Assistance Listing 15.639

Tribal Wildlife Grants

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

Assistance Listing 15.639, “Tribal Wildlife Grants,” is a federal program administered by Department of the Interior. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 4 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $6M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 151 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA.

Funding down 10% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -10% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

Support the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitats and species of Tribal cultural or traditional importance, including species that are not hunted or fished.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 15.639

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)

Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government

Participation is limited to Federally recognized Indian tribal governments.

Intended beneficiaries: Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government.

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

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$6.7M

FY25

$6M

FY26

$6.2M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Range: $10,000-$200,000; Average: $170,000.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.639. 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 151 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 15.639.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22

$6.3M

FY23

$5.17M

FY24

$6.66M

FY25

$5.92M

FY26

$159K

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

Alaska$2.76M
Washington$1.53M
California$1.31M
Oklahoma$939K
Montana$871K
Nevada$608K
Nebraska$595K
Arizona$487K
Florida$400K
Minnesota$400K

All 23 states and territories

Idaho $392K · Maine $380K · New Mexico $316K · Wisconsin $217K · Michigan $200K · Wyoming $200K · Colorado $200K · North Carolina $199K · Virginia $187K · Louisiana $160K · South Dakota $135K · New York $134K · Oregon $118K

Most recent awards

SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS · CATHE SOBOBA BAND OF LUISE?O INDIANS INTENDS TO SURVEY AND ASSESS HABITAT, VEGETATION, AND WILDLIFE ON THE SOBOBA RESERVATION. THE ASSESSMENT WILL INCLUDE THE AREAS MOST IN NEED OF RESTORATION AND PROTECTION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESTORATION OR MITIGATION MEASURES. THE ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 2-YEARS AND WILL INVOLVE DEVELOPING VEGETATION SURVEY AND WILDLIFE MONITORING PROTOCOL$200KStarts Mar 1, 2026 · Award ↗
OMAHA TRIBE OF NE · NETHIS PROJECT WILL INVEST IN STAFF CAPACITY TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN, AND ENHANCE HABITAT FOR ECOLOGICALLY AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT WILDLIFE SPECIES WITHIN THE OMAHA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA RESERVATION. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES THE NEED TO INCREASE STEWARDSHIP BY HIRING A FULL-TIME CONSERVATION OFFICER TO ASSIST WITH INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL AND BUFFALO MANAGEMENT ON APPROXIMATELY 40,000 ACRES.$200KStarts Oct 18, 2025 · Award ↗
UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE · COMULE DEER (ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS) POPULATIONS ACROSS THE WEST HAVE FLUCTUATED GREATLY, AND MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED DECLINES SINCE THE 1990S, INCLUDING THOSE ON UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBAL LANDS. MULE DEER ARE A CULTURALLY VALUED WILDLIFE RESOURCE TO THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE PEOPLE, AND TRIBAL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEIR POPULATIONS STABILIZE OR INCREASE. LACKING RESOURCES, UTE MOUNTAIN UTE WILDLIFE MANAGE$200KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
PONCA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA · NESINCE THE PONCA TRIBE OF NEBRASKAS (PTN) TERMINATION IN 1966 AND RESTORATION OF FEDERAL RECOGNITION IN 1990, THE TRIBE HAS REACQUIRED OVER 4000 ACRES OF LAND. MUCH OF THE NEW PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN KNOX COUNTY, NEBRASKA. IT HAS A DIVERSE LANDSCAPE FEATURING STREAMS, PONDS, FORESTS, SHORTGRASS, MIXED GRASS, AND TALLGRASS PRAIRIES, WETLANDS, AND PASTURES FOR THE TRIBES BUFFALO HERD. THIS LAND ALSO $200KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
