Plant Conservation and Restoration Management
CFDA 15.245 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$58.4M
Awards
216
Recipients
92
States
19
Last Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47.5M | 162 | |
| 2025 | $8.0M | 41 | -83.2% |
| 2026 | $3.0M | 13 | -62.2% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 15.245
Largest individual obligations for Plant Conservation and Restoration Management.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_L24AC00272_014 THE NEGAUNEE INSTITUTE FOR PLANT CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND ACTION AT THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN HAS WORKED FOR OVER 20 YEARS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR FE… | CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Illinois | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | IL-10 | 2024 | $4,175,158 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00350_014 THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR A THREE-YEAR (FY22-FY24) PACIFIC NORTHWEST ETHNOBOTANY NATIVE PLANT SEED COLLECTION AND TRIBAL CONSERVATION CORPS ECOCULTURAL RESTORATION PROJECT. THE PROJ… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-01 | 2024 | $2,907,724 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00446_014 THE PROJECT ENTAILS COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS DEVELOPMENTINCLUDING WILDLAND SEED COLLECTION, SEED PROCESSING AND STORAGE, AGRICULTURAL SEED INCREASE,R… | INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-90 | 2024 | $2,897,490 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00347_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT S EXECUTIVE ORDERS FOR TACKING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT HOME AND ABROAD (AND THE ASSOCIATED RESTORING AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL STR… | INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-01 | 2024 | $2,317,969 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00641_014 THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY AND PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROGRAM (PCRP) BY FOLLOWING SEEDS OF SUCCESS (SOS) PROTOCOLS. THE GOAL OF… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-02 | 2024 | $1,727,749 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00572_014 THE DINE NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM (DNPP) IS A SEED BANKING AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROGRAMUNDER THE NAVAJO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2017, WE HAV… | NAVAJO NATION TRIBAL GOVERNMENT Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-01 | 2026 | $1,165,721 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00367_014 AWARD PURPOSE: BLM NOW RECOGNIZES NEARLY 3,000 SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES (SSS) THAT THEY USE TO HELP DIRECT CONSERVATION ACTION TOWARD SPECIES MOST URGENTLY NEEDING INTERVENTIONS. NE… | NATURESERVE Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | — | 2024 | $1,049,999 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00133_014 NV BOTANICAL PROGRAM GBI | THE GREAT BASIN INSTITUTE Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-02 | 2024 | $799,964 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10526_014 THIS PROJECT, WITH THE STATE OF COLORADO- UNIVERSITY NORTHERN COLORADO, PROMOTES MANAGEMENT STUDIES TO ENSURE THAT BLM UTILIZES BEST PRACTICES TO MANAGE LAND AND WATER RESOURCES A… | UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-90 | 2024 | $790,000 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00233_014 NORTH COAST CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION PROJECT | MATTOLE RESTORATION COUNCIL California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-02 | 2024 | $757,898 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00349_014 SGI WILL PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND COORDINATION FOR THE REGION-WIDE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSAL AS WELL AS COORDINATE COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTING T… | AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY Tennessee | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | TN-01 | 2024 | $750,000 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00518_014 KLAMATH-TRINITY NATIVE SEED PROGRAM | YUROK TRIBE California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-02 | 2024 | $745,867 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00155_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBERL24AS00081FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT 1. DEVELOPING GENETICALLY APPROPRIATE NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL SEED FOR USE IN HABITAT RESTORATION.2. IMPLEMENTING… | BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-02 | 2025 | $733,965 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00442_014 CALIFORNIA NATIVE SEED AND PLANT AMPLIFICATION PROJECT | RIVER PARTNERS California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-01 | 2024 | $724,619 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00221_014 THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW THE NAVAJO NATION TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT, DEDICATED SEED LAB AND GREENHOUSE FACILITY LOCATED AT THE NAVAJO NATION ZOO IN WINDOW ROCK, AZ, WHICH WILL SERVE… | NAVAJO NATION TRIBAL GOVERNMENT Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-01 | 2024 | $700,000 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00713_014 EVALUATING THE CONSERVATION POTENTIAL OF DROUGHT ADAPTED MILKWEEDS TO BENEFIT MONARCH BUTTERFLIES IN THE CARSON CITY DISTRICT | WALKER BASIN CONSERVANCY Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-90 | 2025 | $699,708 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00408_014 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIVE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | EAST STANISLAUS RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-13 | 2024 | $682,138 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00511_014 THE PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS PROGRAM, UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION ATKAWERAK, INC. PROPOSES A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE ALASKA BUREAU OF LAND M… | KAWERAK, INC. Alaska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2024 | $679,406 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00618_014 ENLC PROPOSES TO ENGAGE IN RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND REPORTING PROVIDE EXPERTISE ON GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE PLANT MATERIAL… | EASTERN NEVADA LANDSCAPE COALITION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-02 | 2024 | $677,000 |
