Federal grants to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. in Ridgeland, Mississippi received $158 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 125 awards. Its largest program was North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, with $69.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $31.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$158 million
- Awards125
- Awarded in FY 2025$31.9 million
- Largest award$11.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 42 | $40.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 32 | $18.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 31 | $23.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 29 | $43.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 32 | $31.9 million |
Programs that fund Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | 51 | $69.7 million |
| National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | 12 | $30.2 million |
| Agricultural Conservation Easement Program | 28 | $20.4 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 2 | $11.6 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration | 1 | $10.0 million |
| Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration | 1 | $3.4 million |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | 3 | $2.8 million |
| Coastal | 7 | $2.7 million |
| Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS | 1 | $2.2 million |
| Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) | 6 | $1.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 79 | $110 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 43 | $36.3 million |
| Department of Commerce | 2 | $11.6 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $227,156 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh restoration on anahuac nwr and mcfaddin nwr | National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | September 14, 2021 | $11.9 million |
| Flyway forests habitat restoration | Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration | September 3, 2024 | $10.0 million |
| Purpose: ducks unlimited will restore swan cove, the southernmost impoundment at chincoteague national wildlife refuge on assateague island in Virginia. The work will restore and protect valuable salt marsh habitat on the delmarva peninsula and support several important fisheries. It will also help | Habitat Conservation | August 1, 2024 | $9.5 million |
| The project activities described herein will use nature based solutions (NBS) to maintain and improve marsh health and increase the resiliency and capacity of these coastal marshes to withstand storms and reduce the amount of damage caused by such storms. The mcfaddin beach berm project completed in | National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | September 13, 2024 | $6.5 million |
| This project aims to beneficially use dredge material to help fix erosion concerns in the marsh on the refuge and protect sav beds in the surrounding area and the project will include installation of several breakwaters to further protect the marsh from erosion | National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | December 6, 2024 | $6.3 million |
| Ducks unlimited (DU) is submitting this proposal requesting funding from the us fish and wildlife service (FWS) gulf restoration office (GRO) to support implementation of the coastal marsh restoration at dressing point, part of the big boggy national wildlife refuge (NWR). The primary objective is t | Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration | August 31, 2023 | $3.4 million |
| The objectives of this agreement are to efficiently obtain quality restoration of acep-wre and wrp easements. | Agricultural Conservation Easement Program | August 14, 2023 | $3.2 million |
| This award is made based on approval of your organizations proposal dated february 24 2023 hereby incorporated by reference into this award. For a complete list of program policies refer to the grant administration standards january 2024. Funds under this award will permanently protect 460 acres thr | North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | August 13, 2024 | $3.0 million |
| Hurricane lake wma glaise creek enhancement | North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | April 28, 2021 | $3.0 million |
| Funds under this award will permanently protect 964 acres through fee title and 2,560 acres through conservation easement, and enhance 365 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in the mid-atlantic regions, including tributaries of the chesapeake bay and pocosin lakes national wildlife refuge of v | North American Wetlands Conservation Fund | August 26, 2025 | $3.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Ducks Unlimited, Inc. get?
$158 million in 125 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Ducks Unlimited, Inc. the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $110 million in 79 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Ducks Unlimited, Inc.'s largest federal grant?
$11.9 million under National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements, with its first action in the period on September 14, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Ducks Unlimited, Inc.?
Its largest are North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements and Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
Other grant recipients in Ridgeland
- Mississippi Department of Public Safety
- Converge, Inc.
- 2CMISSISSIPPI: Towards Sustainable, Educated and Empowered Mississippi
- Mississippi Public Health Institute
- My Brother's Keeper, Inc.
- Horne LLP
- City of Ridgeland
- SR1
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