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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $270,901 | 2021 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $270,748 | 2018 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $270,635 | 2018 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $270,000 | 2024 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $270,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Not stated | $270,000 | 2022 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $269,945 | 2019 |
| STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION & TOURISM | Not stated | $269,272 | 2022 |
| WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $268,853 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES PENNSYLVANIA | Not stated | $268,300 | 2019 |
| VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | Not stated | $268,259 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND | Not stated | $268,246 | 2018 |
| THE RECREATION & CONSERVATION OFFICE | Not stated | $268,023 | 2020 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $267,619 | 2025 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $267,522 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO | Not stated | $267,305 | 2018 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $267,040 | 2021 |
| THE GEORGE WRIGHT SOCIETY | Not stated | $266,736 | 2020 |
| CAL POLY CORPORATION | Not stated | $266,454 | 2017 |
| ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $265,421 | 2024 |
| MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $265,405 | 2024 |
| NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $265,331 | 2018 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $265,156 | 2019 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $265,000 | 2021 |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $264,999 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $264,781 | 2020 |
| NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $264,718 | 2021 |
| ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF | Not stated | $264,500 | 2026 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO | Not stated | $263,976 | 2026 |
| CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION | Not stated | $263,724 | 2020 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $263,500 | 2026 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $263,415 | 2019 |
| WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $263,329 | 2022 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $263,010 | 2021 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $263,004 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | Not stated | $262,781 | 2021 |
| PARKS & RECREATION, NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $262,568 | 2019 |
| MUSEUM OF NORTHERN ARIZONA INC | Not stated | $262,503 | 2022 |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $261,977 | 2024 |
| ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF | Not stated | $261,818 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $261,679 | 2024 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $261,250 | 2024 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $261,223 | 2025 |
| STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION & TOURISM | Not stated | $261,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $260,917 | 2019 |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $260,913 | 2022 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $260,627 | 2023 |
| TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY | Not stated | $260,464 | 2023 |
| THE RECREATION & CONSERVATION OFFICE | Not stated | $260,300 | 2019 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $260,250 | 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $260,000 | 2024 |
| MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURA | Not stated | $260,000 | 2023 |
| WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $260,000 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC | Not stated | $259,757 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $259,377 | 2025 |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $259,353 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $259,184 | 2017 |
| DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION IDAHO | Not stated | $258,975 | 2019 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $258,865 | 2022 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $258,851 | 2018 |
| PARKS DIVISION | Not stated | $258,743 | 2022 |
| ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF | Not stated | $258,453 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $258,300 | 2021 |
| CITY OF CHATTANOOGA | Not stated | $257,573 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $257,086 | 2018 |
| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $256,950 | 2025 |
| VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | Not stated | $256,750 | 2025 |
| PARKS DIVISION | Not stated | $256,394 | 2017 |
| OKLAHOMA TOURISM & RECREATION | Not stated | $256,159 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | Not stated | $255,966 | 2016 |
| FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS MONTANA DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $255,855 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $255,795 | 2021 |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $255,750 | 2018 |
| OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR | Not stated | $255,689 | 2026 |
| DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION IDAHO | Not stated | $255,576 | 2019 |
| PARKS HERITAGE & TOUR DEPT | Not stated | $255,404 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND | Not stated | $255,035 | 2025 |
| SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $254,668 | 2024 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | Not stated | $254,113 | 2021 |
| NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $253,949 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | Not stated | $253,599 | 2018 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $253,131 | 2024 |
| ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME | Not stated | $253,117 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $253,024 | 2021 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $252,960 | 2024 |
| NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION | Not stated | $252,909 | 2019 |
| ARCHAEOLOGY SOUTHWEST | Not stated | $252,881 | 2021 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $252,671 | 2017 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $252,631 | 2020 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $252,590 | 2021 |
| INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES | Not stated | $252,432 | 2021 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $252,250 | 2017 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $251,956 | 2025 |
| VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION | Not stated | $251,675 | 2023 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $251,114 | 2021 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $251,063 | 2021 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $250,823 | 2017 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $250,329 | 2021 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $250,102 | 2017 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $250,000 | 2022 |
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