Secretary Zinke announces more than $1.1 billion for sportsmen and conservation
This year marks $20 billion in hunter and angler conservation funding
On March 20, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced more than $1.1 billion in annual national funding for state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration, or PRDJ, Acts. State-by-state listings of the final fiscal year 2018 apportionments of Wildlife Restoration Program fund can be found here and the Sport Fish Restoration Program fund here. Allocations of the funds are authorized by Congress. To date, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has distributed more than $20.2 billion in apportionments for state conservation and recreation projects.
“American sportsmen and women are some of our best conservationists, and they contribute billions of dollars toward wildlife conservation and sportsmen access every year through the Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson Acts,” said Zinke. “For nearly eighty years, states have been able to fund important conservation initiatives thanks to the more than $20 billion that has generated nationwide. Every time a firearm, fishing pole, hook, bullet, motorboat, or boat fuel is sold, part of that cost goes to fund conservation. The best way to increase funding for conservation and sportsmen access is to increase the number of hunters and anglers in our woods and waters. The American conservation model has been replicated all over the world because it works.”
The funds, which are distributed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation projects. They are derived from excise taxes paid by the hunting, shooting, boating, and angling industries on firearms, bows, ammunition, sport fishing tackle, some boat engines, and small engine fuel.
| STATE | TOTAL – SPORT FISH RESTORATION (FY18) | TOTAL – ALL WILDLIFE FUNDS (FY18) | TOTAL – ALL FUNDS (FY18) |
| ALABAMA | $6,151,179 | $19,360,421 | $25,511,600 |
| ALASKA | $17,595,874 | $33,455,771 | $51,051,645 |
| AMERICAN SAMOA | $1,173,058 | $1,328,563 | $2,501,621 |
| ARIZONA | $7,154,503 | $22,080,003 | $29,234,506 |
| ARKANSAS | $5,348,981 | $13,221,723 | $18,570,704 |
| CALIFORNIA | $16,513,733 | $26,037,993 | $42,551,726 |
| COLORADO | $9,143,673 | $19,872,123 | $29,015,796 |
| CONNECTICUT | $3,519,175 | $5,901,190 | $9,420,365 |
| DELAWARE | $3,519,175 | $4,785,824 | $8,304,999 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | $1,173,058 | $0 | $1,173,058 |
| FLORIDA | $12,236,611 | $14,351,398 | $26,588,009 |
| GEORGIA | $8,041,424 | $23,213,465 | $31,254,889 |
| GUAM | $1,173,058 | $1,328,563 | $2,501,621 |
| HAWAII | $3,519,175 | $4,785,824 | $8,304,999 |
| IDAHO | $6,430,284 | $15,474,320 | $21,904,604 |
| ILLINOIS | $6,593,209 | $16,335,080 | $22,928,289 |
| INDIANA | $4,577,731 | $13,573,699 | $18,151,430 |
| IOWA | $4,513,130 | $11,515,178 | $16,028,308 |
| KANSAS | $4,981,927 | $14,646,057 | $19,627,984 |
| KENTUCKY | $5,198,763 | $14,127,290 | $19,326,053 |
| LOUISIANA | $6,908,171 | $15,884,383 | $22,792,554 |
| MAINE | $3,519,175 | $8,055,283 | $11,574,458 |
| MARYLAND | $3,519,175 | $7,754,551 | $11,273,726 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | $3,519,175 | $7,986,372 | $11,505,547 |
| MICHIGAN | $10,692,452 | $24,296,525 | $34,988,977 |
| MINNESOTA | $12,500,370 | $23,400,370 | $35,900,740 |
| MISSISSIPPI | $4,009,209 | $12,144,757 | $16,153,966 |
| MISSOURI | $7,677,750 | $21,117,103 | $28,794,853 |
| MONTANA | $8,648,987 | $21,131,270 | $29,780,257 |
| N. MARIANA ISLANDS | $1,173,058 | $1,328,563 | $2,501,621 |
| NEBRASKA | $4,483,366 | $12,833,330 | $17,316,696 |
| NEVADA | $4,974,601 | $13,948,153 | $18,922,754 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | $3,519,175 | $4,785,824 | $8,304,999 |
| NEW JERSEY | $3,519,175 | $7,986,372 | $11,505,547 |
| NEW MEXICO | $6,244,495 | $15,787,434 | $22,031,929 |
| NEW YORK | $7,820,180 | $20,862,345 | $28,682,525 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | $10,344,499 | $21,338,737 | $31,683,236 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | $4,130,618 | $11,377,784 | $15,508,402 |
| OHIO | $6,898,966 | $16,457,632 | $23,356,598 |
| OKLAHOMA | $7,695,368 | $19,907,732 | $27,603,100 |
| OREGON | $7,820,246 | $17,690,588 | $25,510,834 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | $8,571,622 | $28,157,633 | $36,729,255 |
| PUERTO RICO | $3,519,175 | $3,452,263 | $6,971,438 |
| RHODE ISLAND | $3,519,175 | $4,785,824 | $8,304,999 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | $4,899,188 | $10,678,793 | $15,577,981 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | $4,490,053 | $13,775,104 | $18,265,157 |
| TENNESSEE | $7,457,271 | $22,544,767 | $30,002,038 |
| TEXAS | $17,595,874 | $36,656,319 | $54,252,193 |
| UTAH | $6,405,939 | $14,616,342 | $21,022,281 |
| VERMONT | $3,519,175 | $4,785,824 | $8,304,999 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS | $1,173,058 | $1,328,563 | $2,501,621 |
| VIRGINIA | $5,204,846 | $14,176,335 | $19,381,181 |
| WASHINGTON | $7,112,530 | $15,120,458 | $22,232,988 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | $3,519,175 | $8,209,596 | $11,728,771 |
| WISCONSIN | $11,424,513 | $23,542,090 | $34,966,603 |
| WYOMING | $5,329,957 | $13,861,148 | $19,191,105 |
| TOTAL | $351,917,483 | $797,160,652 | $1,149,078,135 |
The recipient state wildlife agencies have matched these funds with approximately $6.7 billion throughout the years, primarily through hunting and fishing license revenues.
More information about the Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration Program is available at wsfrprograms.fws.gov.
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