
| 2023-07-28 | 2023-11-30 | 125 d | F23AS00462 · F23AS00462-Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - Competitive Funding |
| 2023-07-28 | 2023-11-30 | 125 d | F23AS00461 · F23AS00461-Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - Base Funding |
| 2022-12-09 | 2023-02-28 | 81 d | F23AS00080 · F23AS00080 - Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement |
| 2022-04-13 | 2022-10-31 | 201 d | F22AS00301 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - Base Funding |
| 2022-04-13 | 2022-10-31 | 201 d | F22AS00304 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Competitive Funding |
| 2021-07-23 | 2021-11-01 | 101 d | F21AS00585 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Competitive Funding |
| 2021-07-23 | 2021-11-01 | 101 d | F21AS00584 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Base Funding |
| 2021-01-05 | 2021-05-31 | 146 d | F20AS00230 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - Competitive Funding Round 2 |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-08-17 | 53 d | F20AS00159 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Competitive Funding |
| 2020-06-16 | 2020-08-17 | 62 d | F20AS00157 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program – Base Funding |
| 2019-09-04 | 2019-12-02 | 89 d | F19AS00365 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program Fiscal Year 2019 Notice of Funding Opportunity Competitive Funding Round 2 |
| 2019-03-28 | 2019-08-02 | 127 d | F19AS00168 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - FY19 - Competitive Funding |
| 2019-03-27 | 2019-06-07 | 72 d | F19AS00162 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - FY19 - Base Funding |
| 2018-07-09 | 2018-08-17 | 39 d | F18AS00236 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program |
| 2018-05-22 | 2018-06-27 | 36 d | F18AS00145 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program FY 2018 - Base Funding |
| 2018-05-22 | 2018-06-21 | 30 d | F18AS00147 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program - FY 2018 - Competitive Funding |
| 2017-05-09 | 2017-07-09 | 61 d | F17AS00212 · Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program |
| 2016-05-10 | 2016-07-11 | 62 d | F16AS00221 · Highland Conservation Act Grant Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.667?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 28 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,050,000. Expect about 125 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Highlands Conservation award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $1.1M; the middle half ran from $740K to $1.4M. 15 new awards were made, with $11M committed to them.
When does 15.667 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Aug with about 125 days to apply. The most recent round posted May 19, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Assistance Listing 15.667 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. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.