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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $40,065 | 2024 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $40,000 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $40,000 | 2025 |
| GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS INSTITUTE, INC. | Not stated | $40,000 | 2021 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $40,000 | 2018 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $40,000 | 2020 |
| NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION | Not stated | $40,000 | 2018 |
| NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $40,000 | 2021 |
| NORTHERN ROCKIES CONSERVATION COOPERATIVE | Not stated | $40,000 | 2019 |
| NORTHERN ROCKIES CONSERVATION COOPERATIVE | Not stated | $40,000 | 2019 |
| STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION & TOURISM | Not stated | $40,000 | 2022 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $40,000 | 2022 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $40,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $40,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $40,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $40,000 | 2018 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $40,000 | 2023 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $40,000 | 2021 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $40,000 | 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | Not stated | $39,999 | 2022 |
| TOWSON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,953 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $39,780 | 2022 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $39,772 | 2023 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $39,769 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA | Not stated | $39,727 | 2025 |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,661 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $39,628 | 2024 |
| CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,604 | 2019 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,580 | 2024 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,551 | 2021 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,528 | 2020 |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,497 | 2019 |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HISTORY, INC. | Not stated | $39,402 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HISTORY, INC. | Not stated | $39,401 | 2025 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $39,400 | 2019 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $39,350 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM | Not stated | $39,247 | 2020 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | Not stated | $39,230 | 2021 |
| PARKS & RECREATION, NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $39,201 | 2023 |
| NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION | Not stated | $39,061 | 2024 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,010 | 2025 |
| ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $38,832 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | Not stated | $38,800 | 2025 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $38,654 | 2020 |
| SEWARD ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MARINE SCIENCE | Not stated | $38,607 | 2016 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $38,602 | 2017 |
| PARKS & RECREATION, NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $38,583 | 2022 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $38,432 | 2018 |
| STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES & PARKS | Not stated | $38,388 | 2022 |
| BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Not stated | $38,384 | 2022 |
| CORNERSTONES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS | Not stated | $38,299 | 2025 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $38,232 | 2017 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $38,221 | 2018 |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | Not stated | $38,009 | 2021 |
| GAME AND FISH, ARIZONA DEPT OF | Not stated | $38,000 | 2023 |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | Not stated | $37,993 | 2019 |
| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $37,942 | 2019 |
| MUSEUM OF NORTHERN ARIZONA INC | Not stated | $37,907 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $37,757 | 2020 |
| NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $37,709 | 2017 |
| RIO BRAVO RESTORATION | Not stated | $37,697 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $37,600 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $37,568 | 2019 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $37,500 | 2017 |
| STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION & TOURISM | Not stated | $37,500 | 2018 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $37,500 | 2020 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $37,440 | 2024 |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $37,389 | 2023 |
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY | Not stated | $37,200 | 2024 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $37,171 | 2026 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $37,154 | 2026 |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | Not stated | $37,058 | 2018 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $37,007 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | Not stated | $36,996 | 2017 |
| POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER INC | Not stated | $36,886 | 2020 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $36,748 | 2019 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $36,692 | 2017 |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,679 | Not stated |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,557 | 2020 |
| PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,515 | 2024 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,469 | 2019 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,450 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $36,436 | 2019 |
| TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY | Not stated | $36,410 | 2022 |
| WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $36,404 | 2024 |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,322 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $36,200 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $36,200 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | Not stated | $36,190 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $36,073 | 2022 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $36,049 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $36,046 | 2021 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,000 | 2024 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,000 | 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $35,956 | 2018 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $35,837 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $35,754 | 2025 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $35,745 | 2016 |
| ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $35,476 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $35,422 | 2018 |
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 2026-10-18
- National Parks Business Plan InternshipCloses Jan 4, 2027Awards up to $1,700,000Checked 2026-10-18
- NPS Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units (CESU) Master Cooperative AgreementsCloses Dec 31, 2027Checked 2026-10-18
- Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Recurring Notice 5 YearCloses Nov 1, 2030Awards $300,000 – $15,000,000Checked 2026-10-18
- Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI) – Recurring 5 Year NoticeCloses Nov 30, 2030Awards $250,000 – $3,000,000Checked 2026-10-18
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