Assistance Listing 15.931
Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities
National Park Service · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Mostly repeat grantees: only 1% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before.
Based on 1,164 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 1% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $50,500. Expect about 92 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 1%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 92%
- 2% higher ed · 2% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 1%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $51K
- $38K – $130K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 338
- $54M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Nov
- irregular · 92-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Student Conservation Association, INC. | Nonprofit | VA | 494 | $33,257,368 |
| American Conservation Experience | Business | AZ | 488 | $58,925,868 |
| Conservation Legacy | Business | CO | 386 | $87,623,360 |
| The Great Basin Institute | Higher ed | NV | 134 | $23,540,025 |
| National Council Pres Eductn | Nonprofit | NY | 122 | $13,129,294 |
| Utah State University | Government | UT | 50 | $3,089,820 |
| Montana Conservation Corps, INC. | Nonprofit | MT | 37 | $3,110,671 |
| Greening Youth Foundation, INC | Nonprofit | GA | 34 | $4,634,981 |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Nonprofit | OR | 32 | $3,851,197 |
| California Conservation Corps | Government | CA | 29 | $3,557,431 |
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 | 492 | $61M | $49K | $24K – $114K |
| 2022 | 434 | $53M | $52K | $26K – $110K |
| 2023 | 399 | $60M | $60K | $29K – $125K |
| 2024 | 427 | $63M | $64K | $33K – $144K |
| 2025 | 338 | $54M | $51K | $38K – $130K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-17 | 2023-02-17 | 92 d | P23AS00091 · Community Volunteer Ambassador Program |
| 2021-07-29 | 2021-09-30 | 63 d | P21AS00560 · Youth Employment in Southern Arizona – SAGU FY21 |
| 2021-07-20 | 2021-10-01 | 73 d | P22AS00024 · Scientists in Parks Internship Program - Youth and Veteran Organization Conservation Activities |
| 2020-08-17 | 2020-08-27 | 10 d | P20AS00096 · Engaging Youth through Trails, Roads and Environmental Restoration Projects |
| 2020-08-11 | 2020-08-20 | 9 d | NPS-20-REG1-0021 · Youth Work Programs Cross Cultural Learning - Tomaquag Interns |
| 2020-06-08 | 2020-06-10 | 2 d | P20AS00058 · Engage youth organizations through resource projects at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park |
| 2020-03-12 | 2020-03-22 | 10 d | NPS-20-REG1-0002 · Spindle City Corps |
| 2020-03-12 | 2020-03-20 | 8 d | P20AS00036 · Glacier Bay National Park Corps Hitch |
| 2020-01-13 | 2020-01-23 | 10 d | NPS-NOIP20AC00098 · Teaching Traditional Building/Landscape Skills Training Project- SLBE |
| 2019-12-16 | 2019-12-26 | 10 d | NPS-NOIP20AC00050 · VOYA Historic Structures Repairs and Painting |
| 2019-12-11 | 2020-01-30 | 50 d | P20AS00015 · Understanding and Appreciation of Natural Sounds/Night Skies through Youth Initiatives Based on Science, Service, and Recreation |
| 2019-08-27 | 2019-09-05 | 9 d | P19AS00581 · Archeological Research Associates |
| 2019-08-22 | — | — | P19AS00575 · Park Cultural Landscapes Program Multiple Media Intern |
| 2019-08-21 | 2019-08-31 | 10 d | P19AS00568 · Rehabilitate Two Foot Bridges in Prince William Forest Park |
| 2019-08-21 | 2019-08-30 | 9 d | P19AS00569 · Every 4th Grade Student to a National Park |
| 2019-08-20 | — | — | P19AS00560 · Next Generation Stewards Interns at Pinnacles National Park |
| 2019-08-20 | — | — | P19AS00554 · Lewis and Clark Outdoor Recreation Youth Leaders |
| 2019-08-20 | 2019-08-30 | 10 d | NPS-NOIP19AC00344 · Restoration and Invasive Species Treatment in Northern Great Plains Parks |
| 2019-08-20 | — | — | P19AS00562 · Digitize Historic Photos for Yosemite National Park Archives |
| 2019-08-20 | — | — | P19AS00565 · Resource Stewardship and Interpretive Interns at Lewis and Clark NHP |
| 2019-08-19 | 2019-08-29 | 10 d | P19AS00549 · Repair and Replace Split Rail Fence |
| 2019-08-19 | 2019-08-29 | 10 d | P19AS00548 · Rehabilitate Shut-In National Recreational Trail |
| 2019-08-16 | — | — | P19AS00546 · Vegetation Management for Yosemite National Park |
| 2019-08-16 | 2019-08-25 | 9 d | NPS-NOI-19-1375 · Interns to assist with maintenance on heavily used trails |
| 2019-08-16 | 2019-08-25 | 9 d | NPS-NOI-19-1083 · Utilize interns to assist with critical assessments of bat populations |
| 2019-08-16 | 2019-08-25 | 9 d | P19AS00541 · GBI Research Associate for the Development and Implementation of an IPM Plan |
| 2019-08-16 | 2019-08-25 | 9 d | NPS-NOI-19-1316 · Natural and Cultural Resource Interns |
| 2019-08-16 | — | — | P19AS00547 · Post Carr Fire Trail Rehabilitation and Invasive Species Removal at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area |
| 2019-08-16 | 2019-08-25 | 9 d | NPS-NOI-19-1348 · Interns to assist with maintenance on heavily used trails |
| 2019-08-15 | 2019-08-25 | 10 d | P19AS00520 · Resource Management assistance with Geographic Information System Mapping |
| 2019-08-15 | — | — | P19AS00532 · Botany and Wildlife Management Internships |
| 2019-08-15 | 2019-08-25 | 10 d | P19AS00523 · Historic Preservation Intern |
| 2019-08-15 | — | — | P19AS00518 · Repair, Restore, and Maintain Trails at Guadalupe Mountains Nati |
| 2019-08-15 | 2019-08-25 | 10 d | P19AS00524 · Leader Trail Crew |
| 2019-08-15 | — | — | P19AS00514 · NEPA & Section 106 Project Planning and Compliance Death Valley National Park |
| 2019-08-15 | — | — | P19AS00536 · Zion Canyon Trail Maintenance & Repair |
| 2019-08-15 | — | — | P19AS00526 · Repair, Restore, and Maintain Trails at Guadalupe Mountains Nati |
| 2019-08-15 | — | — | P19AS00528 · SCC Youth Crews for Trail Maintenance |
| 2019-08-14 | 2019-08-19 | 5 d | NPSNOICOLM1900291-MOD01 · PLC FY16-19 – Invasive Species Removal, Road Corridor Maintenance and Trail Maintenance |
| 2019-08-13 | 2019-08-23 | 10 d | NPS-19-NERO-0107 · Spindle City Corps Trade Skills Team |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.931?
Mostly repeat grantees: only 1% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before. Based on 1,164 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 1% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $50,500. Expect about 92 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $51K; the middle half ran from $38K to $130K. 338 new awards were made, with $54M committed to them.
When does 15.931 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Nov with about 92 days to apply. The most recent round posted Nov 17, 2022.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (National Park Service). Assistance Listing 15.931 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 66% 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.