Assistance Listing 15.246
Threatened and Endangered Species
Department of the Interior · Bureau of Land Management
Assistance Listing 15.246, “Threatened and Endangered Species,” is a federal program administered by Department of the Interior. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 40 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $1.17M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
The BLM, as a federal agency, is required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to carry out programs to protect and recover threatened and endangered (T&E) species and the ecosystems upon which they depend and implements tasks identified in T&E recovery plans developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service. The BLM also implements conservation actions for sensitive and candidate species to preclude the need for federal listing. The Threatened and Endangered Species Program works to conserve and recover federally-listed animal and plant species and their habitat on public lands and shares cooperative responsibility with other BLM programs and partners for conservation of candidate and sensitive species. The scope of the T&E Species Program spans all taxa that merit designation under the Endangered Species Act or are identified as BLM sensitive species, providing a cross section of the most imperiled species of mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, invertebrates, fish, and plants. As of 2023, there are over 330 federally threatened and endangered species and 2400 federal sensitive species occur within BLM managed lands. Public lands often provide the key habitat for species recovery and conservation. Managing more land than any other federal agency, the BLM plays a pivotal and substantive role in species recovery. Due to the commingling of federal and nonfederal lands, the BLM’s proactive commitment to conserve threatened and endangered species is essential to federal, state, and non-governmental organizations in meeting our mutual interest of species recovery. Collaboration on conservation endeavors with the ultimate goal to increase threatened and endangered species or BLM sensitive species populations and manage and restore habitat of these federal trust wildlife, fish and plants within the public domain, serves a public purpose as required in cooperative agreements.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 15.246
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
- Not-for-Profit Organization
- Nonprofit Organization
- Tribal
- State
- Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
- Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
- County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
- Local
- Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Past partnership projects have ranged from $5,000 to $2,000,000. Average amounts approximately $68,300 or less.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.246. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Recently closed under 15.246
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 15.246?
15.246 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Threatened and Endangered Species.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 15.246?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Not-for-Profit Organization, Nonprofit Organization, Tribal, State, Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority), Local and Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 15.246 provide?
The agency reported $1,165,058 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.