Assistance Listing 15.688
Department of the Interior · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Assistance Listing 15.688, “Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act,” is a federal program administered by Department of the Interior. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 1 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $227K in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
To provide assistance to States, Indian Tribes, and other interested entities to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration, research, and management of the fish and wildlife resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes Basin.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Anyone/general public with eligible research, restoration, and Regional Project proposals for the restoration of the Great Lakes Basin fish and wildlife resources, as described in the program’s Notices of Funding Opportunity on Grants.gov.
Intended beneficiaries: Unrestricted by Individual Type and Unrestricted by Entity Type.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Broad variation based on project needs, as supported by the Proposal Review Committee. Expected award funding for Regional Project proposals is $200,000 to $1,240,000. Successful restoration and research proposals have ranged from $2,300 to $500,000 with the average proposal at $145,292. Expected award funding for restoration and research proposals is between $20,000 and $400,000.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.688. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.15.688 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
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.
The agency reported $227,099 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.