Federal grants to Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission in Little Rock, Arkansas received $157 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 173 awards. Its largest program was Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with $76.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $38.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$157 million
- Awards173
- Awarded in FY 2025$38.6 million
- Largest award$11.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 41 | $20.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 39 | $28.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 44 | $37.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 41 | $31.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 30 | $38.6 million |
Programs that fund Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | 66 | $76.4 million |
| Sport Fish Restoration | 25 | $31.5 million |
| Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species | 9 | $12.9 million |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance | 1 | $11.8 million |
| Boating Safety Financial Assistance | 5 | $8.7 million |
| Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund | 7 | $4.0 million |
| State Wildlife Grants | 39 | $3.4 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration | 1 | $2.5 million |
| National Fish Passage | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Wildlife Services | 7 | $949,536 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 158 | $143 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 5 | $8.7 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 10 | $4.4 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green tree reservoirs gtrs provide critical wintering waterfowl habitat and public waterfowl hunting opportunities that Arkansas is known nationally and internationally for. Shirey bay rainey brake wildlife management area is an 11308 acre wildlife management area wma that has approximately 5800 acr | Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance | December 20, 2024 | $11.8 million |
| Funds will be used for design, engineering, and construction phases at two Arkansas game and fish commission(AGFC) state fish hatcheries. Crucial updates are needed to existing infrastructure to ensure the futureoperation of the facilities and fish production. This project aims to increase the susta | Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species | September 20, 2023 | $10.0 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of this project is to provide the public access to land for hunting and other outdoor oriented recreation by maintaining and operating infrastructure on wildlife management areas.objectives: objective 1: project a: directly operate and maintain 132 wildlife management areas by ju | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 6, 2023 | $9.0 million |
| Purposeto provide the public access to land for hunting and other outdoor oriented recreation by maintaining and operating infrastructure on wildlife management areas.objective 1 project adirectly maintain and operate infrastructure on 134 wmas at which most maintenance and operation activities will | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | June 17, 2025 | $8.0 million |
| This grant has two purposes.1. To provide public access to land for hunting and other outdoor recreation by maintaining and operating infrastructure on wildlife management areas. 2. To provide conservation of wildlife species and their habitats for maintaining viable populations and public enjoyment | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 8, 2022 | $7.9 million |
| To provide the public access to land for hunting and other outdoor oriented recreation by maintaining and operating infrastructure on wildlife management areas.objective 1 project adirectly maintain and operate infrastructure on 132 wmas at which most maintenance and operation activities will occur | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 3, 2024 | $7.7 million |
| Waterfowl habitat improvement | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | September 1, 2021 | $6.8 million |
| Ar-w-statewide wma maintenance, operations and habitat management (W-64-50) | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 29, 2021 | $6.4 million |
| The purpose of the fish hatcheries and net pen facilities is to culture and stock the required species and numbers of sport fish needed to meet the management objectives determined by agfc fisheries biologists. | Sport Fish Restoration | January 6, 2025 | $3.0 million |
| The purpose of the fish hatcheries and net pen facilities is to culture and stock the required species and numbers of sport fish needed to meet the management objectives determined by agfc fisheries biologists. | Sport Fish Restoration | December 21, 2023 | $3.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Arkansas Game & Fish Commission get?
$157 million in 173 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Arkansas Game & Fish Commission the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $143 million in 158 awards. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Arkansas Game & Fish Commission's largest federal grant?
$11.8 million under Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance, with its first action in the period on December 20, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Arkansas Game & Fish Commission?
Its largest are Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, Sport Fish Restoration and Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species.
Other grant recipients in Little Rock
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
- Department of Education Arkansas
- Arkansas Department of Transportation
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Arkansas Department of Health
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
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