Federal grants to Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Westborough, Massachusetts received $57.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 54 awards. Its largest program was Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with $39.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $13.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$57.5 million
- Awards54
- Awarded in FY 2025$13.9 million
- Largest award$9.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 19 | $8.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 22 | $12.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 16 | $9.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 15 | $12.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 15 | $13.9 million |
Programs that fund Commonwealth of Massachusetts
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | 21 | $39.2 million |
| Sport Fish Restoration | 14 | $11.5 million |
| State Wildlife Grants | 7 | $5.2 million |
| Zoonotic Disease Initiative | 1 | $773,300 |
| Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund | 6 | $618,266 |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | 1 | $91,200 |
| Wildlife Services | 2 | $88,900 |
| Soil and Water Conservation | 1 | $55,000 |
| Endangered Species Recovery Implementation | 1 | $50,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 50 | $57.2 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 4 | $235,100 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The project purpose is tomanage and maintain masswildlife s 271 wildlife management areas and conservation easements for a diversity of habitats for the benefit of wildlife species and to provide outdoor recreation by enhancing opportunities for hunters as well as recreational opportunities for non | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | August 30, 2022 | $9.0 million |
| The project purpose is tosupport ecologically sound, science based wildlife conservation and management decisions activities to be performed includedata collection,research and monitoring on the abundance, distribution, andharvest of turkey, black bear, upland game birds, white tailed deer, fur bear | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | September 9, 2022 | $5.7 million |
| This project seeks to acquire land in order to protect and perpetuate ecosystems that contain significant fish and wildlife resources and to conserve the biological diversity of the state of Massachusetts. Once acquired land will provide premium opportunities for hunting, fishing, trapping, and othe | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | August 14, 2023 | $4.5 million |
| Ma statewide land acquisition grant W-48-L-100 | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | October 27, 2020 | $4.3 million |
| Statewide wildlife development | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | October 27, 2020 | $4.2 million |
| The purpose of the project is to maintain and expand upland game bird hunting opportunities in Massachusetts while enhancing and evaluating its effect on retention, recruitment, and reactivation efforts. Activities to be performed include stocking of pheasants and the development and implementation | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | February 17, 2023 | $3.3 million |
| Protecting Massachusetts' natural heritage | State Wildlife Grants | February 24, 2021 | $3.2 million |
| The hunter education program is a public education effort providing instruction in the safe handling of firearms and other outdoor activities related to hunting and firearm use activities include instruction in basic hunter education, trapper education, bowhunter education, and other discipline spec | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | August 4, 2022 | $2.5 million |
| The purpose of this grant is to maintain and supplement recreational sportfish populations of trout and landlocked atlantic salmon to provide enhanced freshwater fishing opportunities throughout Massachusetts. Activities to be performed include hatchery operations and maintenance, fish rearing, and | Sport Fish Restoration | June 25, 2024 | $1.9 million |
| The purpose of this grant is to maintain and supplement recreational sport fish populations of trout and landlocked atlantic salmon to provide enhanced freshwater fishing opportunities throughout Massachusetts. Activities to be performed includehatchery operations and maintenance, fish rearing, and | Sport Fish Restoration | June 30, 2023 | $1.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Commonwealth of Massachusetts get?
$57.5 million in 54 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Commonwealth of Massachusetts the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $57.2 million in 50 awards. The Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Commonwealth of Massachusetts's largest federal grant?
$9.0 million under Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with its first action in the period on August 30, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Commonwealth of Massachusetts?
Its largest are Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, Sport Fish Restoration and State Wildlife Grants.
Other grant recipients in Westborough
Largest federal grant recipients in Massachusetts · Federal grants in Massachusetts