Assistance program
Aquatics Resources Management
$105.7 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)
- CFDA number
- 15.244
- What it does
- The Bureau of Land Management’s Aquatic Resources Program conserves and restores riparian and wetland areas, aquatic habitats, and water resources (hereafter referred to as aquatic resources) to provide resource values and ecosystem services necessary to achieve the BLM’s multiple use mandate. The agencies aquatic resources and issues are diverse and include watersheds; riparian-wetland systems; springs, streams, rivers, and groundwater; ponds and lakes; fisheries; water quality; water rights and uses; and aquatic invasive species. These systems also support myriad species of plants, fish, and wildlife; provide ecosystem services such as drinking water, pollination, and nutrient cycling; attenuate wildfires, floods, and drought; and are key to the vitality of local economies and communities. The Program also works to support the thoughtful implementation of other aspects of BLM’s mission (e.g., locatable minerals, fluid minerals, range, forestry recreation, renewable energy), which could either impact aquatic resources or require restoration of such resources to achieve multiple-use and sustained yield management objectives.
- Who benefits
- All Public Land users.
- Who applies
- Not Applicable
- Authorized by
- Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements (aka The Wyden Amendment) 16 U.S.C. § 1101
- Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) 43 U.S.C. § §1737 (b)
- Program site
- http://www.blm.gov/nhp/index.htm ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
How the money flows
Committed dollars by how this program's money is paid out.
Direct payments
$22.5M
21%
Grants
$83.2M
79%
Top recipients
By dollars committed.
How to read these numbers
- Committed through this program
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Direct payments