Federal grants to Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission in Lincoln, Nebraska received $140 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 307 awards. Its largest program was Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with $74.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $37.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$140 million
- Awards307
- Awarded in FY 2025$37.3 million
- Largest award$4.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 60 | $17.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 86 | $30.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 74 | $25.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 93 | $29.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 85 | $37.3 million |
Programs that fund Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | 117 | $74.5 million |
| Sport Fish Restoration | 67 | $25.0 million |
| Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | 51 | $16.7 million |
| State Wildlife Grants | 30 | $4.9 million |
| Boating Safety Financial Assistance | 5 | $3.9 million |
| Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Recreation Resources Management | 7 | $2.9 million |
| WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species | 11 | $1.9 million |
| Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund | 7 | $1.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 296 | $131 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 5 | $3.9 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $384,200 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The project will provide for the coordinated and continued development, operations and maintenance of nearly 185,520 acres of land and water managed for fishing, hunting, and trapping activities on approximately 281 state wildlife management areas (WMAS) in Nebraska. Activities will also extend to c | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | September 16, 2024 | $4.6 million |
| The project will provide for the coordinated and continued development, operations and maintenance of nearly 185,520 acres of land and water managed for fishing, hunting, and trapping activities on approximately 281 state wildlife management areas in Nebraska. Activities will also extend to comparab | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | June 21, 2022 | $4.2 million |
| The project will provide for the coordinated and continued development, operations and maintenance of nearly 185,520 acres of land and water managed for fishing, hunting, and trapping activities on approximately 281 state wildlife management areas (WMAS) in Nebraska. Activities will also extend to c | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | August 9, 2023 | $4.2 million |
| The project will provide for the coordinated and continued development, operations and maintenance of NEARLY185,520 acres of land and water managed for fishing, hunting, and trapping activities on approximately 281 statewildlife management areas (WMAS) in Nebraska. Activities will also extend to com | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | August 21, 2025 | $4.1 million |
| The Nebraska game and parks commission will utilize a land and water conservation fund grant to remove fort robinson state parks existing, aging swimming pool facility, which was constructed in 1979, and replace it on the same footprint with a modern facility to include a zero entry pool with slide | Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | March 13, 2023 | $4.0 million |
| NE FW-21-D-23 habitat restoration and public use facilitation enhancement on state wildlife management areas and other select public lands | Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety | July 29, 2021 | $3.5 million |
| Expand current efforts by the ngpc to increase public access to private lands through the NE state open fields and waters (OFW) program. | Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program | February 3, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| The purpose of this project is to enhance recreational sport fish populations and provide increased recreationalfishing opportunities throughout the state of Nebraska. | Sport Fish Restoration | March 22, 2024 | $2.9 million |
| The Nebraska game and parks commission will decommission and bypass two dams in fort robinson state park, reconnecting 51 square miles of the soldier creek watershed in northwest Nebraska. Soldier creek is currently impounded by the carter p johnson dam and the crazy horse dam. The commission will d | WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) | September 16, 2025 | $2.5 million |
| The purpose of this project is to enhance recreational sport fish populations and provide increased recreational fishing opportunities throughout the state of Nebraska. | Sport Fish Restoration | February 22, 2023 | $2.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Nebraska Game & Parks Commission get?
$140 million in 307 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Nebraska Game & Parks Commission the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $131 million in 296 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security follow.
What is Nebraska Game & Parks Commission's largest federal grant?
$4.6 million under Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with its first action in the period on September 16, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Nebraska Game & Parks Commission?
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 Lincoln
- Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
- Nebraska Department of Transportation
- Department of Education Nebraska
- Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
- Department of Military Nebraska
- Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development
- Military Nebraska Department of
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