Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department a formula grant of $326,000 effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). This award provides administrative and operational support for the coordination and management of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program grants administered by the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department. The grant funds staff and materials necessary to ensure the department's compliance with federal regulations and effective administration of these restoration programs.

The funded activities include work planning, record keeping, reporting, and coordination of federal aid activities with other state and agency programs. The expected outcome is proper and efficient use of available program funding that maximizes benefits to wildlife resources and user groups. The primary beneficiaries are the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department and the general public, who benefit from the federal funding made available through these coordinated restoration and sport fish programs. The award contains no subrecipient activities.