Cooperative Research Units
CFDA 15.812 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$89.1M
Awards
399
Recipients
44
States
39
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $67.5M | 278 | |
| 2025 | $14.8M | 92 | -78.0% |
| 2026 | $6.8M | 29 | -54.4% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 15.812
Largest individual obligations for Cooperative Research Units.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_G23AC00674_014 PROJECT TITLE: KLAMATH RIVER FISH HEALTH STUDIESPROJECT PERIOD: 10 01 2023 - 12 31 2027PROJECT ABSTRACT: FRESHWATER PATHOGENS IMPACT SALMONIDS AT DIFFERENT STAGES THROUGHOUT THEIR… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | OR-04 | 2024 | $3,143,307 |
ASST_NON_G19AC00170_014 OR RWO 107, COOP # 1584, KLAMATH RI | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | OR-04 | 2026 | $2,973,108 |
ASST_NON_G15AC00451_014 COLUMBIA RIVER FISH MONITORING AND EVALUATION STUDIES | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | OR-04 | 2024 | $2,900,692 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10828_014 TITLE: MAPPING BIG GAME MIGRATION CORRIDORS IN WYOMING AND OTHER WESTERN STATES: USGS IMPLEMENTATION OF SECRETARIAL ORDER 3362PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 09 20 2021 - 09 19 2026ABSTRAC… | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Wyoming | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | WY-00 | 2024 | $2,759,556 |
ASST_NON_G20AC00310_014 PROJECT PERIOD: AUGUST 10, 2020, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT ABSTRACT: THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT IN WHICH THE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL TO… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | OR-04 | 2024 | $2,679,463 |
ASST_NON_G15AC00272_014 KLAMATH RIVER FISH HEALTH SALMON DISEASE AND RESEARCH | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | OR-04 | 2024 | $2,640,845 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10071_014 PROJECT TITLE: ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR HIGH ELEVATION AND ENDANGERED LOWLAND AMPHIBIAN SPECIES IN THE US CARIBBEANPERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: JANUARY 29, 202… | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | NC-04 | 2024 | $2,093,644 |
ASST_NON_G18AC00116_014 AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM VULNERABILITY TO FIRE | UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS Alaska | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | AK-00 | 2025 | $1,781,218 |
ASST_NON_G19AC00214_014 COLONIAL NESTING WADING BIRD TRACKING AND HABITAT USE ASSESSMENT | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | FL-03 | 2024 | $1,237,208 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10453_014 PROJECT TITLE: INTERNSHIPS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR INVASIVE REPTILES IN FLORIDAPROJECT PERIOD: 08 01 2021 - 08 31 2026THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS PROJECT 1: USE RADIOTELEMETRY T… | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | FL-03 | 2024 | $1,116,355 |
ASST_NON_G20AC00016_014 3.3 MAM ACTIVITY 2 INFORMING GULF STURGEON POPULATION STATUS AND TRENDS AS A BASELINE TO MEASURE PDARP ACTIONS TO PROMOTE SPECIES RECOVERY | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | FL-03 | 2024 | $923,190 |
ASST_NON_G19AC00049_014 EVALUATING AND MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF BROWN TREESNAKES ON GUAM S BIRDS | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Washington | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | WA-07 | 2024 | $810,710 |
ASST_NON_G22AC00149_014 <P><SPAN>PROJECT TITLE: </SPAN>SELENIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN YUMA RIDGWAY’S RAILS AND THEIR PREY</P>
<P>PROJECT PERIOD:  04/15/2022 - 12/31/2024</P>
<P>YUMA RIDGWAY&#… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Idaho | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | ID-01 | 2024 | $744,130 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10338_014 1)DETERMINE LANDSCAPE, WATERSHED, AND LAKE-SCALE DRIVERS OF BLUEGILL GROWTH AND POPULATION STRUCTURE AND PREDICT THEIR RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE.2)UNDERSTAND ANGLER BEHAVIOR IN… | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Wisconsin | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | WI-03 | 2024 | $738,475 |
ASST_NON_G22AC00063_014 WALLEYE FISHERIES BRIGHT SPOTS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Wisconsin | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | WI-03 | 2024 | $737,115 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10001_014 PROJECT PERIOD:12 15 2020 - 12 31 2026PROJECT TITLE: ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT WITH AMMONITORTHE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO EXPAND AMMONITOR AND BRING IT TO THE EARTHMAP NETWORK WITH I… | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Vermont | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | VT-00 | 2024 | $719,622 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10072_014 THUS, THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THREE OBJECTIVES:1.ESTIMATE THE OF O. MYKISS DEMOGRAPHIC RATES 2.EVALUATE THE MOVEMENT, SURVIVAL IN SELECTED SAN JOAQUIN TRIBUTARIES AND3.INTEGRAT… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | OR-04 | 2026 | $687,348 |
