INLAND FISHRIES WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

AUGUSTA, Maine

Total Received

$91.2M

Total Awards

State

Maine

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

Yearly Funding Trend

$76.6M

$10.9M

$3.8M

Top 50 Awards to INLAND FISHRIES WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through April 16, 2026.

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Top 50 Awards to INLAND FISHRIES WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
Award	Awarding Agency	Program	Place	FY	Obligation
ASST_NON_F21AF03906_014 THE PURPOSE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE S ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS TO MEET THE DEPARTMENT S BROAD RESPONSIBILITIES AND LEGISLATIVE MANDATES TO…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-01	2024	$31,740,494
ASST_NON_F21AF03688_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO MEET THE DEPARTMENTS BROAD RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT, AND WISE USE OF THE STATES FRESHWATER SPORT FISHERY RESO…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	ME-01	2024	$10,641,501
ASST_NON_F21AF04060_014 THE PURPOSE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE S LAND ACQUISITION AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HABITAT TO SUPPORT FOREST, UPLAND, AND W…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-02	2024	$6,973,417
ASST_NON_F22AP00104_014 CONSERVING THE PLEASANT RIVER HEADWATERS FOREST IN MAINE S 100-MILE WILDERNESS	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.615 COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND	ME-01	2025	$4,164,975
ASST_NON_F20AF12055_014 MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISH AND WILDLIFE S OBJECTIVE IS TO ACQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 500 ACRES IN FEE AND INCORPORATE THESE PARCELS INTO THE DEPARTMENT S WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-02	2024	$3,945,000
ASST_NON_F23AF00600_014 THE REED DEADWATER - JUNIPER BROOK PROJECT ENCOMPASSES OVER 6,000 ACRES IN UPPER MOLUNKUS TOWNSHIP AND NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY GRANT IN SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE. THE PROJEC…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-01	2024	$3,643,292
ASST_NON_F20AF12145_014 THERE IS AN UNMET NEED WITHIN STATE OF MAINE FOR PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PLACES FOR HUNTERS, SHOOTERS, AND ARCHERS TO PRACTICE AND IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS WITH FIREARMS AND ARCHERY EQUIP…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	FRYEBURG, ME-02	2024	$3,338,905
ASST_NON_F14AF01182_014 ME WILDLIFE AND SPORTFISH RESTORATION - SPORTSMAN S ACCESS GRANT	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-01	2024	$3,240,272
ASST_NON_F16AF01107_014 THE PURPOSE OF THE HUNTER TRAPPER SAFETY PROGRAM IS TO CONDUCT HUNTING AND TRAPPING EDUCATION CLASSES TO CREATE AN AWARENESS AMONG STUDENTS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE HUNTING…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-01	2025	$3,134,717
ASST_NON_F21AF03935_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT DOZENS OF IMPORTANT CONSERVATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE TO BENEFIT A HOST OF SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED (SGCN)…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.634 STATE WILDLIFE GRANTS	ME-01	2024	$2,728,897
ASST_NON_F23AF03217_014 THE STATE OF MAINE IS KNOWN FOR ITS LARGE WILDERNESS AREAS, DIVERSE HUNTING AND TRAPPING OPPORTUNITIES AND A DEEP HUNTING AND TRAPPING HERITAGE. BOTH ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF TH…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-02	2024	$1,979,288
ASST_NON_70Z02326MO0006962_070 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…	Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard	97.012 BOATING SAFETY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE	ME-90	2026	$1,615,202
ASST_NON_70Z02324MO0002721_070 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…	Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard	97.012 BOATING SAFETY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE	ME-90	2024	$1,445,845
ASST_NON_F23AF00363_014 THE DODGE POND DEER HABITAT PROJECT IN RANGELEY, MAINE, WILL PROTECT 708 ACRES EAST OF DODGE POND AND WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE VILLAGE OF RANGELEY. CONSERVATION OF THIS LAND WILL P…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-01	2024	$1,078,301
ASST_NON_F25AP00657_014 THE JORDAN RIVER COASTAL RESTORATION PROJECT WILL RESTORE COASTAL MARSH AND REESTABLISH AQUATIC CONNECTIVITY IN A PRODUCTIVE COASTAL WETLANDS ECOSYSTEM ON THE DOORSTEP OF ACADIA N…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.614 COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION	TOWN OF TRENTON, ME-02	2025	$1,000,000
ASST_NON_F23AP00871_014 THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE (MDIFW) IS REQUESTING $1,000,000 FROM THE NATIONAL COASTAL WETLANDS CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE FEE TITLE TO THE 216-…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.614 COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION	ME-02	2026	$1,000,000
