Assistance Listing 15.658

Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration

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

Assistance Listing 15.658, “Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration,” is a federal program administered by Department of the Interior. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 6 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $5.8M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 111 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY.

Funding down 64% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -64% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

The purpose of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program is to restore natural resources and their services that have been injured by an oil spill or hazardous substance release for the benefit of the American people. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a trustee for threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, at-risk species, and interjurisdictional fishes. We identify natural resources and their services that have been injured, determine the extent of the injuries, recover damages from responsible parties, and plan and carry out natural resource restoration activities.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 15.658

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)

Other

Anyone/general public. Use of assistance is primarily for natural resources but also can be for public education and recreation.

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

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$16M

FY25

$5.8M

FY26

$6M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Projects may range from $1,000 to $1,000,000 or greater.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.658. 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 111 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 15.658, and prime recipients reported 4 sub-awards to other organizations.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22

$6.84M

FY23

$16.2M

FY24

$15.8M

FY25

$5.56M

FY26

$3.86M

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

Texas$5.61M
Florida$3.06M
Wisconsin$2.23M
Georgia$2.1M
New York$1.54M
Missouri$1.52M
California$1.39M
Alaska$1.07M
Michigan$1.01M
Colorado$512K

All 20 states and territories

New Jersey $510K · Virginia $500K · Massachusetts $302K · Alabama $183K · Mississippi $178K · Idaho $136K · Montana $114K · Ohio $44.2K · New Hampshire $42K · Arizona $1.05K

Most recent awards

FLORIDA THREE RIVERS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC. · FLRATTLESNAKE BLUFF ROAD AND RIVERBANK RESTORATION$2MStarts Jan 1, 2026 · Award ↗
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA · FLTHE MCGIRTS CREEK PARK IS OWNED, MANAGED, AND PROTECTED BY THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE. MCGIRTS CREEKPARK IS A 500-ACRE NATURE PRESERVE THAT WAS ACQUIRED AS PART OF THE PRESERVATION PROJECT JACKSONVILLE,WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO RESTORE, ENHANCE, AND PROTECT ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITYOF JACKSONVILLE (DUVAL COUNTY). THE AREA IS LOCATED IN A FLOODPLAIN ALONG BOTH SIDES OF MCGIRTS CRE$57KStarts Dec 19, 2025 · Award ↗
CITY OF NEENAH · WITHIS APPLICATION REQUEST FOR FUNDING FROM NRDA IS FOR THE PROPOSED FISHING ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE FOX RIVER CHANNEL. WE ARE PROPOSING THREE LIMESTONE OUTCROPPINGS FROM WHICH TO ACCESS THE MAIN CHANNEL AND TO FISH FROM. EACH PLATFORM WILL BE STRATEGICALLY LOCATING ALONG THE SHORELINE PROVIDING SEPARATION FROM OTHER AREAS AND APPROXIMATELY 20 SQUARE WITH A STEP DOWN TO GAIN GREATER ACCESS TO THE WAT$102KStarts Sep 2, 2025 · Award ↗
DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. · MIDU IS REQUESTING 293711 OF NRDA FUNDS TO PAIR WITH 294075 OF MATCH FUNDS FOR PRIORITY WETLANDS RESTORATIONS PHASE III WILL RESTORE AND OR ENHANCE 491 ACRES OF EMERGENT WETLANDS AT FOUR PRIORITY SITES IN THE FOX RIVER GREEN BAY FOCUS AREA. SITES INCLUDE GRAND RIVER WA HOPE MARSH 200 ACRES NAVARINO WA SOUTH WOLF RIVER FLOWAGE 153 ACRES LOWER WOLF RIVER BOTTOMLANDS NRA EMBARASS FLOWAGE 128 ACRES AND $294KStarts Jul 1, 2025 · Award ↗
RARITAN HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION · NJTHE WEISS POND DAM REMOVAL CONSTRUCTION PHASE PROJECT PROPOSES TO REMOVE THE REMNANT WEISS MILL DAM IN CALIFON AND RESTORE APPROXIMATELY 2,300 FEET OF THE SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER IMPACTED FROM THIS REMNANT DAM. THE PROJECT WILL FUND THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE DAM REMOVAL PROJECT AND RESULT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT, RESULTING IN REMOVAL OF THE IN STREAM BARRIER.$90KStarts Jul 1, 2025 · Award ↗
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY · NJPROJECT OVERVIEW AND TASKS:THE RUTGERS ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE RUTGERS UNIVERSITYS LIVINGSTONCAMPUS IN NEW BRUNSWICK, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY (FIGURE A). DURING PHASE 1 OF THISPROJECT, A 0.5 MILE LOOP TRAIL THAT MEETS US FOREST SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS WASCONSTRUCTED AT THE RUTGERS ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE. THE TRAIL RUNS THROUGH MATURE FOREST ANDPROVIDES CLOSE-UP VIE$27KStarts Jul 1, 2025 · Award ↗
AMMONOOSUC CONSERVATION TRUST · NHTHE GRISWOLD ISLAND AND CLARKS LANDING PROPERTIES, TOTALING OVER 8 ACRES ALONG THE AMMONOOSUC RIVER IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE, WILL BE PERMANENTLY CONSERVED BY THE AMMONOOSUC CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) THROUGH LAND DONATIONS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION (NRDAR) SETTLEMENT FUNDS. BOTH PROPERTIES LIE ENTIRELY WITHIN THE WOODSVILLE WATER LIGHT HYDROLOGIC AREA$42KStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗
OSWEGO COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT · NYTHE AMBOY DAM REMOVAL PROJECT AT NINEMILE CREEK INCLUDES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DAM WITH GRADE CONTROL STRUCTURES AND WILL ADDRESS HABITAT RESTORATION AND RECREATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS WITHIN THE ONONDAGA LAKE WATERSHED AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2017 ONONDAGA LAKE NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT RESTORATION PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DAM WITH GRADE CONT$193KStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY · VATHE PROJECT ADDRESSES NEEDS RELATED TO SPILL RESPONSE AND NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND INTERACTIONS WITH FRESHWATER MUSSELS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES FINALIZATION OF THE MUSSEL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES (MAT) PROTOCOL, FUNDED THROUGH THE INLAND OIL SPILL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (IOSPP PROJECT 24-15). THIS IS FOR THE FOURTH YEAR OF WORK RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF MAT PROTOCOLS FOR SPILL RESPONSE IN W$50KStarts Apr 15, 2025 · Award ↗
TROUT UNLIMITED, INC. · MTTROUT UNLIMITED INC IS SEEKING NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION NRDAR FUNDS TO ADDRESS INSTREAM RESTORATION MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES DEGRADED DURING HIGH FLOWS FROM LAST YEAR ON THREE PRIVATE PARCELS. THESE STRUCTURES WERE SOME OF THE FIRST HABITAT FEATURES INSTALLED AFTER REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES WERE COMPLETED AS PART OF SUPERFUND ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA AND ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAI$114KStarts Apr 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.