ASST_NON_G21AC00027_014 VA RWO 192 MOD 1 EFFECTS OF BMPS AND LAND USE ON STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATES AND FISHES IN THE CHESAPEAKE BASIN | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | VA-09 | 2024 | $679,845 |
ASST_NON_G22AC00452_014 PROJECT TITLE: ANALYTICAL SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL AMPHIBIAN STUDIES.PROJECT PERIOD: 8 15 22-8 14 26AWARD PURPOSE: THE WORK FOCUSES ON MEETING PARTNER NEEDS FOR QUANTIFYING CURRENT ST… | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | PA-12 | 2024 | $647,436 |
ASST_NON_G23AC00258_014 PROJECT PERIOD: 4 3 2023-12 31 2026PROJECT TITLE: MODELING RAPTOR POPULATION STATUS, TRENDS, AND TAKE RATESEVALUATING SUSTAINABLE TAKE RATES FOR RAPTOR SPECIES, PRIMARILY BALD AND… | NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY New Mexico | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | NM-02 | 2024 | $625,538 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10547_014 INFORMING DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES CONDUCIVE TO CONSERVATION AND RECREATION IN THE RIVERSIDE EAST DEVELOPMENT FOCUS AREA. | CORNELL UNIVERSITY New York | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | NY-23 | 2025 | $624,424 |
ASST_NON_G18AC00252_014 CHESAPEAKE BAY PRIORITY ECOSYSTEMS FISH HEALTH STUDIES | WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION West Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | WV-01 | 2024 | $616,042 |
ASST_NON_G24AC00040_014 PROJECT TITLE: EXAMINING DETERRENCE POTENTIAL OF EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LIMITING INVASIVE CARPS MOVEMENTS WHILE PROMOTING POPULATION CONNECTIVITY OF NATIVE FISHESPROJEC… | AUBURN UNIVERSITY Alabama | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | AL-03 | 2024 | $596,724 |
ASST_NON_G22AC00247_014 PROJECT TITLE:BURROWING OWL POPULATION MONITORING AND MITIGATION ON NAS LEMOOREPROJECT PERIOD: 05 18 2022 - 05 15 2025BURROWING OWLS WERE ONCE A COMMON BREEDER IN GRASSLANDS AND… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Idaho | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | ID-01 | 2024 | $576,662 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10459_014 DECISION SUPPORT FOR USFWS WILDLIFE DISEASE AND REFUGE HABITAT MANAGEMENT | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | PA-05 | 2024 | $500,296 |
ASST_NON_G19AC00241_014 INFLUENCE OF WINTER TICKS ON MOOSE DEMOGRAPHY, HABITAT SELECTION, AND GENETIC STRUCTURE IN THE NORTHEAST U.S. | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Vermont | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | VT-00 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_G20AC00215_014 DETERMINING THE CONSEQUENCES OF LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ON PRIMARY DRIVERS INFLUENCING SMALLMOUTH BASS POPULATIONS | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | PA-12 | 2025 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_G19AC00375_014 EFFECTS OF CONIFER REMOVAL ON SONGBIRDS IN SAGE-GROUSE HABITAT | UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Montana | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | MT-90 | 2025 | $481,008 |
ASST_NON_G18AC00159_014 EFFECTIVENESS OF FOREST RESTORATION TREATMENTS ON DEMOGRAPHY OF A FEDERALLY LISTED GROUND SQUIRREL PHASE 1 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Idaho | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | ID-01 | 2024 | $434,805 |
ASST_NON_G20AC00221_014 ME RWO 67, NEW, COOP 1557, PREDICTING | UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM Maine | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | ME-02 | 2024 | $425,129 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10243_014 OVERALL GOAL IS TO INVESTIGATE THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL OF NATIVE FISH BYSTOCKING THEM INTO AN INSTREAM RESERVOIR SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC WATER LEVEL MANIPULATIONS. | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Arizona | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | AZ-03 | 2024 | $408,174 |
ASST_NON_G24AC00550_014 PROJECT TITLE: NATIONAL HORIZON SCAN OF TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC PLANTS IN THE ORGANISMS IN TRADE PATHWAY.PROJECT PERIOD:08 15 2024 - 10 30 2025 AWARD PURPOSE - EARLY EVALUATION OF… | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | PA-15 | 2024 | $401,000 |
ASST_NON_G23AC00122_014 PROJECT TITLE: USGS PHASE I-DEMOGRAPHY OF NORTHERN IDAHO GROUND SQUIRRELS INSERT PROJECT PERIOD:JANUARY 25, 2023 JULY 31, 2026PROJECT OBJECTIVES: FIRE SUPPRESSION HAS CAUSED A… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Idaho | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | ID-01 | 2024 | $400,225 |
ASST_NON_G21AC00017_014 WY RWO FOR EARTHMAP | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Wyoming | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | WY-00 | 2024 | $400,000 |
ASST_NON_G20AC00326_014 AR RWO48,COOP 1434-04HQRU1567 | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Arkansas | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | AR-03 | 2025 | $392,959 |