KARUK TRIBE OF CALIFORNIA · CATHIS PROJECT AIMS TO MERGE TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND WESTERN SCIENCE TO MONITOR KEY SPECIES AND GUIDE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION IN THE MID-KLAMATH BASIN OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, TRIBAL STAFF WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN BIRD SONG IDENTIFICATION AND DATA PROCESSING USING ACOUSTIC RECORDING UNITS (ARUS). SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR NORTH AMERICAN BEAV$200KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE · NVPROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE FOCUSED ON LEVERAGING THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO EXPAND CAPACITY TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) TO THE PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE RESERVATION. THROUGH THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, THE PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBES (PLPT) AIS PROGRAM WILL INCREASE CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT PREVENTION ACTIVITIES THROUGH MORE CONSISTENT DAILY OPERATION$199KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE · WATHE JAMESTOWN SKLALLAM TRIBE (JST OR TRIBE) ALONG WITH OTHER SIGNATORIES TO THE 1855 TREATY OF POINT NO POINT AND WASHINGTON STATE ARE CO MANAGERS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THEIR CEDED AREA WITH THE COMMON GOAL OF MANAGING AND PRESERVING WILDLIFE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. SALMON HAVE LONG BEEN AN IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCE AND TRADE ITEM FOR THE SKLALLAMS AND NEIGHBORING TRIBES (BOXBERG$200KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
MOORETOWN RANCHERIA · CAMOORETOWN RANCHERIA OF MAIDU INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA PROPOSES A RESTORATION PLANNING AND MONITORING PROJECT FOR THE 4,000-ACRE TRIBAL CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AT FEATHER FALLS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. THE PROJECT PURPOSE IS TO RESTORE HABITAT IN AN AREA THAT WAS SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE 2020 NORTH COMPLEX FIRE, WITH A GOAL OF IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY AND SUPPORTING POLLINATORS AND CULTURALLY IMPORTAN$197KStarts Sep 1, 2025 · Award ↗
CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE · SDTHE BLACK-FOOTED FERRET (BFF) IS THE MOST ENDANGERED CARNIVOROUS MAMMAL IN NORTH AMERICA AND HAS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY RATING THAT CAN BE ASSIGNED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA) OF 1973. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BFF NATURAL HABITAT IS FOCUSED ON THE PRAIRIE DOG FOR SUSTENANCE AND BURROWS FOR PROTECTION AND WHELPING, PRAIRIE DOG PROTECTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR BFF RECOVERY. THI$197KStarts Aug 1, 2025 · Award ↗
PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE · WATHE TRIBE HAS A ROBUST HISTORY OF ELK HUNTING AND CARRIES THAT TRADITION ON TODAY. HOWEVER ELK POPULATIONS IN THE AREA CEDED UNDER THE TREATY OF POINT NO POINT ARE CURRENTLY SMALL AND TRIBAL ACCESS IS SEVERELY LIMITED THERE ARE THREE ELK HERDS TOTALING LESS THAN 150 ELK WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE RESERVATION THAT ARE ON LAND ACCESSIBLE TO TRIBAL HUNTERS SEVERAL MAJOR CONCERNS FOR THE LONGTERM HEALTH O$200KStarts Jul 1, 2025 · Award ↗

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 15.639

Closed opportunities under 15.639
Opportunity	Status	Award range	Closes	ALN
F26AS00040_Fiscal Year 2026_Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG)_NOFOFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$25K – $200K	Aug 14, 2026	15.639
F25AS00265_ Fiscal Year 2025_Tribal Wildlife Grant Program (TWG)_NOFOFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$25K – $200K	Jun 20, 2025	15.639
F24AS00241_Fiscal Year 2024_Tribal Wildlife Grant Program (TWG)_Funding Opportunity AnnouncementFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$10K – $200K	Jun 21, 2024	15.639
F23AS00257_FY 2023_Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) Program_Funding Opportunity AnnouncementFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$10K – $200K	Jun 23, 2023	15.639

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 15.639?

15.639 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Tribal Wildlife Grants.” 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 15.639?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 15.639 provide?

The agency reported $6,000,000 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 15.639?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 151 grant awards under 15.639. The largest recipients by obligations were SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA ($400K), BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION ($400K), CHICKALOON NATIVE VILLAGE ($400K), HOULTON BAND OF MALISEET INDIANS ($399K) and 1 more. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.