FISH AND GAME, MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF
NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts
Total Received
$20.7M
Total Awards
24
State
Massachusetts
Last Updated
Mar 2, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
$12.8M24
$5.0M25
$2.9M26
Top 24 Awards to FISH AND GAME, MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF
Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through March 2, 2026.
| Award | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_NA21NMF4720042_013 THE MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT WHALE CONSERVATION PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE EFFORTS BY MA DMF AND THE CENTER FOR COASTAL STUDIES (CCS) TO PROTECT, RESTORE, AND MANAGE LARGE WHALE SPECIES FOU… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.472 UNALLIED SCIENCE PROGRAM | BOSTON, MA-08 | 2024 | $2,266,890 |
ASST_NON_NA20NMF4740205_013 FISHERIES-DEPENDENT LANDINGS DATA, OR TRIP-LEVEL TRANSACTIONS, WILL BE COLLECTED FROM ALL MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARY BUYERS (DEALERS PURCHASING DIRECTLY FROM COMMERCIAL HARVESTERS WHIC… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.474 ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT | GLOUCESTER, MA-06 | 2025 | $1,902,094 |
ASST_NON_NA24NMFX472G0043_013 PURPOSE: THE MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT WHALE CONSERVATION PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE INTENSIVE EFFORTS BY THE MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES (MA DMF) AND THE CENTER FOR COASTAL… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.472 UNALLIED SCIENCE PROGRAM | NEW BEDFORD, MA-09 | 2024 | $1,459,347 |
ASST_NON_F19AP00593_014 MA V-19-D-1 FY 2019 CVA | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.616 CLEAN VESSEL ACT | MA-08 | 2024 | $1,421,328 |
ASST_NON_F21AP02777_014 MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN VESSEL ACT PROGRAM - V-21-D-1 | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.616 CLEAN VESSEL ACT | MA-09 | 2025 | $1,287,757 |
ASST_NON_F22AP02390_014 <P>THE DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES’ (MA DMF) OBJECTIVES ARE TO EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY ADMINISTER THE CVA PROGRAM IN MASSACHUSETTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE AND… | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.616 CLEAN VESSEL ACT | MA-08 | 2026 | $1,278,609 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02654_014 THE MASSACHUSETTS CVA PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PUMP OUT FACILITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF RECREATIONAL BOATERS USING MASSACHUSETTS STATE WATERS. | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.616 CLEAN VESSEL ACT | MA-09 | 2024 | $1,242,556 |
ASST_NON_F24AF00879_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO REFINE OUR AGE AND GROWTH LAB PROTOCOLSTO FURTHER INCREASE THE VOLUME OF AGED STRUCTURES, THE SUITE OF COVERED SPECIES, A… | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION | MA-09 | 2024 | $1,220,684 |
ASST_NON_F26AP00321_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AVAILABILITY OF NO-COST PUMPOUT SERVICES TO THE BOATING COMMUNITY THROUGH INSTALLATION OF NEW, AND REPLACEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE… | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.616 CLEAN VESSEL ACT | MA-09 | 2026 | $1,153,330 |
ASST_NON_F20AF12042_014 ACCURATE AGE INFORMATION IS CRITICAL TO STOCK ASSESSMENTS FOR THE RECREATIONALLY-IMPORTANT FISH SPECIES OF MASSACHUSETTS. ACCURATE STOCK ASSESSMENTS FOR THESE SPECIES HELP ENSURE… | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION | MA-08 | 2024 | $1,134,245 |
ASST_NON_F21AP00173_014 MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN VESSEL ACT PROGRAM - V-20-D-1 | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.616 CLEAN VESSEL ACT | MA-08 | 2024 | $1,084,525 |
ASST_NON_F19AF00155_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WILL OPTIMIZE UTILIZATION OF MADMFS APPORTIONMENT OF SPORT FISH RESTORATION (SFR) FUNDS AND FACILITATE COMPLIANC… | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION | MA-08 | 2025 | $922,321 |
ASST_NON_F24AP01511_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE AND REASONABLY AVAILABLE PUMPOUT FACILITIES MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RECREATIONAL BOATERS USING MASSACHUSETTS STATE WATERS. THE… | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.616 CLEAN VESSEL ACT | MA-09 | 2024 | $852,857 |