ASST_NON_L19AC00332_014 SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, INC. (SER) PROPOSES A NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, AND GRASSLAND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND RESILIENCY COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PROJECT ENTITLED: FORT… | THE SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION INC District of Columbia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-02 | 2026 | $664,258 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00491_014 THE ALASKA CENTER FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE (ACCS) SEEKS TO SUPPORT THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT S ALASKA STATE OFFICE RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BY PROVIDING BOTANICAL SUPPORT… | UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE Alaska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00393_014 VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY PROJECT | VICTOR VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-08 | 2025 | $582,982 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00456_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L24AS00081 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS: NATURAL AREAS ASSOCIATION (NAA) PROPOSES TO PRODUCE UP TO FIVE SHORT, EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES THAT EXPLORE THE… | NATURAL AREAS ASSOCIATION Pennsylvania | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | — | 2024 | $571,532 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00299_014 BLUE LAKE RANCHERIA TRIBE COLLABORATING ON THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR SEEDS OF SUCCESS PROGRAM WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. | BLUE LAKE RANCHERIA California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-02 | 2024 | $571,299 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00362_014 PROJECT ABSTRACT:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS THREEFOLD:1. DEVELOP A PAIUTE NATIVE PLANT CENTER THAT SPECIALIZES IN NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS DEVELOPMENTCURATION OF TRIBESPECIFIC OR… | GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALANTE Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-02 | 2024 | $550,000 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00443_014 THIS AGREEMENT SPECIFICALLY BUILDS UPON YEARS OF PRIOR STUDY AND COLLABORATION TO WITH DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS TO HELP MAINTAIN AND RESTORE WESTERN NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES ON PUBL… | DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2024 | $549,301 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00594_014 SEEDS OF SUCCESS COLLECTING IN CALIFORNIA S MOJAVE DESERT ECOREGION | RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-28 | 2024 | $536,000 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10513_014 NV GRBACESU NEVADA STATE AND TRANSITION MODELS AND ECOLOGICAL SITE DESCRIPTIONS DEVELOPMENT | BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-02 | 2024 | $535,530 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00606_014 IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS PROJECT BENEFITS THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THAT IT PROVIDES NATIVE SEED AND SEEDLINGS THAT ARE GROWN IN MONTANA WITH SEED HARVESTED EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS… | SPECIAL K RANCH, INC Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | — | 2025 | $529,525 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00363_014 NAA WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES METHODS LISTED BELOW. 1. REMOVE BARRIERS TO CREDIBLE SCIENCE FOR LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS. INCREAS… | NATURAL AREAS ASSOCIATION Pennsylvania | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | PA-01 | 2024 | $520,823 |
ASST_NON_L19AC00302_014 NM IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY | INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-01 | 2024 | $511,693 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00115_014 AWARD PURPOSE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED THE COSUMNES RIVER WATERSHED SEED AMPLIFICATION PROJECT WILL MAKE LOCAL SEEDS TO HELP RESTORE NATURE IN THE COSUMNES RIVER AREA. HERITAGE… | RIVER PARTNERS California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-15 | 2025 | $499,740 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00459_014 POLLINATOR HABITAT AND A CHANGING CLIMATE LONGTERM MONITORING ON BLM LANDS | MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Minnesota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MN-04 | 2024 | $481,170 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00519_014 SUPPORTING BLM FIELD OFFICES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESERTS WITH NATIVE CALIFORNIA PLANT RESOURCES AND SERVICES | THE LIVING DESERT California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-41 | 2025 | $477,809 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00694_014 AS PART OF THE NEVADA