Recipient of federal assistance · JACKSON, MS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES & PARKS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES & PARKS received $24.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 101 actions, −2.5% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $138.3M. Its largest awarding agency was U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ($19.1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$24.1M
New awards
18
Actions
101
Since FY2021
$138.3M
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Location
JACKSON, MS
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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. 17.8MFY2021
  2. 31MFY2022
  3. 19.9MFY2023
  4. 20.8MFY2024
  5. 24.7MFY2025
  6. 24.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$24.1M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety$14.4M60%
  2. 15.605 · Sport Fish Restoration$4M16%
  3. 15.916 · Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning$3.4M14%
  4. 97.012 · Boating Safety Financial Assistance$1.4M6.0%
  5. 15.634 · State Wildlife Grants$454.8K1.9%
  6. 15.608 · Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species$244.7K1.0%
  7. 11.472 · Cooperative Research Program$149.4K0.6%
  8. 15.684 · White-Nose Syndrome National Response Implementation-$7,2660.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$19.1M79%
    Department of the Interior
  2. National Park Service$3.4M14%
    Department of the Interior
  3. U.S. Coast Guard$1.4M6.0%
    Department of Homeland Security
  4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$149.4K0.6%
    Department of Commerce

Largest awards

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT ISTO COORDINATE AND MANAGE THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA SYSTEM TO ENHANCE AND PROTECT WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITAT…$8.9M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Jun 17, 2026 – Jun 17, 2026· F26AF01525
  2. SEE ATTACHED$5.7M
    15.605 · Sport Fish Restoration· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Jul 3, 2024 – Mar 18, 2026· F24AF02300
  3. THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS WILL RECEIVE THE LWCF AWARD FOR PAUL B. JOHNSON STATE PARK…$3.1M
    15.916 · Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning· National Park Service· Grant· Jun 7, 2022 – Mar 30, 2026· P22AP00325
  4. MS - FRESHWATER FISHERIES MANAGEMENT FY27$2.8M
    15.605 · Sport Fish Restoration· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Jul 14, 2026 – Jul 14, 2026· F26AF01836
  5. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI S FRESHWATER AQUATIC RESOURCES, PROVIDES TECHNICAL GUIDANCE TO MISSISSIPPI PRIVATE…$2.7M
    15.605 · Sport Fish Restoration· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Formula grant· Jun 13, 2023 – Nov 5, 2025· F23AF01745
  6. THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS (MDWFP) ADMINISTERS THE MISSISSIPPI HUNTER EDUCATION PROGRAM TO TEACH HUNTERS…$2.5M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Jul 6, 2026 – Jul 6, 2026· F26AF01992

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

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $1M received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $129.5K received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $47.7K received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $4.7M 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.