ASST_NON_NA20NMF4070151_013 THE MA DMF PROPOSES TO SUPPORT THE TWO MAIN PURPOSES OF THE IFA BY FUNDING STAFF CAPABILITIES IN THE AREA OF CONSERVATION ENGINEERING (CE). THE CE TEAM PRIMARILY INVESTIGATES THE… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.407 INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986 | GLOUCESTER, MA-06 | 2024 | $617,291 |
ASST_NON_F24AP02660_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCESS IN COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS BY ENHANCING AND EXPANDING THE EXISTING REED PARK TRANSIENT BOATING FACILITY LOCATE… | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.622 SPORTFISHING AND BOATING SAFETY ACT | MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, MA-06 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_NA23NMF4070363_013 THE MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES (MA DMF) PROPOSES TO SUPPORT THE PURPOSES OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986 (IFA) BY FUNDING STAFF CAPABILITIES IN TH… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.407 INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986 | GLOUCESTER, MA-06 | 2024 | $581,159 |
ASST_NON_NA25NMFX474G0008_013 THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE COLLECTING FISHERIES-DEPENDENT LANDINGS DATA, OR TRIP-LEVEL TRANSACTIONS FROM ALL MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARY BUYERS (DEALERS PURCHASING DIRECTLY FROM COMMERC… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.474 ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT | NEW BEDFORD, MA-09 | 2025 | $389,391 |
ASST_NON_NA25NMFX427G0421_013 ATLANTIC HERRING IN THE US ARE ASSESSED AS A SINGLE UNIT, YET FISHERY MANAGERS DIVIDE THE ANNUAL CATCH LIMIT (ACL) AMONG FOUR SUB-AREAS TO PREVENT OVERFISHING OF INDIVIDUAL SPAWNI… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.427 FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM | GLOUCESTER, MA-06 | 2025 | $321,213 |
ASST_NON_F26AP00351_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF FALL RIVER LOCATED ON THE SOUTHCOAST OF MASSACHUSETTS THAT ATTRACT AND SERVE TRANSIENT… | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.622 SPORTFISHING AND BOATING SAFETY ACT | FALL RIVER, MA-04 | 2026 | $281,236 |
ASST_NON_NA24NMFX472G0031_013 PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT PROPOSES A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO DEVELOP A PREDICTIVE TOOL FOR IDENTIFYING LEATHERBACK (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA) DISTRIBUTION OVER THE NORTHEAST US SHELF. THE… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.472 UNALLIED SCIENCE PROGRAM | BOSTON, MA-08 | 2024 | $249,838 |
ASST_NON_F26AF00567_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WILL OPTIMIZE UTILIZATION OF MA DMFS APPORTIONMENT OF SPORT FISH RESTORATION (SFR) FUNDS AND FACILITATE COMPLIAN… | Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15.605 SPORT FISH RESTORATION | MA-09 | 2026 | $177,363 |
ASST_NON_NA25NMFX474G0020_013 THIS PROJECT WOULD REDESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPROVE SOFTWARE AND DATABASE TOOLS FOR MA DMF TO IMPROVE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND REDUCE TECHNICAL… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.474 ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT | NEW BEDFORD, MA-09 | 2025 | $100,000 |
ASST_NON_NA21NMF4740481_013 THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO PROCESS SCALE AND FIN CLIP SAMPLES OF BLACK SEA BASS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS TO BETTER DELINEATE SPAWNING STOCK GENETIC MARKERS. FISHERY DEPENDENT SAMPLES FROM… | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 11.474 ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT | GLOUCESTER, MA-06 | 2024 | $98,319 |
ASST_NON_P25AC00670_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO GATHER DATA ON RAINBOW SMELT POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS IN THE SAUGUS RIVER AND TURNING BASIN, SUPPORTING UPCOMING STREAM DREDGING EFFORTS. KEY… | Department of the Interior National Park Service | 15.944 NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP | MA-09 | 2025 | $49,988 |
Top 24 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
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15.616 — CLEAN VESSEL ACT$8.3M
11.472 — UNALLIED SCIENCE PROGRAM$4.0M
15.605 — SPORT FISH RESTORATION$3.5M
11.474 — ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT$2.5M
11.407 — INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986$1.2M
15.622 — SPORTFISHING AND BOATING SAFETY ACT$881K
11.427 — FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM$321K
15.944 — NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP$50K
Source: USAspending.gov · All Recipients · Massachusetts