# Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety  (15.626)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-626-enhanced-hunter-education-and-safety/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety  is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $26.6 million in 87 grants, about $305,648 per award.

## Objectives

This program provides funds for the enhancement of hunter and archery education programs and the enhancement or construction of firearm shooting ranges and archery ranges as well as acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing public target ranges, including ranges on Federal land.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.1 million | 26 |
| 2022 | $3.1 million | 19 |
| 2023 | $4.0 million | 22 |
| 2024 | $9.2 million | 24 |
| 2025 | $5.2 million | 20 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Fish & Wildlife | California | $11.3 million |
| State South Dakota Game Fish & PK | South Dakota | $3.0 million |
| State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Maryland | $2.2 million |
| Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife | Washington | $1.9 million |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Texas | $1.2 million |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Florida | $1.1 million |
| North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission | North Carolina | $1.1 million |
| Natural Resources South Carolina Department | South Carolina | $870,024 |
| State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife | Oregon | $625,617 |
| West Virginia-Division of Natural Resources | West Virginia | $489,572 |
| Department of Game & Fish North Dakota | North Dakota | $384,517 |
| Vermont Department Fish & Wildlife | Vermont | $365,740 |
| Kentucky Department of Fish & Wil | Kentucky | $333,595 |
| Idaho Department of Fish Game | Idaho | $320,160 |
| Nebraska Game & Parks Commission | Nebraska | $320,000 |
| Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | Alabama | $312,143 |
| State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources | Utah | $311,333 |
| New Hampshire Fish & Game | New Hampshire | $237,316 |
| Arkansas Game & Fish Commission | Arkansas | $216,788 |
| New Mexico Department of Wildlife | New Mexico | $199,666 |