Federal grants to Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission
Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission in Olympia, Washington received $21.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 24 awards. Its largest program was Boating Safety Financial Assistance, with $12.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $5.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$21.3 million
- Awards24
- Awarded in FY 2025$5.7 million
- Largest award$2.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $5.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $3.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $3.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $2.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $5.7 million |
Programs that fund Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boating Safety Financial Assistance | 5 | $12.6 million |
| Clean Vessel Act | 8 | $6.4 million |
| Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | 5 | $154,000 |
| Partners for Fish and Wildlife | 1 | $106,466 |
| Coastal | 2 | $68,463 |
| American Battlefield Protection | 1 | $61,857 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Homeland Security | 5 | $12.6 million |
| Department of the Interior | 14 | $8.6 million |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 5 | $154,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| State recreational boating safety program | Boating Safety Financial Assistance | January 4, 2021 | $2.7 million |
| The purpose of the state recreational boating safety program is to encourage greater state participation and uniformity in boating safety efforts, and particularly to permit the states to assume the greater share of boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement activities. Federal funds prov | Boating Safety Financial Assistance | April 28, 2025 | $2.6 million |
| State recreational boating safety program | Boating Safety Financial Assistance | March 1, 2022 | $2.5 million |
| The purpose of the state recreational boating safety program is to encourage greater state participation and uniformity in boating safety efforts, and particularly to permit the states to assume the greater share of boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement activities. Federal funds prov | Boating Safety Financial Assistance | January 30, 2024 | $2.4 million |
| State recreational boating safety program | Boating Safety Financial Assistance | February 21, 2023 | $2.4 million |
| Washington state parks boating program will subaward funds to construct and maintain sewage disposal infrastructure for use by recreational vessels and support education and outreach to recreational boaters. | Clean Vessel Act | August 1, 2025 | $1.5 million |
| Washington state parks boating program will subaward funds to construct and maintain sewage disposal infrastructure for use by recreational vessels and support education and outreach to recreational boaters. | Clean Vessel Act | August 1, 2025 | $1.5 million |
| Washington state parks boating program will subaward funds to construct and maintain sewage disposal infrastructure for use by recreational vessels and support education and outreach to recreational boaters. | Clean Vessel Act | June 26, 2024 | $1.5 million |
| The Washington state parks boating program will construct new pumpout facilities and or pumpout boats, continue to provide operation and maintenance funding for existing pumpout facilities, and continue to support the pumpout Washington outreach and education program. | Clean Vessel Act | July 21, 2023 | $1.5 million |
| The Washington state parks boating program will construct new pumpout facilities and/or pumpout boats, continue to provide operation and maintenance funding for existing pumpout facilities, and continue to support the pumpout Washington outreach and education program. | Clean Vessel Act | May 17, 2022 | $1.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission get?
$21.3 million in 24 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission the most?
The Department of Homeland Security, with $12.6 million in 5 awards. The Department of the Interior and the National Endowment for the Arts follow.
What is Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission's largest federal grant?
$2.7 million under Boating Safety Financial Assistance, with its first action in the period on January 4, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission?
Its largest are Boating Safety Financial Assistance, Clean Vessel Act and Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration.
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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