Assistance Listing 15.671
Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 11% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 36%.
Based on 9 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $69,744. Expect about 86 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 11%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 36%
- 14% higher ed · 32% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $70K
- $65K – $75K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 2
- $139K committed to them
- Usually posts
- Sep
- annual · 86-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Department of Fish & Game | Government | AK | 7 | $1,245,910 |
| Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association | Nonprofit | AK | 4 | $281,629 |
| G.sandone Consulting, LLC | Business | AK | 4 | $212,710 |
| Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association | Nonprofit | AK | 2 | $111,960 |
| California Institute of Technology | Higher ed | CA | 1 | $63,566 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Higher ed | AK | 1 | $59,948 |
| Dena Nena Henash | Nonprofit | AK | 1 | $32,750 |
| Baylor University | Higher ed | TX | 1 | $19,094 |
| Tanana Valley Watershed Association | Nonprofit | AK | 1 | $14,498 |
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 | $285K | $45K | $24K – $54K |
| 2022 | 7 | $1.2M | $64K | $55K – $88K |
| 2023 | 3 | $172K | $52K | $51K – $61K |
| 2024 | 4 | $220K | $55K | $48K – $63K |
| 2025 | 2 | $139K | $70K | $65K – $75K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | 2026-05-18 | 60 d | F26AS00041 · F26AS00041 Yukon River Salmon Research and Management (R&M) Assistance |
| 2024-09-17 | 2025-01-06 | 111 d | F25AS00033 · F25AS00033 Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance |
| 2023-11-22 | 2024-01-06 | 45 d | F24AS00190 · F24AS00190 - Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY 2024 |
| 2022-09-16 | 2023-04-26 | 222 d | F23AS00187 · F23AS00187 Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY 2023 |
| 2021-08-03 | 2022-03-04 | 213 d | F21AS00583 · Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY 2022 |
| 2021-01-04 | 2021-03-05 | 60 d | F21AS00154 · Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY 2021 |
| 2019-09-23 | 2020-01-03 | 102 d | F19AS00404 · Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY 2020 |
| 2018-10-11 | 2019-01-04 | 85 d | F19AS00006 · Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY 2019 |
| 2017-07-06 | 2018-01-05 | 183 d | F17AS00303 · Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY2018 |
| 2017-04-17 | 2017-05-17 | 30 d | F17AS00194 · Request for Conceptual Proposals for Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Projects |
| 2016-07-15 | 2017-01-06 | 175 d | F16AS00348 · Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY2017 |
| 2015-07-07 | 2015-10-02 | 87 d | F15AS00326 · Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY2016 |
| 2014-06-24 | 2014-10-03 | 101 d | F14AS00257 · Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance 2014 |
| 2013-08-27 | 2013-10-04 | 38 d | F13AS00325 · Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance 2014 |
| 2012-08-31 | 2012-10-03 | 33 d | F12AS00274 · 2013 Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Projects |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.671?
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 11% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 36%. Based on 9 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $69,744. Expect about 86 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $70K; the middle half ran from $65K to $75K. 2 new awards were made, with $139K committed to them.
When does 15.671 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Sep with about 86 days to apply. The most recent round posted Mar 19, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Assistance Listing 15.671 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 75% 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.