Collaborative Landscape Conservation
Active
- Assistance listing
- 15.669
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Grant awards
- 284 $407,412,276 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Cooperative Landscape Conservation Landscape
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 14-1611-0-1-302
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded grants under the Collaborative Landscape Conservation program (CFDA 15.669) most recently on May 1, 2025, with 284 total awards issued since 2010 and combined federal dollars obligated of $407.4 million. The program remains active, with 2 to 3 awards per year across the recent five-year period. Grant opportunities have not been posted recently; the most recent opportunities in the source are from 2019 and earlier, and no current solicitation is open as of this writing.
The program funds collaborative, landscape-scale conservation partnerships that convene diverse stakeholders including states, tribes, private landowners, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations to address shared conservation challenges. Funded projects include sagebrush steppe habitat restoration (Pheasants Forever, $599 thousand, awarded May 2025), tribal fisheries co-stewardship capacity building for subsistence salmon and chinook management in western Alaska (Native Village of Eagle, $1.7 million, awarded October 2023), and decision-support tools that inform management planning, endangered species recovery efforts, and spatial prioritization of conservation actions. The program also funds large-scale competitive grant-administration agreements—notably the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC), authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, with awards to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation totaling over $386 million (May 2024, May 2023) to streamline funding for voluntary conservation and restoration projects nationwide that advance existing landscape conservation plans or knit together diverse stakeholder partnerships.
Cooperative Agreements dominate the portfolio at 208 awards (73%), with Project Grants comprising 26 percent and a single Block Grant. The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters is the dominant funder by federal dollars obligated, accounting for $369 million (90 percent of federal dollars) through a small number of awards, primarily the ATBC and Americas Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (AERI) awards. The main-line Fish and Wildlife Service body issued 203 awards totaling $16.9 million. Regional offices (Regions 7, 8, 1, and 4) distribute the remainder across mid-range awards in the low-single-digit millions. Recipients are unrestricted; recent awards span tribal governments, nonprofits, state wildlife agencies, and universities. Project periods may extend up to five years. Prohibited costs include training federal personnel, purchase of real property, and construction.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Collaborative Landscape Conservation program promotes an inclusive approach to conservation by convening and facilitating diverse partnerships to address shared conservation challenges and create a network of healthy lands and waters where fish,
- Description
The Collaborative Landscape Conservation program promotes an inclusive approach to conservation by convening and facilitating diverse partnerships to address shared conservation challenges and create a network of healthy lands and waters where fish, wildlife, plants, and people thrive. The program advances adaptive leadership in landscape conservation regionally and nationally by identifying shared priorities with states, tribes, private landowners, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) coordinating actions, and informing decision-making. We support research to improve strategic conservation at the landscape scale, including development of data-driven decision support capability that make collaborative conservation achievable and support resilient landscape design which considers wildlife and ecosystems as well as cultural, social, and economic priorities. We support building collaborative conservation and the co-production of science by increasing capacity and support to effectively engage partners, synthesize information, and produce strategic approaches for landscape conservation.
Eligibility
- Uses of assistance
Support will be provided for cooperative landscape conservation projects to include: decision-support tools to inform management plans/decisions and ESA Recovery Plans, conservation delivery strategies and actions, and landscape-scale conservation strategies that can direct management expenditures where they have the greatest effect and lowest relative cost. This program is administered in compliance with the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977, as amended. These funds may not be used towards training U.S. Federal Government personnel, purchase of real property, or construction.
- Use restrictions
Support will be provided for cooperative landscape conservation projects to include: decision-support tools to inform management plans/decisions and ESA Recovery Plans, conservation delivery strategies and actions, and landscape-scale conservation strategies that can direct management expenditures where they have the greatest effect and lowest relative cost. This program is administered in compliance with the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977, as amended. These funds may not be used towards training U.S. Federal Government personnel, purchase of real property, or construction.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Project period of performance may be up to five years. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Program obligates funds and sends a notice of award to successful applicants. Recipients request funds in accordance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles, unless otherwise dictated by program-specific legislation or special award terms. Program will include any special payment terms and conditions in the notice of award.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Proposed projects will be selected on the basis of how well they meet the program and/or project-specific criteria detailed in individual funding opportunity postings. Criteria will vary depending on the scope of the program or project for which applications are being accepted.
- Award procedure
The USFWS Directorate identifies priority needs. Applications for funding will be reviewed and approved by USFWS staff based on the project-specific review criteria to be detailed in the funding opportunity posting. USFWS staff will notify applicants of review results by either issuing a fully executed Award either electronically or through the mail, or by sending written notification to the applicant that the application will not be funded.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Typically within 180 days of proposal receipt.
- Renewals
None. However; at the request of the recipient and as approved by USFWS, active awards may be amended (e.g., time extensions or budget changes).
Grant opportunities
Show all 49
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 284 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | $368,650,917 | 90% |
| 2 | Wildlife Management Institute, Incorporated | $7,478,591 | 2% |
| 3 | University Of Alaska Fairbanks | $1,809,614 | <1% |
| 4 | Nome Eskimo Community | $1,666,666 | <1% |
| 5 | The Kuskokwim Corporation | $1,666,666 | <1% |
| 6 | Native Village Of Eagle | $1,666,666 | <1% |
| 7 | Conservation Biology Institute, Inc. | $1,179,317 | <1% |
| 8 | University Of Hawaii | $1,138,465 | <1% |
| 9 | Point Reyes Bird Observatory | $956,038 | <1% |
| 10 | The Nature Conservancy | $823,216 | <1% |
10 of 163 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | $58,761,035 |
| FY2024 | $131,704,106 |
| FY2023 | $112,302,663 |
| FY2022 | $71,411,150 |
| FY2021 | -$94,642 |
| FY2020 | $923,602 |
| FY2019 | $107,273 |
| FY2018 | $248,742 |
| FY2017 | $3,462,649 |
| FY2016 | $6,799,586 |
| FY2015 | $7,775,764 |
| FY2014 | $5,425,418 |
| FY2013 | $4,963,254 |
| FY2012 | $4,191,969 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 15.669?
Assistance Listing 15.669 is Collaborative Landscape Conservation, a federal grant program run by Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior).
What is the CFDA number for Collaborative Landscape Conservation?
Its CFDA number is 15.669: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 15.669 awarded?
284 grant awards under 15.669 have obligated $407,412,276 in federal funds to 163 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 15.669?
The recipients obligated the most under Collaborative Landscape Conservation are National Fish And Wildlife Foundation ($368,650,917), Wildlife Management Institute, Incorporated ($7,478,591) and University Of Alaska Fairbanks ($1,809,614).
How much did 15.669 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 15.669 obligated $58,761,035 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 15.669?
No opportunity listed under 15.669 is open now. The latest, Science Applications Region 4 2019-2020, was posted on April 17, 2019.
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