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INCfrom AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY$620K · Aug 12, 2024
COASTAL BEND BAYS & ESTUARIES PROGRAM, INC.from AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY$620K · Jul 22, 2024
GULF COAST BIRD OBSERVATORY, INC.from AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY$620K · Jun 20, 2024
THE HOUSTON AUDUBON SOCIETYfrom AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY$620K · Jun 20, 2024

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 15.658

Closed opportunities under 15.658
Opportunity	Status	Award range	Closes	ALN
Implementation of the Onondaga Lake Invasive Species Control Program, Years 1-5Fish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$200K – $1M	Jun 18, 2021	15.658
Common Loon RestorationFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$50K – $1M	Mar 16, 2021	15.658
Upper Delaware River Wetland RestorationFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$75K – $106K	Sep 1, 2014	15.658
Northwest CT Stream Habitat Continuity AssessmentFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	Amount not specified	Apr 14, 2014	15.658
Requests for Proposals :Surf Scoter Restoration Project for Cosco Busan Damage Assessment and Restoration PlanFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$800K	Sep 28, 2012	15.658
Pacific Wood TreatingFish and Wildlife Service	Closed	$34.7K	Sep 21, 2012	15.658

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 15.658?

15.658 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration.” 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 15.658?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 15.658 provide?

The agency reported $5,800,000 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 15.658?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 111 grant awards under 15.658. The largest recipients by obligations were AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY ($3.18M), GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION INC ($2.44M), GOLDEN TRIANGLE RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT AREA, INC ($2.1M), FLORIDA THREE RIVERS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC. ($2M) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 4 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.