National Park Service
- Opportunities linked
- 47
- Recorded awards (total)
- $2,130,709,208
- Median recorded award
- $150,000
Records in this library attributed to this funder.
Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.
The midpoint of the awards we hold, not a cap and not a filing median.
- Data year
- Not stated
The most recent fiscal year among the awards we hold, as the source wrote it.
Why there is no giving history here
Award listings from USASpending are not connected yet. What is missing here is a feed on our side, not a document this funder has failed to publish - the listings are public and we have not connected them.
Derived from awards
Computed from the 699 recipients we hold an award to. This is where money we can see went, which is not the same as a statement of what this funder sets out to fund — and the gap between the two is widest where our coverage is thinnest.
Programmes, by money awarded
- 15.916$1,675,999,7653134 awards
- 15.945$363,540,3032132 awards
- 15.928$77,074,255138 awards
- 15.930$12,269,12394 awards
- 15.963$1,825,76242 awards
Where the recipients are
The recipient's own location, not where the work happens. A national body headquartered in Washington spends money everywhere.
- CA $184,557,979
- TX $161,496,409
- VA $102,462,698
- CO $95,843,509
- FL $87,238,113
- NY $83,449,246
- OH $73,416,297
- PA $65,652,693
- NC $63,840,202
- AZ $58,044,358
- NJ $56,015,667
- MI $54,921,405
- MN $44,981,330
- GA $44,417,325
- WA $42,891,505
- MD $41,095,900
- IN $39,838,149
- MA $38,580,319
- TN $36,681,941
- WI $35,627,278
Award sizes
Fixed bands rather than this funder's own quantiles, so two funders can be compared. A per-funder split would make every distribution look the same shape.
- 100k-500k 2288
- 25k-100k 1538
- 500k-2m 910
- over-2m 189
- under-25k 615
By fiscal year
A trend across the years we import, which is a bounded window. A year with no bar is a year outside it, not a year with no funding.
- FY2012 $-506,993 (3)
- FY2013 $746,366 (5)
- FY2014 $9,285,171 (17)
- FY2015 $14,041,389 (63)
- FY2016 $53,446,105 (250)
- FY2017 $78,561,578 (396)
- FY2018 $139,343,010 (593)
- FY2019 $149,637,160 (606)
- FY2020 $86,134,173 (410)
- FY2021 $140,435,000 (510)
- FY2022 $180,330,626 (633)
- FY2023 $232,135,704 (548)
- FY2024 $340,018,612 (639)
- FY2025 $507,580,034 (673)
- FY2026 $198,477,597 (191)
Giving history, from the awards we hold
No dated awards on file for this funder
This table takes one row per fiscal year, built from the awards we hold. We have connected none for this funder that state a year, so there is nothing to group. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that the funder gave nothing.
Who has received money from this funder
5540 awards on file, largest first, ranging $-575,000 to $11,353,000.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $149,521 | 2023 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $148,990 | 2025 |
| FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS MONTANA DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $148,707 | 2020 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $148,539 | 2024 |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | Not stated | $148,500 | 2018 |
| ANNAPOLIS MARITIME MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $148,384 | 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $148,293 | 2019 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $148,111 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $148,098 | 2019 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | Not stated | $148,040 | 2022 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $148,012 | 2025 |
| MARINERS MUSEUM | Not stated | $147,884 | 2023 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $147,813 | 2019 |
| RAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE | Not stated | $147,802 | 2023 |
| DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS PARKS & RECREATION VERMONT | Not stated | $147,750 | 2019 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $147,704 | 2021 |
| FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM, INC. | Not stated | $147,565 | 2023 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $147,500 | 2022 |
| CORAZON LATINO INC | Not stated | $147,455 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $147,385 | 2017 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $147,353 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $147,143 | 2025 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $146,982 | 2021 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $146,966 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Not stated | $146,571 | 2017 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $146,512 | 2016 |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | Not stated | $146,450 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $146,425 | 2017 |
| VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $146,315 | 2024 |
| STATE PARKS & CULTURAL RESOURCES WYOMING | Not stated | $146,182 | 2017 |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $145,990 | 2023 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $145,808 | 2026 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $145,639 | 2025 |
| FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS MONTANA DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $145,628 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | Not stated | $145,533 | 2025 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $145,473 | 2015 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $145,318 | 2021 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $145,106 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND | Not stated | $144,674 | 2018 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $144,625 | 2024 |
| CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION | Not stated | $144,433 | 2019 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $144,262 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE | Not stated | $144,048 | 2019 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $144,000 | 2024 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $143,773 | 2017 |
| STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION & TOURISM | Not stated | $143,749 | 2022 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO | Not stated | $143,500 | 2026 |
| DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION IDAHO | Not stated | $143,389 | 2019 |
| PARKS DIVISION | Not stated | $143,388 | 2020 |
| VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | Not stated | $143,248 | 2018 |
| OKLAHOMA TOURISM & RECREATION | Not stated | $142,961 | 2017 |
| ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA | Not stated | $142,944 | 2021 |
| OKLAHOMA TOURISM & RECREATION | Not stated | $142,853 | 2017 |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $142,732 | 2017 |
| PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $142,621 | 2017 |
| MS DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES & HISTORY | Not stated | $142,522 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO | Not stated | $142,450 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $142,413 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION TENNESSEE | Not stated | $142,287 | 2018 |
| MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURA | Not stated | $142,218 | 2018 |
| STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES & PARKS | Not stated | $141,822 | 2023 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION TENNESSEE | Not stated | $141,799 | 2017 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $141,287 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | Not stated | $141,107 | 2016 |
| ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY | Not stated | $141,090 | 2024 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $141,088 | 2018 |
| CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $141,000 | 2023 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $141,000 | 2023 |
| MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURA | Not stated | $141,000 | 2021 |
| STATE PARKS AND RECREATION, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $140,969 | 2022 |
| MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURA | Not stated | $140,900 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND | Not stated | $140,807 | 2022 |
| CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION | Not stated | $140,676 | 2017 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $140,378 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ | Not stated | $140,320 | 2019 |
| COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY | Not stated | $140,200 | 2024 |
| SAINT MARYS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $140,054 | 2016 |
| COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY | Not stated | $140,000 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $140,000 | 2019 |
| NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION | Not stated | $140,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ES | Not stated | $139,994 | 2024 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $139,990 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | Not stated | $139,953 | 2025 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $139,699 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $139,691 | 2019 |
| FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS MONTANA DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $139,656 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $139,653 | 2018 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $139,437 | 2014 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $139,276 | 2019 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $139,214 | 2022 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $139,137 | 2025 |
| SUSQUEHANNA HERITAGE CORPORATION | Not stated | $138,994 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $138,894 | 2020 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $138,844 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $138,743 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $138,639 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | Not stated | $138,250 | 2025 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $138,144 | 2025 |
| SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | Not stated | $138,121 | 2016 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $138,118 | 2015 |
Source: USASpending.gov federal award records. Federal awards only. Last synced 2026-09-15.
What this funder funds
Derived from how this funder's 47 linked opportunities are classified, not from a funding strategy the funder published.
- Other34
- Environment & Water5
- Libraries & Arts3
- Housing, Community & Economic Development2
- Science, Technology, Research & Development2
- Education1
- Employment, Labor & Training1
Currently open opportunities
Verified against each record's own source. The date on every row is the day we last checked that record — not the day this page was built.
- Exploring and Enhancing Outdoor and Heritage Tourism in the Chesapeake Bay WatershedCloses Nov 4, 2026Awards $10,000 – $50,000Checked 2026-10-17
- National Parks Business Plan InternshipCloses Jan 4, 2027Awards up to $1,700,000Checked 2026-10-17
- NPS Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units (CESU) Master Cooperative AgreementsCloses Dec 31, 2027Checked 2026-10-17
- Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Recurring Notice 5 YearCloses Nov 1, 2030Awards $300,000 – $15,000,000Checked 2026-10-17
- Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI) – Recurring 5 Year NoticeCloses Nov 30, 2030Awards $250,000 – $3,000,000Checked 2026-10-17
What this funder’s awards look like
Counted over the award rows we hold for this funder. These are statistics over published records, not a model’s reading of them, and not a prediction.
Included with Studio
The counts and the median above stay free, because they are the evidence for everything else. Studio adds the breakdowns: which states the awards went to, what kind of organisation received them, and how the amounts are distributed.
See what Studio includes