The National Park Service develops a budget each February for the next fiscal year which starts October 1. Our budget – published in what we call the Green Book – defines our goals and objectives and the funding necessary to accomplish them. The NPS budget is rolled up into the budget for the Department of the Interior and then with the rest of the Executive Branch and submitted to Congress for its review and approval.  

Here’s our most recent funding and employee (Full Time Equivalent/FTE) levels:

FY 2010 (request)	$3.13 billon	21,600 employees
FY 2009	$2.92 billion	20,579 employees
FY 2008	$2.79 billion	20,301 employees

  
Beyond these appropriated funds, the National Park Service is also authorized to collect and retain revenue from specific sources:

• Recreation Fees: approximately $190 million per year
• Park Concessions Franchise Fees: approximately $60 million per year
• Filming and Photography Special Use Fees: approximately $1.2 million per year

We are able to accomplish even more thanks to the generosity of Americans who support our work – by working with us – through their donations of money, property, and time. The National Park Foundation – our Congressionally-charted national philanthropic partner – and hundreds of friends groups and local nonprofits work with us and on our behalf to bring additional resources to enhance our ability to accomplish our mission.

Learn More

• FY2010 Budget by State
  
• Budget Home
  
• DOI Strategic Plan 2007-2012 (pdf- 4mb)

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Budget Office
National Park Service
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240
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