Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Conservation Research and Development

Assistance Listing 81.086

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

$275.1M
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
25
Recipients
Assistance Listing 81.086
Code

CFDA 81.086 (Conservation Research and Development) accounted for $275.1M in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Department of Energy, across 25 recipients. Its largest recipient on record was Defensewerx, Inc., with 44%. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$340M
FY20
$313.3M
FY21
$196M
FY22
$127.2M
FY25
$275.1M
FY26 partial
▼ 63%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Conservation Research and Development (Assistance Listing 81.086) accounted for $275.1M in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $127.2M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Energy provided 100% of it.
  • Its largest recipient was Defensewerx, Inc., with 44%.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 68% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 71%.

Defensewerx, Inc.$123.3M
Research Triangle Institute$49.5M
North Carolina State University$5.8M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$5.6M
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York$3M
University of Tennessee$2.5M
University of Texas at Austin$2.4M
University of Missouri System$2M
Oregon State University$1.8M
University of North Dakota$1000K

Recipient breakdown available for 72% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of Energy$275.1M

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