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Endangered Species Recovery Implementation

Program Information

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Program Number

15.657

Program objective

Recovery Implementation: To provide federal financial assistance to secure endangered or threatened species information, undertake restoration actions that will lead to delisting of a species; help prevent extinction of a species, or aid in the recovery of species. Recovery Challenge: To provide federal financial assistance to eligible, non-Federal longstanding and new partners working on high priority recovery actions as identified by the Service in recovery plans, recovery strategies, or recovery outlines for Endangered Species Act endangered and threatened species. State of the Birds: To provide federal financial assistance to address the crises and challenges confronting birds in every part of the country by funding projects supporting the recovery of bird species listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    Service Regions awarded an estimated 70 grants totaling $3.9 million in Recovery Implementation Grants in FY 2017.

  2. 2018

    In FY18, the program issued approximately 136 awards, as either grants or cooperative agreements.

  3. 2019

    Varies by Region.

  4. 2020

    Recovery Implementation: In FY20, the total program awarded 117 awards, 40 for implementation.

    Recovery Challenge: In FY20, this subprogram received 54 applications and issued 32 awards.

    State of the Birds: In FY20, this subprogram received 23 applications and issued 9 awards.

  5. 2021

    Recovery Implementation Grants are completed in every Region and can vary significantly based on available funds in 2021 over 100 awards were issued. Recovery Challenge: Full funding for 14 proposals with partial funding for one proposal due to limited funds. State of the Birds received 15 applications and issued 10 awards.

  6. 2022

    Received 274 applications and issued 204 awards (199 Recovery Implementation and 5 State of the Birds).

  7. 2023

    Recovery Implementation: We received 137 applications and issued 81 awards across all Fish and Wildlife Regions. Recovery Challenge: We received 65 applications and issued 17 awards. State of the Birds: We received 10 applications and issued 3 awards.

  8. 2024

    Recovery Implementation: We anticipate receiving 130 applications and issuing 75 awards across all Fish and Wildlife Regions. Recovery Challenge: We anticipate receiving 40 applications and issuing 15 awards. State of the Birds: We anticipate receiving 10 applications and issuing 3 awards.

  9. 2025

    Recovery Implementation: We anticipate receiving 130 applications and issuing 75 awards across all Fish and Wildlife Regions. Recovery Challenge: We anticipate receiving 40 applications and issuing 15 awards. State of the Birds: We anticipate receiving 10 applications and issuing 5 awards.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

  1. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 —Administrative Provisions (Pub. L. 118-42 [H.R. 4366-199]).