ASST_NON_G24AC00443_014 PROJECT TITLE: APPLIED INVASIVE REPTILE LABORATORY AND FIELD RESEARCH AND GRADUATE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS.PROJECT PERIOD: 08 01 2024 - 07 31 2029THE U… | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | FL-03 | 2024 | $390,622 |
ASST_NON_G20AC00354_014 MA RWO 71, NEW, COOP # 1575, RETHINKING | UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | MA-02 | 2024 | $388,808 |
ASST_NON_G24AC00036_014 PROJECT TITLE: CARBON STOCK ASSESSMENT, RESTORATION PLANNING, AND MONITORING OF TERRESTRIAL, INTERTIDAL, AND SUB-TIDAL ECOSYSTEMS FOR U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAMPROJECT PERIOD: 12 20 202… | LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER Louisiana | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | LA-06 | 2024 | $386,408 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10764_014 DISEASE DYNAMICS IN POND-BREEDING AMPHIBIAN POPULATIONS | UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | MA-02 | 2025 | $386,089 |
ASST_NON_G24AC00556_014 PROJECT TITLE: CHARACTERIZING BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION OF SALMONIDS AND WHALES IN OFFSHORE MARINE WATERS OF WASHINGTONPROJECT PERIOD: 08 22 2024 - 09 30 2025PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMM… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | OR-04 | 2024 | $377,343 |
ASST_NON_G21AC10776_014 BEYOND RECOVERY ENHANCING AGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES WITH INCREASING PROTECTED SPECIES POPULATIONS | UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM Maine | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | ME-02 | 2024 | $372,019 |
ASST_NON_G17AC00294_014 INFLUENCE OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATIC VARIABILITY ON SAGEBRUSH SONGBIRDS. | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Wyoming | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | WY-00 | 2024 | $371,000 |
ASST_NON_G18AC00306_014 GREATER SAGE GROUSE CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS RESPONSE TO HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS IN THE DEVILS GARDEN PLATEAU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | OR-04 | 2024 | $367,394 |
ASST_NON_G24AC00606_014 PROJECT TITLE: MECHANISMS OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) TRANSMISSIONPROJECT PERIOD: 01 02 2025 - 12 31 2029ABSTRACT SUMMARY: CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IS A FATAL NEUROLOGIC DISEA… | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Wisconsin | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | WI-02 | 2024 | $365,846 |
ASST_NON_G17AC00233_014 ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, AND CONTROL OF INVASIVE BROWN TREESNAKES IN THE PACIFIC REGION | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | CO-02 | 2024 | $365,280 |
ASST_NON_G19AC00413_014 INVASIVE REPTILE ADAPTATIONS AND IMPACTS | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | FL-03 | 2025 | $364,373 |
ASST_NON_G22AC00445_014 PROJECT TITLE: APPLICATION OF SYSTEMS MODELING TO IDENTIFY NOVEL APPROACHES FOR WILDLIFE HEALTH MANAGEMENT.PROJECT PERIOD: 9 7 22-9 6 27AWARD PURPOSE: FUNDING FOR A POST-DOCTORAL… | UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Montana | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | MT-01 | 2024 | $361,855 |
ASST_NON_G20AC00460_014 LINKING GENETICS TO MOVEMENTS OF WHITE-TAILED DEER TO ASSIST SURVEILLANCE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | PA-12 | 2025 | $359,607 |
ASST_NON_G20AC00219_014 VA NEW RWO 191, COOP 1573 | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY Virginia | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | VA-09 | 2024 | $355,000 |
ASST_NON_G23AC00482_014 PROJECT PERIOD: 9 1 23-7 31 26PROJECT TITLE: INTERMITTENT STREAM RISK ASSESSMENT: MAPPING PATTERNS OF STREAM DRYING AND IDENTIFYING VULNERABILITIES OF STREAM FISH AND CRAYFISH COM… | KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Kansas | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | KS-01 | 2024 | $348,984 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $21.2M | 43 |
| Florida | $5.8M | 25 |
| Idaho | $4.9M | 20 |
| Alaska | $4.9M | 27 |
| Wyoming | $4.7M | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $3.5M | 19 |
| North Carolina | $3.4M | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | $3.0M | 10 |
| Washington | $2.9M | 18 |
| New Mexico | $2.6M | 13 |
| Virginia | $2.6M | 25 |
| Montana | $2.4M | 12 |
| West Virginia | $2.1M | 11 |
| Missouri | $1.6M | 7 |
| Iowa | $1.6M | 10 |
| Maine | $1.5M | 7 |
| New York | $1.5M | 5 |
| Massachusetts | $1.5M | 6 |
| Colorado | $1.4M | 7 |
| California | $1.3M | 7 |
| Vermont | $1.2M | 2 |
| Louisiana | $1.2M | 7 |
| Kansas | $1.1M | 8 |
| Arkansas | $1.1M | 7 |
| Alabama | $943K | 6 |
| Arizona | $874K | 6 |
| Tennessee | $874K | 11 |
| Mississippi | $780K | 5 |
| Nebraska | $752K | 4 |
| Texas | $725K | 6 |
| Utah | $648K | 5 |
| Minnesota | $624K | 3 |
| Nevada | $595K | 4 |
| Georgia | $464K | 5 |
| South Carolina | $409K | 4 |
| Oklahoma | $331K | 5 |
| Hawaii | $263K | 5 |
| South Dakota | $223K | 2 |
| New Jersey | $214K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs