# Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety (15.611)

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Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $4.8 billion in 2,635 grants, about $1.8 million per award.

## Objectives

The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act provides grants to State, Commonwealth, and territorial fish and wildlife agencies for projects to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance wild birds and mammals and their habitat. Projects also include providing public use and access to wildlife resources; hunter education and safety; the development and management of shooting ranges, and the promotion of hunting and recreational shooting.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $683 million | 699 |
| 2022 | $902 million | 671 |
| 2023 | $1.1 billion | 762 |
| 2024 | $1.1 billion | 679 |
| 2025 | $1.0 billion | 671 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Texas | $213 million |
| Alaska Department of Fish & Game | Alaska | $199 million |
| Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee | Tennessee | $183 million |
| Game and Fish, Arizona Dept of | Arizona | $163 million |
| Game Commission, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $158 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Georgia | $149 million |
| Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | Minnesota | $144 million |
| Colorado Department of Natural Resources | Colorado | $142 million |
| California Department of Fish & Wildlife | California | $139 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Wisconsin | $139 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Michigan | $132 million |
| Fish Wildlife & Parks Montana Department | Montana | $131 million |
| Missouri Department of Conservation | Missouri | $129 million |
| North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission | North Carolina | $121 million |
| Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation | Oklahoma | $118 million |
| State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife | Oregon | $114 million |
| Game & Fish Commission Wyoming | Wyoming | $112 million |
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | New York | $112 million |
| Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | Alabama | $105 million |
| Natural Resources, Ohio Department of, Division of Wildlife | Ohio | $99.7 million |