The Detroit Zoological Society
Royal Oak, MI
- UEI
- CQBQMTWWFHG6
- CAGE
- 5K1R1
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 8450 W 10 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067, USA
- Website
- detroitzoo.org
- Founded
- 1928
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $50M-$100M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Movies & Entertainment
- SIC code
- 84 Museums, Botanical, Zoological Gardens
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care of a turtles at the detroit zoological society for OLE R3 | DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 (FWS) | $5,241 |
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | F24AC02958 | $401,518 | |
| National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | F23AC03024 | $567,947 |
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About the company
The Detroit Zoological Society, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Royal Oak, Michigan, operates federal grant programs in wildlife conservation, environmental research, and community development as a prime grant recipient (89% of recent awards) and occasionally as a subrecipient on conservation projects managed by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The Detroit Zoo's federal footprint concentrates in wildlife recovery and species research. The organization received a cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 (award date June 6, 2022, ultimate completion August 5, 2026) to operate the Great Lakes Piping Plover Salvage Captive Rearing Program at the Detroit Zoo and the University of Michigan Biological Station, raising and releasing chicks from abandoned eggs to supplement wild populations; the program released thirteen captive-reared chicks in 2021. The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Detroit Zoo a $483,624 project grant (January 1 through December 31, 2022) under the National Leadership Grants program to investigate cardiovascular disease in great apes—gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, and bonobos—using pathological analysis to identify predictive diagnostic tests and inform disease prevention and treatment protocols across accredited zoos. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funded an Economic Development Initiative community project grant (award date August 13, 2024, ultimate completion August 31, 2032) for a HUD-specified initiative, with project scope and congressional designation documented in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
The Detroit Zoo's customer base spans six federal agencies, with the top five representing 89% of recent awards. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 leads (7 awards), followed by IMLS and Fish and Wildlife Service headquarters (3 awards each), the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2 awards), and HUD (2 awards). In its subrecipient role, the organization received funding via the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (award date January 10, 2025) for stormwater storage improvements across seven acres of the Detroit Zoo campus—planting ninety trees, installing twenty-six thousand six hundred fifty square feet of green infrastructure, and adding one hundred seventy thousand gallons of annual stormwater storage capacity to improve water filtration and native habitat. Award volume has remained sparse and episodic (two awards in 2020, one in 2021, two in 2022, one in 2024, two in 2025), with minimal pipeline concentration and no recurring contract vehicles in the source data.
Quick answers
Is The Detroit Zoological Society registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The Detroit Zoological Society's SAM.gov registration is active through June 2, 2027.
What is The Detroit Zoological Society's most recent federal award?
The Detroit Zoological Society's most recent federal grant award is Economic development initiative, community project funding/congressional directed spending awards are authorized… (B24CPMI1170), from Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, on August 13, 2024.
On GovTribe
See The Detroit Zoological Society's full federal record
- Federal contract awards
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