Federal grants to Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks in Topeka, Kansas received $138 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 217 awards. Its largest program was Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with $73.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $31.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$138 million
- Awards217
- Awarded in FY 2025$31.4 million
- Largest award$6.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 47 | $19.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 55 | $31.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 45 | $21.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 40 | $34.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 59 | $31.4 million |
Programs that fund Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | 70 | $73.5 million |
| Sport Fish Restoration | 49 | $27.1 million |
| Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | 47 | $20.8 million |
| Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund | 7 | $4.8 million |
| Boating Safety Financial Assistance | 5 | $4.5 million |
| State Wildlife Grants | 12 | $3.9 million |
| Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species | 11 | $2.0 million |
| Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program | 1 | $488,457 |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act | 2 | $392,432 |
| Conservation Reserve Program | 1 | $347,205 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 204 | $133 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 5 | $4.5 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 7 | $1.0 million |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $230,281 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide project aimed towards increasing public hunting access to private lands in Kansas by leasing the hunting rights from cooperating private landowners. | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | September 19, 2024 | $6.6 million |
| The Kansas department of wildlife and parks will sub grant this award to the city of independence the city will further develop central park sports complex with new baseball and softball fields, new soccer fields, restroom concession facility, storage building, fitness court, multi use sports field, | Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | September 26, 2022 | $5.1 million |
| Conserve and enhance Kansas natural heritage its wildlife and its habitats to assure future generations the benefits of the states diverse living resources provide the public with opportunities for the use and appreciation of the natural resources of Kansas consistent with the conservation of those | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | September 10, 2025 | $4.5 million |
| Conserve and enhance Kansas natural heritage its wildlife and its habitats to assure future generations the benefits of the states diverse living resources provide the public with opportunities for the use and appreciation of the natural resources of Kansas consistent with the conservation of those | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | September 19, 2024 | $4.5 million |
| To update and improve the agency managed motorboat access facilities across the state of Kansas to insure compliance with the Kansas department of wildlife and parks kdwp guidelines for the development of motorboat access facilities activities performed kdwp will be updating and improving motorboat | Sport Fish Restoration | August 1, 2022 | $4.0 million |
| This proposal will protect shallow, diverse, emergent wetlands which are ideal migration habitat for roosting and foraging of whooping cranes (grus americana) as well as ideal nesting and brood rearing habitat for eastern black rail (laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis). Recovery actions for whooping | Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund | June 27, 2024 | $4.0 million |
| Conserve and enhance Kansas natural heritage, its wildlife and its habitats--to assure future generations the benefits of the state s diverse, living resources provide the public with opportunities for the use and appreciation of the natural resources of Kansas, consistent with the conservation of t | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | August 18, 2023 | $3.9 million |
| Statewide public lands operation and maintenance (wildlife) | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 20, 2021 | $3.4 million |
| Only 340,000 acres of land and water are owned or managed by the department, which is only 0 6 of the land in Kansas the lack of access to property for hunting has been identified a a major factor that is responsible for the decline of interest in hunting of the 340,000 acres that are owned or manag | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | August 1, 2022 | $3.3 million |
| Statewide project aimed towards increasing public hunting access to private lands in Kansas by leasing the hunting rights from cooperating private landowners. | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 7, 2023 | $3.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks get?
$138 million in 217 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $133 million in 204 awards. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks's largest federal grant?
$6.6 million under Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with its first action in the period on September 19, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks?
Its largest are Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, Sport Fish Restoration and Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning.
Other grant recipients in Topeka
- Kansas Department of Health & Environment
- Kansas State Department of Education
- Kansas Department of Transportation
- Kansas Department for Children and Families
- Kansas Adjutant General Department
- State of Kansas Department of Commerce
- Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
- Executive Office of the State of Kansas
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