NATIVE SEED PARTNERSHIP, THIS PROJECT WILL HELP SUPPORT THE STATEWIDE EFFORT TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF NATIVE SEED REQUIRED TO REHABILITATE AND RESTORE… | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEVADA Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-02 | 2024 | $463,199 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00150_014 NV GROUNDWATER MODELING IN NEVADA | THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-01 | 2024 | $461,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00668_014 THE NEW MEXICO FORESTRY DIVISIONS ENDANGERED PLANT PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF LANDMANAGEMENT (BLM), LEADS STATEWIDE EFFORTS TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE RARE AND ENDANGE… | ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-90 | 2024 | $456,552 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00696_014 THE AWARD PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT BUILDING CAPACITY IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FOR NATIVE PLANT COLLECTION, PROPAGATION, AND NURSERY ESTABLISHMENT, TO PRODUCE PLANT MATERIALS FOR USE IN… | HOMER SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Alaska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2024 | $451,597 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00383_014 OR WA OREGON AERIAL IMAGERY | OREGON GEOSPATIAL ENTERPRISE OFFICE Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-05 | 2024 | $447,000 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00457_014 THE PLANT CONSERVATION PROGRAM HELPS MAINTAIN AND RESTORE WESTERN NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES ON PUBLIC LANDS, SPECIFICALLY IN RESPONSE TO LARGE-SCALE WILDFIRES THAT CREATE LARGE ARE… | DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2024 | $422,272 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00157_014 AWARD PURPOSE THIS PROJECT WILL COLLECT AND SAVE NATIVE SEEDS USING A PROGRAM CALLED SEEDS OF SUCCESS SOS, AT THE COSUMNES RIVER PRESERVE CRP FOR GROWING SEASONS THE 2025, 2026 AN… | CONSERVATION SCIENCE GLOBAL INC New Jersey | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-07 | 2025 | $412,120 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00268_014 ENLC WILL CONTINUE TO HELP THE ELY BLM DISTRICT ACCOMPLISH GOALS OF THE BLM PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (PCRMP) BY SUPPORTING ELY BLM DISTRICT EFFORTS TO… | EASTERN NEVADA LANDSCAPE COALITION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ELY, NV-02 | 2024 | $408,370 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00546_014 PROVIDE AN ONLINE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL (REGENERATION WINDOW TOOL) ON A PLATFORM ALREADY MANAGED BY USGS TO FORECAST SUITABLE FIELD CONDITIONS FOR RESTORATION SEEDING AT SUB-SEASO… | NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-90 | 2025 | $397,114 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00254_014 BATTLE CREEK SEED AMPLIFICATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT | RIVER PARTNERS California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-01 | 2024 | $390,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00564_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: L24AS00081FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: 1) DEVELOPING GENETICALLY APPROPRIATE NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL SEED FOR USE IN HABITAT RESTORATION. 2) IMPLEMENT… | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Wyoming | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | WY-00 | 2024 | $378,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00520_014 THE BIRDS OF PREY NCA PARTNERSHIP (BOPP) IS AN IDAHO 501C3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED IN 2015 AFTER IN-DEPTH STAKEHOLDER INPUT AND EXTENSIVE FEEDBACK FROM BOTH STATE AND… | BIRDS OF PREY NCA PARTNERSHIP INC Idaho | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ID-02 | 2024 | $375,000 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10514_014 DEVELOPING DROUGHT ADAPTATION TOOLS FOR CONSERVING DESERT HABITATS | BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-90 | 2026 | $374,954 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00500_014 BUILDING PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS FOR BUMBLE BEES AND OTHER POLLINATORS | XERCES SOCIETY INC Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-03 | 2024 | $360,132 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00351_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL SEED STRATEGY FOR REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION AND THE PRESIDENTS EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR RESTORING AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL THROUG… | INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-01 | 2024 | $359,969 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00101_014 <P>THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE PUBLIC THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO COASTAL PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEMS, MAKING THE PUBLIC MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE PLANTS AND NATIVE PLANT RE… | MATTOLE RESTORATION COUNCIL California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-02 | 2024 | $356,182 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| California | $13.3M | 60 |
| Oregon | $8.7M | 35 |
| Nevada | $7.9M | 35 |
| New Mexico | $5.8M | 13 |
| Illinois | $4.4M | 2 |
| Montana | $2.7M | 7 |
| Arizona | $2.3M | 4 |
| Colorado | $2.3M | 8 |
| Alaska | $2.1M | 5 |
| Wyoming | $1.3M | 14 |
| Utah | $1.3M | 9 |
| Idaho | $890K | 5 |
| Tennessee | $769K | 2 |
| Minnesota | $760K | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | $521K | 1 |
| Virginia | $387K | 2 |
| Florida | $212K | 1 |
| South Dakota | $98K | 1 |
| Washington | $21K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs