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Federal grants to Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee

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Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee in Nashville, Tennessee received $217 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 69 awards. Its largest program was Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with $183 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $38.4 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202117$35.1 million
FY 202218$43.5 million
FY 202324$57.1 million
FY 202418$42.7 million
FY 202513$38.4 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety 15.61127$183 million
Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species 15.6087$11.5 million
Boating Safety Financial Assistance 97.0125$11.4 million
State Wildlife Grants 15.6345$5.3 million
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund 15.6154$1.2 million
Wildlife Services 10.0286$814,202
National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements 15.6541$750,000
Soil and Water Conservation 10.9021$743,997
Clean Vessel Act 15.6161$518,547
Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation 16.8351$339,850

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of the Interior54$203 million
Department of Homeland Security5$11.4 million
Department of Agriculture9$1.8 million
Department of Justice1$339,850

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
The twra comprehensive grant will contain the sport fish restoration wildlife restoration basic hunter education and boating access programs.
ASST_NON_F24AF01374_014 on USAspending
Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and SafetyJune 11, 2024$38.5 million
Sport fish restoration: projects will address fishing, fish habitat, and fish population management in waters across Tennessee. Wildlife restoration: projects will address hunting, wildlife habitat, and wildlife population management across Tennessee. Hunter education: projects will address teaching
ASST_NON_F23AF02098_014 on USAspending
Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and SafetyJune 26, 2023$34.2 million
This award supports sub-programs within Tennessee wildlife resources agency s approved comprehensive management system. Sport fish restoration projects will address fishing, fish habitat, and fish population management. Recreational boating access projects will develop, renovate, maintain, or improv
ASST_NON_F25AF01037_014 on USAspending
Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and SafetyMay 13, 2025$33.6 million
Twra's comprehensive grant will contain the following subprograms, each with projects that address theobjectives, issues, and strategies of the agency's strategic plan.sport fish restoration: projects will address fishing, fish habitat, and fish population management in watersacross Tennessee. We wi
ASST_NON_F22AF02144_014 on USAspending
Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and SafetyJune 29, 2022$30.8 million
Tn - comprehensive management system grant
ASST_NON_F21AF02151_014 on USAspending
Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and SafetyJune 23, 2021$28.7 million
The Tennessee wildlife resources agency (TWRA) will acquire five tracts totaling 1,681.68 acres. This tract, referred to collectively as the catoosa ridge tracts, will be purchased from the conservation fund (TCF) who are acting as intermediaries to expedite the acquisitionall tracts are in rural cu
ASST_NON_F23AF00751_014 on USAspending
Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and SafetyMarch 9, 2023$5.3 million
Twra will build a shooting range headquarters building to provide necessary infrastructure for the shooting range to include offices, pro shop, storage, classrooms, and restrooms.
ASST_NON_F23AF02668_014 on USAspending
Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and SafetyJuly 18, 2023$4.9 million
Tennessee wildlife resourced agency (TWRA) and subrecipients will conduct invasive carp management and control efforts utilizing funding associated with this project. Populations will be sampled to better understand invasive carp distribution in the Tennessee and cumberland rivers and the lower miss
ASST_NON_F23AP03011_014 on USAspending
Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive SpeciesAugust 24, 2023$3.3 million
This initiative will support the Tennessee wildlife resources agency s invasive carp program encompassing the Tennessee carp harvest incentive program monitoring activities like gill netting dozer trawling electrofishing and surveillance as well as research on tracking the movements and reproductive
ASST_NON_F24AP02518_014 on USAspending
Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive SpeciesAugust 15, 2024$3.3 million
Tennessee wildlife action plan FY20
ASST_NON_F20AF10737_014 on USAspending
State Wildlife GrantsSeptember 23, 2021$3.0 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee get?

$217 million in 69 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee the most?

The Department of the Interior, with $203 million in 54 awards. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Agriculture follow.

What is Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee's largest federal grant?

$38.5 million under Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, with its first action in the period on June 11, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee?

Its largest are Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety, Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species and Boating Safety Financial Assistance.

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