Assistance Listing 15.630

Coastal

Department of the Interior · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Assistance Listing 15.630, “Coastal,” is a federal program administered by Department of the Interior. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 9 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $31.3M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 312 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was GREENTRUST ALLIANCE INC.

Funding up 312% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed +312% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

To provide technical and financial assistance to partners to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement projects that benefit federal trust species, including species listed as threatened or endangered, migratory birds, interjurisdictional fish, and certain marine mammals. Coastal habitats include, coastal wetlands, estuaries, watersheds, and shorelines, and near shore habitats like seagrass beds and coral reefs. Our conservation investments benefit coastal-dependent species, coastal communities and their economies, and provide recreational communities.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 15.630

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)

Unrestricted by Entity Type
Unrestricted by Individual Type

Federal, State, interstate and intrastate agencies; local and tribal governments; public nonprofit institutes and organizations (such as conservation organizations, watershed councils, land trusts, schools and institutions of higher learning); U.S. territories and possessions; private landowners including individuals and businesses.

Intended beneficiaries: Sponsored organization, Interstate, Small business, Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Minority group, Individual/Family, U.S. Territories, Federal, Intrastate, State and 4 more.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$7.6M

FY25

$31.3M

FY26

$6M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Range is $5,000 to $50,000.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.630. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 312 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 15.630, and prime recipients reported 3 sub-awards to other organizations.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22

$12.4M

FY23

$10.7M

FY24

$7.64M

FY25

$31.3M

FY26

$250K

Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY26 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Largest recipients since October 1, 2023

Where recipients are located

New Jersey$17.7M
Delaware$6.35M
Texas$3.44M
Wisconsin$1.73M
Maryland$1.49M
Michigan$1.21M
California$1.08M
Illinois$1.07M
Connecticut$845K
Alaska$723K

All 27 states and territories

Florida $550K · Washington $532K · Hawaii $522K · Ohio $450K · Minnesota $398K · Maine $269K · Rhode Island $205K · Puerto Rico $165K · Massachusetts $120K · South Carolina $117K · New York $115K · Oregon $98.3K · Georgia $85K · Guam $49.9K · North Carolina $30K · U.S. Virgin Islands $19.3K · District of Columbia $15K

