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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND | Not stated | $17,413 | 2019 |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $17,269 | 2022 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $17,109 | 2020 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $17,091 | 2022 |
| SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $17,019 | 2020 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $16,950 | 2016 |
| STATE OF MD | Not stated | $16,940 | 2019 |
| SEWARD ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MARINE SCIENCE | Not stated | $16,843 | 2020 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $16,823 | 2018 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $16,541 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $16,478 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ES | Not stated | $16,309 | 2018 |
| FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN, INC. | Not stated | $16,300 | 2024 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $16,248 | 2017 |
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY | Not stated | $16,236 | 2020 |
| ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS | Not stated | $16,179 | 2020 |
| TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY | Not stated | $16,088 | 2019 |
| WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $16,049 | 2018 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $16,000 | 2018 |
| PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $15,964 | 2018 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $15,935 | 2018 |
| CAL POLY HUMBOLDT SPONSORED PROGRAMS FOUNDATION | Not stated | $15,897 | 2018 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $15,709 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $15,698 | 2021 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $15,665 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $15,661 | 2020 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $15,550 | 2021 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $15,529 | 2019 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $15,500 | 2023 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $15,067 | 2023 |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $15,000 | 2022 |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $15,000 | 2020 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | Not stated | $15,000 | 2018 |
| WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $15,000 | 2025 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $14,986 | 2020 |
| FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS MONTANA DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $14,888 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $14,862 | 2020 |
| SCHOODIC INSTITUTE AT ACADIA NATIONAL PARK | Not stated | $14,848 | 2019 |
| ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $14,708 | 2019 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $14,541 | 2020 |
| THE ANZA TRAIL FOUNDATION | Not stated | $14,500 | 2017 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $14,405 | 2025 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $14,368 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON | Not stated | $14,322 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $14,240 | 2019 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $14,099 | 2021 |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $14,000 | 2024 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $14,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $14,000 | 2022 |
| THE WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $13,994 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GUAM | Not stated | $13,941 | 2022 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $13,872 | 2018 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $13,870 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $13,800 | 2021 |
| NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $13,662 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Not stated | $13,609 | 2018 |
| THE WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $13,536 | 2023 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $13,531 | 2019 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $13,248 | 2018 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $13,000 | 2018 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $13,000 | 2020 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $13,000 | 2022 |
| RIO BRAVO RESTORATION | Not stated | $12,999 | 2024 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $12,995 | 2022 |
| ARIZONA STATE PARKS & TRAILS | Not stated | $12,848 | 2019 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $12,845 | 2022 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $12,825 | 2021 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $12,742 | 2023 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $12,728 | 2018 |
| GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $12,646 | 2024 |
| RIO BRAVO RESTORATION | Not stated | $12,639 | 2025 |
| ALASKA GEOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $12,603 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $12,500 | 2022 |
| HAWKS ALOFT, INC. | Not stated | $12,326 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON | Not stated | $12,297 | 2014 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $12,271 | 2022 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE | Not stated | $12,246 | 2022 |
| NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $12,161 | 2019 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $12,117 | 2019 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO FOUNDATION | Not stated | $12,051 | 2019 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $12,034 | 2016 |
| BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Not stated | $12,022 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $12,011 | 2022 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $12,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | Not stated | $11,996 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | Not stated | $11,949 | 2015 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $11,883 | 2018 |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $11,823 | 2021 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $11,750 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Not stated | $11,749 | 2017 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $11,738 | 2018 |
| DISCOVER LIFE IN AMERICA INC | Not stated | $11,725 | 2020 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $11,632 | 2018 |
| WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $11,569 | 2021 |
| THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND | Not stated | $11,294 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $11,203 | 2021 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $11,193 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO | Not stated | $11,175 | 2020 |
| TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $11,153 | 2019 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $11,100 | 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.
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