ASST_NON_F26AF00622_014 THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF MDIFW TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF LAND HOLDINGS THAT PROTECT AND ENHANCE IMPORTANT WILDLIFE HABITATS WHILE PROVIDING PUBLIC RECREATIO…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-01	2026	$1,000,000
ASST_NON_F15AF01135_014 THE PROJECT PURPOSE IS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC S KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE S WILDLIFE RESOURCES THAT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE WILDLIFE AND SPORT…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-01	2025	$832,645
ASST_NON_F21AF04044_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FOR A SAFE, FAMILY FRIENDLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE ACCESS TO SHOOTING RANGE FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF MAINE, WHILE ALSO PRO…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-02	2025	$794,714
ASST_NON_F23AF02764_014 THE DEER HABITAT PROJECT IN LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP, MAINE, WILL PROTECT 1,452 ACRES WITHIN A 30-MILE RADIUS OF SEVERAL SMALL TOWNS WHERE 22,477 PEOPLE LIVE. APPROXIMATELY 846 ACRES (5…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-02	2024	$665,785
ASST_NON_F22AF00857_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORT FISHING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING ON ANNABESSACOOK LAKE THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WATER ACCESS FACILITY O…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	WINTHROP, ME-02	2024	$519,689
ASST_NON_F22AP00692_014 THE COUSINS RIVER FIELDS AND MARSH PROJECT IN YARMOUTH, MAINE, WILL PROTECT 44 ACRES WITHIN THE INTACT AND MOSTLY CONSERVED UPPER COUSINS RIVER MARSH SYSTEM IN YARMOUTH AND FREEPO…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.614 COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION	ME-01	2024	$466,365
ASST_NON_F24AP03156_014 THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE RESILIENCE OF FRYE MOUNTAIN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (WMA) TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS INCLUDING EXTREME PRECIPITATION AND FLOODING AND WILL IMPROVE AQUAT…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.654 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS	ME-02	2024	$450,000
ASST_NON_NR211218XXXXC002_012 ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION PRACTICES THAT BENEFIT NATIVE AQUATIC RESOURCES WITHIN THE APPROVED PROJECT FOCUS AREA.	Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service	10.904 WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION	ME-02	2024	$408,328
ASST_NON_F24AP00562_014 THE SALMON FALLS TIDAL WATERS PROJECT (SFTW) WILL PROTECT, THROUGH FEE PURCHASE, THREE ADJOINING PARCELS CONTAINING 16.9 ACRES OF HIGH-QUALITY WETLANDS, 64.5 ACRES OF UPLANDS AND…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.614 COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION	ME-02	2024	$395,000
ASST_NON_F23AF01174_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORT FISHING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING ON BIG INDIAN POND THROUGH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER ACCESS FACILITY ON P…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	SAINT ALBANS, ME-02	2024	$354,429
ASST_NON_F21AP02163_014 THE SANDY COVE WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROJECT IS LOCATED IN HARRINGTON, MAINE, ON THE HARRINGTON RIVER, WHERE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MIGRATING AND WINTERING BIRDS COME TO FEED AND RE…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.614 COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION	HARRINGTON, ME-02	2024	$302,372
ASST_NON_F22AF03592_014 THE CARIBOU STREAM DEER WINTERING AREA PROPOSAL WILL CONSERVE 916 ACRES OF PRIORITY DEER WINTERING HABITAT IN THE TOWNS OF WOODLAND AND WASHBURN, IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY, THROUGH FEE…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-01	2024	$298,867
ASST_NON_F25AF00889_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORT FISHING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING ON PRONG POND THROUGH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER ACCESS FACILITY ON PROPER…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	TOWN OF BEAVER COVE, ME-02	2025	$242,288
ASST_NON_F24AF02785_014 ABSTRACT: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON ARCTIC CHARR AND LAKE WHITEFISH IN ORDERTO INFORM FUTURE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND CONSERVATION OF THESE SPECIES. ACTI…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	MA-02	2024	$208,847
ASST_NON_F22AF00416_014 JOY BAY WATER ACCESS - LAND ACQUISITION	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	ME-02	2024	$182,461
ASST_NON_F25AF02248_014 THIS GRANT WILL BE USED TO MAINTAIN WATER ACCESS SITES OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE.	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	ME-02	2025	$179,234
ASST_NON_F23AF02795_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR A BOAT LAUNCH SITE THAT WILL PROVIDE SAFE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WATERS OF PETTINGILL POND.	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	ME-01	2024	$176,975