Most recent awards

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION · CATHIS PROJECT IS LOCATED AT TOLOWA DUNES STATE PARK (TDSP) IN THE NORTH COAST REDWOODS DISTRICT (NCRD). THE PROJECT AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES OF UPLAND DUNE AND SWALE HABITATS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE HABITAT FOR OREGON SILVERSPOT BUTTERFLY (SPEYERIA ZERENE HIPPOLYTA) (OSB), A FEDERALLY THREATENED SPECIES. PARK STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE USFWS, ARE WORKING TO RESTORE OS$35KStarts May 1, 2026 · Award ↗
DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE · MITHE BLACK TERN POPULATION AROUND THE GREAT LAKES AND ESPECIALLY AT ST CLAIR FLATS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED. DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE HAS MONITORED THE BLACK TERN POPULATION AT ST. CLAIR FLATS FOR OVER A DECADE AND WITNESSED THE DECLINE OF THE COLONY. WE HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH SEVERAL TYPES OF NESTING PLATFORMS AND HAVE FOUND A CANVAS AND STYROFOAM DESIGN TO ATTRACT THE MOST BREEDING PAIRS OF BLACK$51.8KStarts Jan 1, 2026 · Award ↗
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS · AKTHE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS FISH PASSAGE AND STREAM HABITAT RESTORATION NEEDS ACROSS THE DATA POOR, DISPERSED ISLAND REGION OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY DEVELOPING NEW TOOLS AND A FRAMEWORK TO APPLY THEM. THIS RESEARCH WILL HELP INFORM STREAM HABITAT RESTORATION ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT PRIORITIZATION RELATED TO CULVERT AND OTHER FISH BARRIER REMOVAL IN A WAY THAT MAXIMIZES THE POTENTIAL HAB$41.1KStarts Dec 15, 2025 · Award ↗
MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST · MEMAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST (MCHT) PARTNERS CLOSELY WITH THE GULF OF MAINE COASTAL PROGRAM TO ADVANCE PRIORITY SALT MARSH RESTORATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COAST OF MAINE AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION EFFORTS WITH PARTNERS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. THIS AWARD WILL FURTHER PROGRESS ON PRIORITY SALT MARSH RESTORATION PROJECTS BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, PRE-RESTORATION MONITORING $40KStarts Dec 1, 2025 · Award ↗
SKAGIT FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT GROUP · WATHE FIR ISLAND CREOSOTE REMOVAL PROJECT WILL REMOVE 17 DERELICT CREOSOTE PILINGS FROM A PRIVATE LANDOWNER?S PROPERTY ON THE TIDAL AREA OF SOUTH FORK OF THE SKAGIT RIVER DELTA AND IMPROVE THE RIPARIAN AREA ADJACENT TO THE CREOSOTE REMOVAL SITE LOCATED ALONG 500-LINEAR-FEET OF THE RIVER. THE PILINGS ARE NO LONGER USED BY THE LANDOWNERS AND ARE LEACHING CHEMICALS INTO THE SALISH SEA. THE PRIMARY COMP$49KStarts Nov 14, 2025 · Award ↗
DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. · OHDUCKS UNLIMITED (DU), OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE (ODOW), AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) WILL USE $200,000 OF MIDWEST COASTAL PROGRAM (MCP) FUNDING TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE 135 ACRES OF LAKE ERIE COASTAL WETLANDS AT PICKEREL CREEK WILDLIFE AREA ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF SANDUSKY BAY. THIS PROJECT INVOLVES A COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE WETLAND MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCT$200KStarts Nov 1, 2025 · Award ↗
ARTIST BOAT, INC., THE · TXTHE PROPOSED PROJECT, COASTAL HERITAGE PRESERVE- HABITAT MANAGEMENT, ENHANCEMENT, AND RESTORATION, AIMS TO MANAGE, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE VALUABLE COASTAL HABITATS ON ARTIST BOAT?S 1039-ACRE COASTAL HERITAGE PRESERVE LOCATED ON THE WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND IN GALVESTON COUNTY, TX. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY ENACTING CONSERVATION MEASURES TO CONTROL THE ENCROACHMENT OF UNDESIRABLE WOODY VEGETATION $35KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
MOLOKA'I LAND TRUST · HIPUNALAU POND (45 ACRES) WAS PURCHASED BY THRE MOLOKAI LAND TRUST ON APRIL 9, 2025. THE SITE IS A SILTED IN FISHPOND WITH SOME FRESHWATER SPRINGS STILL FUNCTIONING AND PART OF A LARGE INTERLINKAGE OF ANCIENT FISHPONDS AND SHORELINE SPRINGS IN THE PALA AU DISTRICT ON MOLOKAI S SOUTH SHORE. PUNALAU POND IS HOME TO A MULTITUDE OF WATER AND SHORE BIRDS INCLUDING NESTING HABITAT FOR THE ENDANGERED HAWAI$50KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
GUAM DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · GUTHIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE COLLECTION OF CRITICAL SEA TURTLE NESTING AND HABITAT DATA TO SUPPORT SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS ON GUAM. BY REACTIVATING THE HAGGAN WATCH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, TRAINED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL GATHER STANDARDIZED DATA ON NESTING ACTIVITIES, HABITAT CONDITIONS, AND THREATS TO THE GREEN SEA TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS, THREATENED) AND HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLE (E$49.9KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC · OHAUDUBON GREAT LAKES (AGL) IS PROUD TO CO-HOST THE FOURTH BIENNIAL GREAT LAKES COASTAL SYMPOSIUM (GLCS) IN 2026, A PIVOTAL GATHERING FOR NATURAL RESOURCE PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, MANAGERS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF GREAT LAKES COASTAL SYSTEMS. THE SYMPOSIUM WILL FEATURE A HANDS-ON RESTORATION STEWARDSHIP EVENT IN SANDUSKY BAY, OFFERING P$50.5KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗

Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards

Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ILLINOISfrom DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ILLINOIS$190K · Apr 1, 2025
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INCfrom DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC.$39K · May 29, 2025
TOUSSAINT RIVER WATERSHED CONSERVANCYfrom DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC.$20K · Aug 10, 2026

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Recently closed under 15.630

Closed opportunities under 15.630
Opportunity	Status	Award range	Closes	ALN
F26AS00069 Coastal Program FY26Fish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$1 – $500K	Sep 30, 2026	15.630
F25AS00188 Coastal Program FY25Fish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$1 – $500K	Sep 30, 2025	15.630
F24AS00022 - Coastal Program - FY24Fish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$1 – $500K	Dec 31, 2024	15.630
F23AS00032 - 2023 Coastal ProgramFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$1 – $200K	Sep 30, 2023	15.630
Coastal Program - 2022Fish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$1 – $200K	Sep 30, 2022	15.630
Coastal ProgramFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$1 – $500K	Sep 30, 2021	15.630
Hylaeus bee nest site enhancementFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	Up to $48.5K	Sep 4, 2013	15.630
Moomomi Predator-proof FenceFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	Up to $40K	Aug 29, 2013	15.630
Texas Mid-coast Wetlands ProjectFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	Up to $30K	Jul 15, 2013	15.630

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 15.630?

15.630 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Coastal.” 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 15.630?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Unrestricted by Entity Type and Unrestricted by Individual Type. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 15.630 provide?

The agency reported $31,300,000 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.

Who has received funding under ALN 15.630?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 312 grant awards under 15.630. The largest recipients by obligations were GREENTRUST ALLIANCE INC ($17.3M), STATE OF DELAWARE, DNREC ($6.35M), DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. ($2.15M), WESTERN MARYLAND RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA, INC. ($1.52M) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 3 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.