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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $163,950 | 2019 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $163,936 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $163,782 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $163,417 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $163,344 | 2019 |
| VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | Not stated | $163,252 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | Not stated | $163,209 | 2020 |
| CORAZON LATINO INC | Not stated | $163,125 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $163,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $163,000 | 2018 |
| AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $162,913 | 2022 |
| WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $162,903 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $162,550 | 2022 |
| STATE OF DELAWARE, DNREC | Not stated | $162,151 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Not stated | $162,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $161,955 | 2024 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $161,578 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $161,401 | 2017 |
| ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY | Not stated | $161,384 | 2024 |
| NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION | Not stated | $161,374 | 2024 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $161,299 | 2022 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $161,260 | 2023 |
| WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $161,175 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $161,137 | 2024 |
| COUNTY OF LANCASTER ADMINISTRATION BUILDING | Not stated | $161,027 | 2020 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $160,996 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $160,980 | 2020 |
| OKLAHOMA TOURISM & RECREATION | Not stated | $160,950 | 2025 |
| LOUISIANA STATE PARKS & RECREATION COMMI | Not stated | $160,881 | 2025 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $160,871 | 2015 |
| ARCHAEOLOGY SOUTHWEST | Not stated | $160,752 | 2018 |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | Not stated | $160,721 | 2017 |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $160,687 | 2013 |
| BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $160,360 | 2019 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $160,276 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | Not stated | $160,175 | 2021 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $160,000 | 2022 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $160,000 | 2021 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $160,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $160,000 | 2017 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $159,998 | 2024 |
| STATE OF MD | Not stated | $159,912 | 2022 |
| QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION, INC THE | Not stated | $159,897 | 2020 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $159,850 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION TENNESSEE | Not stated | $159,822 | 2026 |
| TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $159,412 | 2017 |
| TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $159,061 | 2020 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $159,055 | 2018 |
| NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | Not stated | $158,990 | 2017 |
| PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL & MUSEUM COMMISSION | Not stated | $158,799 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $158,613 | 2020 |
| HAWKS ALOFT, INC. | Not stated | $158,341 | 2019 |
| DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS PARKS & RECREATION VERMONT | Not stated | $158,318 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $158,272 | 2024 |
| STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES & PARKS | Not stated | $158,113 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $158,000 | 2025 |
| ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS | Not stated | $157,940 | 2024 |
| LOUISIANA STATE PARKS & RECREATION COMMI | Not stated | $157,911 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $157,800 | 2024 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES, VERMONT AGENCY OF | Not stated | $157,726 | 2018 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $157,624 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS | Not stated | $157,596 | 2021 |
| FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND | Not stated | $157,402 | 2019 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $157,350 | 2023 |
| STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE | Not stated | $157,143 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $157,134 | 2012 |
| AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION | Not stated | $156,912 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $156,490 | 2025 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $156,407 | 2021 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $156,250 | 2025 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $156,173 | 2024 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $156,000 | 2024 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $155,846 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA | Not stated | $155,678 | 2017 |
| VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | Not stated | $155,675 | 2019 |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $155,571 | 2021 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $155,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | Not stated | $154,986 | 2016 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $154,986 | 2018 |
| COUNTY OF KERSHAW | Not stated | $154,964 | 2022 |
| MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC | Not stated | $154,925 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $154,800 | 2017 |
| NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION | Not stated | $154,775 | 2024 |
| DICKINSON COLLEGE | Not stated | $154,669 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $154,317 | 2017 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $154,255 | 2019 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $154,150 | 2025 |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $154,138 | 2019 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $154,100 | 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $154,044 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $153,976 | 2016 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $153,674 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $153,674 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $153,674 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $153,674 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $153,674 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $153,674 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $153,674 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $153,674 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $153,600 | 2017 |
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.
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