ASST_NON_F23AF02961_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORT FISHING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING ON NORTHERN CASCO BAY THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE VEHICLE PARKING FACI…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	BRUNSWICK, ME-01	2024	$175,293
ASST_NON_F21AF00016_014 THE NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL (SYLVILAGUS TRANSITIONALIS), IS THE ONLY COTTONTAIL RABBIT NATIVE TO AREAS EAST OF NEW YORKS HUDSON RIVER VALLEY, INCLUDING NEW ENGLAND. IN 2004 THE NEW…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-02	2024	$169,047
ASST_NON_F25AF00763_014 ME F-31-D-66 AQUATIC ACCESS DEVELOPMENT WORTHLEY POND	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	PERU, ME-02	2025	$154,369
ASST_NON_F24AF03096_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR 176 WATER ACCESS SITES OWNED BY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE GRASS-C…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	ME-02	2024	$146,465
ASST_NON_F20AP12263_014 THIS PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION OF FOUR STATE WILDLIFE AGENCIES AND FIVE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN EMPLOYING EMERGING AUTOMATED RADIO TELEMETRY TECHNOLOGY TO DOCUMENT THE…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.634 STATE WILDLIFE GRANTS	ME-02	2026	$142,616
ASST_NON_F22AF00807_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORT FISHING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING ON LONG POND THROUGH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER ACCESS FACILITY ON PROPERT…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	JEFFERSON, ME-01	2024	$139,290
ASST_NON_F23AF02962_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AFA IS TO PROVIDE SAFE AND ADEQUATE PUBLIC ACCESS TO MAINE S WATERWAYS THROUGH THE PROPER MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT S WATER AC…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	ME-02	2025	$138,206
ASST_NON_F22AF03353_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SECURE AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORT FISHING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING OPPORTUNITIES ON ALLEN POND THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF A PROPERTY IN…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	ME-01	2024	$131,062
ASST_NON_F18AF00257_014 STATES COMPLETED THEIR WILDLIFE ACTION PLANS IN 2005 AND REVISED THOSE PLANS IN 2015. PORTIONS OF EACH STATE S PLAN DEAL WITH RARE SPECIES HARDTOCOUNT SPECIES HABITATS THAT CROSS…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.634 STATE WILDLIFE GRANTS	ME-01	2024	$104,548
ASST_NON_F22AF03523_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE S 166 WATER ACCESS SITES. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE SAFE AND…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	ME-01	2024	$95,036
ASST_NON_F24AP02759_014 THIS GRANT FUNDS MAINE S ANNUAL PIPING PLOVER CONSERVATION PROGRAM BY SUPPORTING MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES AS OUTLINED IN THE PIPING PLOVER SPECIES RECOVERY PLAN. MAINE…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.615 COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND	ME-02	2024	$80,000
ASST_NON_F23AF01176_014 THE REGIONAL CONSERVATION NEEDS (RCN) PROGRAM FORMALIZES A COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO ACTIONS THAT ADDRESS SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED (SGCN) ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES. THE PU…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.634 STATE WILDLIFE GRANTS	ME-02	2025	$67,414
ASST_NON_F22AF01084_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SECURE AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORT FISHING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING ON THE SACO RIVER THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF A PROPERTY IN CORNISH T…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION	ME-01	2024	$65,629
ASST_NON_F25AF00739_014 THE NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL RABBIT IS AN IMPERILED SPECIES IN CONNECTICUT MASSACHUSETTS MAINE NEW YORK AND RHODE ISLAND. REGIONAL EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE SPECIES HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-02	2025	$65,093
ASST_NON_F24AF01132_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS MULTISTATE NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL INITIATIVE IS TO IMPROVE THE STATUS OF NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL POPULATIONS ON SUITABLE LANDSCAPES WITHIN IDENTIFIED FOCUS AREA…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.611 WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND BASIC HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY	ME-02	2024	$51,089
ASST_NON_F21AP03252_014 ME E-1-35 ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.615 COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND	ME-02	2024	$47,781
ASST_NON_F22AP01701_014 MAINE S POPULATION OF PIPING PLOVERS CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT HIGH PRODUCTIVITY COMPARED TO POPULATIONS IN OTHER ATLANTIC COAST STATES. THIS SUCCESS IS IN DESPITE OF INTENSE RECREATIO…	Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	15.615 COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND	ME-01	2025	$40,000

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