Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act

CFDA 15.517 Active Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)
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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding (estimated)
$30M FY2026
$31.2M
FY17
$20M
FY18
$43.1M
FY19
$11.1M
FY20
$25.7M
FY21
$51M
FY22
$87.2M
FY23
$232.7M
FY24
$30M
FY25*
$30M
FY26*
* estimated

Funded Projects

Examples of what this program has supported.

FY2024 Award to the Idaho Department of Fish Game for the preservation and recovery of the Yellowstone cutthroat trout in the South Fork Snake River.
FY2025 Award to the State of Washington to work with parties to determine the best mechanisms to procure water for added volumes of instream flow and to utilize measures to reduce the impact of water stargrass on the water systems in the Yakima River Basin.

Program Objective

To provide financial assistance, through grants or cooperative agreements, to public or private organizations for the improvement of fish and wildlife habitat associated with water systems or water supplies affected by Bureau of Reclamation projects.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • State governments
  • Local governments
  • Public nonprofits
  • Federally recognized tribes
  • Private nonprofits
  • Native American organizations

State and local governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions, public and private institutions and organizations, Federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments, individuals, small businesses, for-profit organizations, and Native American Organizations.

Beneficiaries

  • 16
  • 20
  • 4
  • 5
  • 7

Anyone/general public, governmental entities, Tribal governments, Native American organizations, and/or public or private organizations in the specific project area.

How to Apply

Application Procedure

Notice of funding opportunity announcements for this program, along with registration procedures, application packages and instructions, SF-424 forms and any other forms to be used to submit application information, points of contact, and procedures for submitting applications will be available on www.grants.gov.

Award Procedure

For competitive awards: Proposals received in response to the Announcement were reviewed on the basis of a competitive, merit-based review process, and are rated in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the Announcement. Reclamation will make awards to the highest rated proposals based on the amount of funding available each year.

For single-source awards, a Notice of Intent to Award is announced on www.grants.gov providing justification for the noncompetitive research award.

Varies depending on the type and complexity of the project. Further information will be available for each specific project at the time the funding opportunity announcement is posted on www.grants.gov and may be obtained by contacting the Reclamation personnel listed as the point of contact in the funding announcement.

Program details & compliance

Use of Funds

Allowed Uses

In accordance with the delegation of authority to the Bureau of Reclamation in the Department of the Interior Department Manual, Part 255, Chapter 1, Section 1.1.B, projects are limited to the improvement of fish and wildlife habitat associated with water systems or water supplies affected by Bureau of Reclamation projects, and in isolated cases, off-site locations not affected by Bureau of Reclamation projects.

Reporting & Compliance

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Leanne Robinson
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Bureau of Reclamation, Financial Assistance Policy Branch, Mail Code 84-27130, P.O. Box 25007, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
Michelle Ranger
303-445-2805
Bureau of Reclamation, Financial Assistance Policy Branch, Mail Code 84-27130, P.O. Box 25007, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2025-08-22. Spec v1.0. Last synced: 2026-05-30 02:33:21.