Assistance program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
$102.8 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Project Grants (Discretionary)
- CFDA number
- 15.658
- What it does
- The purpose of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program is to restore natural resources and their services that have been injured by an oil spill or hazardous substance release for the benefit of the American people. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a trustee for threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, at-risk species, and interjurisdictional fishes. We identify natural resources and their services that have been injured, determine the extent of the injuries, recover damages from responsible parties, and plan and carry out natural resource restoration activities.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- Anyone/general public. Use of assistance is primarily for natural resources but also can be for public education and recreation.
- Authorized by
- Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C §§1251-1387; Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. §2701 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C §9601, et seq.; and Fish and Wildlife Act, 16 U.S.C §742 et seq.
- Program site
- https://fws.gov/nrdar ↗
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
$1.2M
1%
Grants
$101.6M
99%
Top recipients
By dollars committed.
How to read these numbers
- Committed through this program
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- The colored bars
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Direct payments