Recipient of federal assistance · BISMARCK, ND

DEPARTMENT OF GAME & FISH NORTH DAKOTA

DEPARTMENT OF GAME & FISH NORTH DAKOTA received $19.5M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 96 actions, −14% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $124.4M. Its largest awarding agency was U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ($18.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$19.5M
New awards
18
Actions
96
Since FY2021
$124.4M
UEI
C975NCKFBCQ3
Parent organization
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
Location
BISMARCK, ND
State and local governments
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 16.6MFY2021
  2. 20.6MFY2022
  3. 20.6MFY2023
  4. 24.5MFY2024
  5. 22.6MFY2025
  6. 19.5MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$19.5M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety$12.5M64%
  2. 15.605 · Sport Fish Restoration$5.2M26%
  3. 97.012 · Boating Safety Financial Assistance$1.1M5.4%
  4. 15.634 · State Wildlife Grants$548.4K2.8%
  5. 15.615 · Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund$120.4K0.6%
  6. 15.626 · Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety$75.8K0.4%
  7. 15.684 · White-Nose Syndrome National Response Implementation$26K0.1%
  8. 15.518 · Garrison Diversion Unit$22K0.1%

Awarding agencies

  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$18.5M94%
    Department of the Interior
  2. U.S. Coast Guard$1.1M5.4%
    Department of Homeland Security
  3. Bureau of Reclamation$22K0.1%
    Department of the Interior

Largest awards

  1. THE NORTH DAKOTA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT WILL USE FUNDING FROM THIS PROJECT TO ADMINISTER PORTIONS OF THE PRIVATE LAND OPEN TO SPORTMEN…$6.5M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 18, 2026· F24AF01686
  2. ND IN LIEU OF TAX PAYMENT PROGRAM$6M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Apr 11, 2024 – Mar 17, 2026· F16AF01078
  3. THE NORTH DAKOTA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT (DEPARTMENT) WILL USE FUNDING FROM THIS PROJECT TO ADMINISTER PORTIONSOF THE PRIVATE LAND OPEN TO…$5.7M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· May 19, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026· F23AF01330
  4. TO PROVIDE WALK IN PUBLIC HUNTING ACCESS TO QUALITY HABITAT IN 2026 2027 BY SECURING AGREEMENTS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENTS PLOTS PROGRAM ON…$4.8M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Apr 21, 2026 – Apr 21, 2026· F26AF00733
  5. NDGFDS PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO MANAGE OPERATE AND MAINTAIN 187005.35 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT ON 233 WMAS.$3.2M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Aug 14, 2025 – Jul 17, 2026· F25AF02077
  6. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT POPULATION MONITORING AND HARVEST MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE SPECIES THAT ARE HUNTED AND TRAPPED IN…$3.2M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Jun 3, 2025 – Jun 26, 2026· F25AF01347

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $1.2M (12 subawards)

10 sub-recipients

  1. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY$282.7K24%
    FARGO, ND · 3 subawards
  2. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$250.2K21%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  3. SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY$167K14%
    ALPINE, TX · 1 subaward
  4. TAYLOR TRAP CLUB$144.7K12%
    TAYLOR, ND · 1 subaward
  5. CONTRACTING AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, DIVISION OF$137.8K12%
    FALLS CHURCH, VA · 1 subaward
  6. CITY OF MEDINA$70K5.9%
    MEDINA, ND · 1 subaward
  7. VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY$45K3.8%
    VALLEY CITY, ND · 1 subaward
  8. ZAP SPORTSMAN CLUB$36.9K3.1%
    ZAP, ND · 1 subaward
  9. VALLEY CITY TRAP CLUB INC$30.5K2.6%
    VALLEY CITY, ND · 1 subaward
  10. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO$30K2.5%
    MOSCOW, ID · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $2.8M paid out · $309K received
  • FY2022: $2.7M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2023: $2.9M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2024: $966.8K paid out · $2.5M received
  • FY2025: $1.6M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2026: $1.2M paid out · $0 received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.