# Sport Fish Restoration  (15.605)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-605-sport-fish-restoration/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Sport Fish Restoration  is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.9 billion in 2,300 grants, about $811,624 per award.

## Objectives

Sport Fish Restoration funds support activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, or enhance sport fish populations; the public use and benefits from these resources; and activities that provide boat access to public waters. Sport fisheries research and management activities; boating access development and maintenance; aquatic resource education activities; lake construction and maintenance; land acquisition; technical assistance; planning; habitat enhancement; administration; coordination; and hatchery construction are eligible under the Act.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $359 million | 612 |
| 2022 | $365 million | 611 |
| 2023 | $376 million | 600 |
| 2024 | $390 million | 585 |
| 2025 | $377 million | 556 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Department of Fish & Game | Alaska | $96.1 million |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Texas | $95.1 million |
| California Department of Fish & Wildlife | California | $90.4 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Wisconsin | $68.0 million |
| Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | Minnesota | $66.8 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Michigan | $62.1 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Georgia | $50.2 million |
| Fish & Boat Commission, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $47.3 million |
| State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife | Oregon | $47.0 million |
| Colorado Department of Natural Resources | Colorado | $46.5 million |
| North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission | North Carolina | $46.1 million |
| Fish Wildlife & Parks Montana Department | Montana | $43.5 million |
| Idaho Department of Fish Game | Idaho | $42.5 million |
| Missouri Department of Conservation | Missouri | $41.4 million |
| Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation | Oklahoma | $40.7 million |
| Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife | Washington | $40.6 million |
| Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | Louisiana | $39.1 million |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Florida | $39.0 million |
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | New York | $39.0 million |
| Natural Resources, Ohio Department of, Division of Wildlife | Ohio | $39.0 million |