Assistance Listing 66.605
Performance Partnership Grants
Environmental Protection Agency · Environmental Protection Agency
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 335 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $661,000.
- First-time winners
- 8%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 41% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $661K
- $435K – $1.0M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 109
- $287M committed to them
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Department of Health & Environment | Government | KS | 8 | $26,310,504 |
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | Government | NY | 7 | $70,091,637 |
| Department of Environmental Quality Mississippi | Government | MS | 7 | $37,363,152 |
| Department of Environmental Quality | Government | OK | 6 | $29,380,000 |
| Navajo Nation Tribal Government | Tribal | AZ | 6 | $8,543,434 |
| Agriculture, Minnesota Department of | Government | MN | 6 | $4,138,402 |
| Florida Department of Environmental Protection | Government | FL | 5 | $78,822,617 |
| AL Department Environmental Management | Government | AL | 5 | $65,477,571 |
| Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy | Government | MI | 5 | $55,996,722 |
| Energy & Environment Cabinet | Government | KY | 5 | $53,415,630 |
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 | 195 | $698M | $1.4M | $619K – $2.4M |
| 2022 | 105 | $517M | $1.1M | $612K – $2.0M |
| 2023 | 110 | $369M | $1.1M | $546K – $2.3M |
| 2024 | 116 | $415M | $805K | $501K – $1.9M |
| 2025 | 109 | $287M | $661K | $435K – $1.0M |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 66.605?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 335 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $661,000.
How much does Performance Partnership Grants award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $661K; the middle half ran from $435K to $1.0M. 109 new awards were made, with $287M committed to them.
When does 66.605 usually post?
Posting history is irregular; watch this page for the next round.
Who runs this program?
Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency). Assistance Listing 66.605 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.