Federal grants to Department of Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources in Atlanta, Georgia received $462 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 378 awards. Its largest program was Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with $149 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $87.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$462 million
- Awards378
- Awarded in FY 2025$87.6 million
- Largest award$49.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 101 | $72.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 93 | $93.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 101 | $109 million |
| FY 2024 | 101 | $98.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 91 | $87.6 million |
Programs that fund Department of Natural Resources
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | 48 | $149 million |
| Performance Partnership Grants | 4 | $63.5 million |
| Sport Fish Restoration | 40 | $50.2 million |
| Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | 71 | $30.3 million |
| Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants | 4 | $15.7 million |
| Boating Safety Financial Assistance | 5 | $15.4 million |
| Cooperating Technical Partners | 4 | $14.8 million |
| Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards | 5 | $14.3 million |
| Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund | 25 | $10.5 million |
| Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program | 4 | $9.4 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 246 | $264 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 62 | $119 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 22 | $40.6 million |
| Department of Commerce | 42 | $36.9 million |
| Department of Defense | 2 | $1.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description: this action approves an award in the amount of $3,649,611 to Georgia department of natural resources and EPA in-kind(contract number 47QTCA20D0006 in the amount of $65,000 the purpose of this agreement is to provide funding for the operation of (Georgia's) continuing environmental progr | Performance Partnership Grants | March 23, 2022 | $49.0 million |
| Georgia statewide wildlife development program GA-W-86-D-10 | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 8, 2021 | $34.0 million |
| The primary function of this grant is to provide healthy populations of wildlife through population monitoring, habitat development, and technical guidance to constituents statewide. This proposed action consists of five projects: habitat development, operations and maintenance, technical guidance, | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 1, 2024 | $22.1 million |
| The primary function of this grant is to provide healthy populations of wildlife through population monitoring, habitat development, and technical guidance to constituents statewide. | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | June 27, 2023 | $18.6 million |
| This action provides partial funding in the amount of $640,738 to the Georgia department of natural resources to support the state of Georgia's envir | Performance Partnership Grants | November 6, 2020 | $11.8 million |
| GA-F-85-10 Georgia sport fish restoration | Sport Fish Restoration | June 28, 2021 | $11.6 million |
| The Georgia department of natural resources will purchase 12 tracts of land - 3684-ACRES, which will be titled to the state of Georgia under the custody of ga dept. Of natural resources and managed by wildlife resources division (WRD). Acquiring these tracts would improve our ability to manage these | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | September 19, 2023 | $10.2 million |
| The primary function of this grant is to provide healthy populations of wildlife through population monitoring,habitat development, and technical guidance to constituents statewide. This proposed action consists of fiveprojects: habitat development, operations and maintenance, technical guidance, PO | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | May 16, 2025 | $9.0 million |
| The primary function of this grant is to manage georgias diverse fishery resources through population monitoring production of sport fish habitat management technical guidance and operation of public fishing areas. | Sport Fish Restoration | June 25, 2024 | $7.1 million |
| The fisheries section of Georgia wildlife resources division is responsible for protecting and managing fishery resources in Georgia and developing their potential whenever possible. Public freshwaters available to sustain much of the angler use in Georgia includes thousands or miles of trout and wa | Sport Fish Restoration | April 7, 2025 | $6.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Natural Resources get?
$462 million in 378 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Natural Resources the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $264 million in 246 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security follow.
What is Department of Natural Resources's largest federal grant?
$49.0 million under Performance Partnership Grants, with its first action in the period on March 23, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Natural Resources?
Its largest are Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, Performance Partnership Grants and Sport Fish Restoration.
Other grant recipients in Atlanta
- Georgia Department of Community Health
- Georgia Dept of Education
- Georgia Department of Transportation
- Department of Early Care & Learning Georgia
- State of Georgia Department of Public Health
- Emory University
- Department of Insurance of the State of Georgia
- Department of Human Services
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