Federal grants to The Recreation & Conservation Office
The Recreation & Conservation Office in Olympia, Washington received $199 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 79 awards. Its largest program was Pacific Salmon Treaty Program, with $147 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $34.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$199 million
- Awards79
- Awarded in FY 2025$34.1 million
- Largest award$26.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 14 | $35.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 23 | $42.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 11 | $38.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 30 | $47.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 11 | $34.1 million |
Programs that fund The Recreation & Conservation Office
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | 14 | $147 million |
| Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | 43 | $46.1 million |
| Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act | 9 | $2.5 million |
| Partners for Fish and Wildlife | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance | 1 | $469,658 |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care | 6 | $398,517 |
| Forest Health Protection | 1 | $133,462 |
| Wildlife Services | 1 | $67,000 |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act | 1 | $50,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 14 | $147 million |
| Department of the Interior | 57 | $51.3 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 8 | $598,979 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington will continue its efforts to recover federally listed salmon statewide and support the exercise of treaty fishing rights by addressing the states highest salmon recovery needs in an integrated, systematic, and watershed-based manner. Proposed activities include: habitat projects that are | Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | August 12, 2024 | $26.0 million |
| Washington will continue its efforts to recover federally listed salmon statewide and support the exercise of treaty fishing rights by addressing the state's highest salmon recovery needs in an integrated, systematic, and watershed-based manner. Priority one: these funds will be directed to habitat | Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | August 17, 2023 | $25.5 million |
| Together with state matching funds, Washington's pcsrf and iija award will fund projects and actions identified in noaa-approved recovery plans and that uphold treaty rights. The 120 high-priority, site-based projects will address limiting factors and protect or restore habitat statewide. Hatchery a | Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | July 19, 2022 | $24.0 million |
| This award will provide funding to the state of Washington for programs that support projects necessary to maintain and protect healthy salmon populations, monitor commercial and sport fisheries, investigate and take action on the threats to pacific salmon, and contribute to the production of hatche | Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | September 17, 2025 | $22.0 million |
| Together with state matching funds, washingtons pcsrf award will fund projects and actions identified in noaa-approved recovery plans and that uphold treaty rights. The 86 high-priority, site-based projects will address limiting factors and protect or restore habitat statewide. Hatchery and harvest | Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | August 16, 2021 | $18.4 million |
| The proposed action in the biological opinion includes funding for discrete habitat restoration actions targeted at increasing the productivity and abundance of several depressed salmon populations within puget sound. Up to $8,869,456 is available for puget sound habitat restoration actions in 2021. | Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | August 17, 2021 | $8.9 million |
| The proposed action in the biological opinion includes funding for discrete habitat restoration actions targeted at increasing the productivity and abundance of several depressed salmon populations within puget sound. Up to $8,869,456 is available for puget sound habitat restoration actions in 2022. | Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | July 15, 2022 | $8.9 million |
| Pst conservation of southern resident killer whales through prey production projects | Pacific Salmon Treaty Program | August 5, 2021 | $4.1 million |
| King county will utilize a land and water conservation fund (LWCF) outdoor recreation legacy partnership (ORLP) grant to acquire approximately 22 acres, complete habitat restoration and develop the new lake land north urban nature park. This project will include constructing a picnicking area, a nat | Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | September 21, 2023 | $3.6 million |
| The land and water conservation fund (LWCF) state and local assistance program provides matching grants to develop parks owned by states and local communities. Based on its outdoor recreation priorities, the state has selected grant projects to receive lwcf funding. Lwcf grants are made pursuant to | Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | July 23, 2025 | $3.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does The Recreation & Conservation Office get?
$199 million in 79 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives The Recreation & Conservation Office the most?
The Department of Commerce, with $147 million in 14 awards. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is The Recreation & Conservation Office's largest federal grant?
$26.0 million under Pacific Salmon Treaty Program, with its first action in the period on August 12, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund The Recreation & Conservation Office?
Its largest are Pacific Salmon Treaty Program, Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning and Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act.
Other grant recipients in Olympia
- Department of Social & Health Services
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Washington St Department of Transportation
- Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- Washington State Department of Commerce
- Washington State Department of Health
- State of Washington Employment Security Department
- Health Care Authority
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