Federal grants to Idaho Department of Fish Game
Idaho Department of Fish Game in Boise, Idaho received $201 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 246 awards. Its largest program was Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with $84.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $42.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$201 million
- Awards246
- Awarded in FY 2025$42.9 million
- Largest award$31.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 64 | $31.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 54 | $39.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 53 | $43.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 58 | $43.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 49 | $42.9 million |
Programs that fund Idaho Department of Fish Game
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | 37 | $84.6 million |
| Lower Snake River Compensation Plan | 3 | $48.8 million |
| Sport Fish Restoration | 69 | $42.5 million |
| Columbia River Fisheries Development Program | 2 | $5.6 million |
| State Wildlife Grants | 6 | $4.1 million |
| Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund | 69 | $2.4 million |
| Good Neighbor Authority | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Endangered Species Recovery Implementation | 10 | $1.6 million |
| Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | 5 | $1.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 228 | $189 million |
| Department of Commerce | 7 | $6.9 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 9 | $5.3 million |
| Department of Defense | 2 | $140,404 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The lower snake river compensation plan provides partial mitigation for the impacts of the four dams situated on the lower snake river upon snake river and columbia river fisheries. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and wildlife service, the Idaho department of fish and game operates and maintains f | Lower Snake River Compensation Plan | December 7, 2022 | $31.0 million |
| Wildlife health program: Idaho fish and games (IDFG) wildlife management responsibilities and activities includes the development and implementations of a wildlife health program (WHP) that collaborates with local, state and federal partners to assess and eliminate the impacts of wildlife diseases o | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | June 17, 2025 | $15.9 million |
| Wildlife health program: Idaho fish and games (IDFG) wildlife management responsibilities and activitiesincludes the development and implementations of a wildlife health program (WHP) that collaborates with local,state and federal partners to assess and eliminate the impacts of wildlife diseases on | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 16, 2024 | $15.4 million |
| The statewide wildlife management grant includes the four projects. Wildlife health programresponsibilities and activities include the development and implementation of a wildlife health program (WHP) that collaborates with local, state and federal partners to assess and eliminate the impacts of wil | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | June 29, 2023 | $14.8 million |
| The Idaho department of fish and game idfg manages 31 state owned wildlife management areas wma encompassing over 362,000 acres, as well as other wildlife habitat areas and wildlife related recreation areas idfg managesthese areas not only to conserve the state s wildlife and fisheries resources and | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | August 31, 2022 | $14.2 million |
| Statewide wildlife management | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | September 8, 2021 | $12.6 million |
| Idfg hatchery operations and maintenance, fisheries monitoring and evaluation, and support programs | Lower Snake River Compensation Plan | December 17, 2021 | $9.2 million |
| Idfg hatchery operations and maintenance, fisheries monitoring and evaluation, and support programs. | Lower Snake River Compensation Plan | November 20, 2020 | $8.9 million |
| The objective is to provide anadromous fish protection from entrainment, injury and loss in gravity and pump diversions; ensure safe fish passage at all diversions and fishways where anadromous fish occupy the salmon, clearwater, and snake rivers. All protection will be in accordance with NOAA fishe | Columbia River Fisheries Development Program | March 13, 2024 | $3.4 million |
| Idaho contains nearly one-half million acres of lakes and reservoirs and over one hundred thousand acres of rivers and streams stretching nearly thirty thousand miles. These diverse water resources provide Idaho angling opportunities for about 40 species of game fish which are pursued by over 530,00 | Sport Fish Restoration | August 9, 2023 | $3.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Idaho Department of Fish Game get?
$201 million in 246 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Idaho Department of Fish Game the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $189 million in 228 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Idaho Department of Fish Game's largest federal grant?
$31.0 million under Lower Snake River Compensation Plan, with its first action in the period on December 7, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Idaho Department of Fish Game?
Its largest are Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, Lower Snake River Compensation Plan and Sport Fish Restoration.
Other grant recipients in Boise
- Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
- Idaho State Board of Education
- State of Idaho
- State of Idaho Military Division
- State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
- Boise State University
- State of Idaho Department of Labor
- Executive Office of the State of Idaho
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