This department is offering the ‘Enhancing Hunter Education and Safety Grant’ to support state agencies in enhancing programs for hunter education, firearm and archery safety, and bow hunting. The grant aims to improve interstate coordination of education programs, develop firearm and archery ranges, update safety features, and provide training on equipment use, wildlife management, and firearms handling. States can use the funds to construct facilities, gather information for program evaluation, offer trapper education, and promote grant-funded activities. Closing date for applications is August 30, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 309541
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F19AS00009 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | R8 (CA/NV) Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program for State Fish and Game Agencies |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.626 — Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 11, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 11, 2018 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 01, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $240,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | A. States may use the funds apportioned to them under Section 10 to:1. Enhance programs for hunter education, hunter development, and firearm and archery safety. Hunter-development programs introduce individuals to and recruit them to take part in hunting, bow hunting, target shooting, or archery.2. Enhance interstate coordination of hunter-education and firearm- and archery- range programs.3. Enhance programs for education, safety, or development of bow hunters and archers.4. Enhance construction and development of firearm and archery ranges.5. Update safety features of firearm and archery ranges. B. Section 10 funds supplement, not replace Section 4(c) Hunter Education funds, thereby enhancing a Stateâ¿¿s hunter education and safety program. The following are some examples of eligible activities:1. Training participants in the safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, hunter responsibility, principles of wildlife management, wildlife identification, and firearms handling;2. Constructing facilities, such as classrooms, shooting ranges, and other support facilities needed for instruction purposes;3. Gathering information to help develop, implement, and evaluate hunter education and safety grants; 4. Providing training in trapper education as it relates to safety, responsibility, humane trapping methods, and avoidance of nontarget species, and development of trapping skills; and5. Communicating information about WSFR grant funded hunter education and recreational shooting sports activities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Fiscal Officer Tracey Vriens 916-414-6525
Tracey_Vriens@fws.gov Email:Tracey_Vriens@fws.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| update from discretionary to mandatory | Oct 11, 2018 | |
| Oct 11, 2018 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F19AS00009 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | R8 (CA/NV) Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program for State Fish and Game Agencies |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.626 — Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 11, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 11, 2018 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 01, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $240,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | A. States may use the funds apportioned to them under Section 10 to:1. Enhance programs for hunter education, hunter development, and firearm and archery safety. Hunter-development programs introduce individuals to and recruit them to take part in hunting, bow hunting, target shooting, or archery.2. Enhance interstate coordination of hunter-education and firearm- and archery- range programs.3. Enhance programs for education, safety, or development of bow hunters and archers.4. Enhance construction and development of firearm and archery ranges.5. Update safety features of firearm and archery ranges. B. Section 10 funds supplement, not replace Section 4(c) Hunter Education funds, thereby enhancing a Stateâ¿¿s hunter education and safety program. The following are some examples of eligible activities:1. Training participants in the safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, hunter responsibility, principles of wildlife management, wildlife identification, and firearms handling;2. Constructing facilities, such as classrooms, shooting ranges, and other support facilities needed for instruction purposes;3. Gathering information to help develop, implement, and evaluate hunter education and safety grants; 4. Providing training in trapper education as it relates to safety, responsibility, humane trapping methods, and avoidance of nontarget species, and development of trapping skills; and5. Communicating information about WSFR grant funded hunter education and recreational shooting sports activities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Fiscal Officer Tracey Vriens 916-414-6525
Tracey_Vriens@fws.gov Email:Tracey_Vriens@fws.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F19AS00009 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | R8 (CA/NV) Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program for State Fish and Game Agencies |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.626 — Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 11, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 01, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $240,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | A. States may use the funds apportioned to them under Section 10 to:
1. Enhance programs for hunter education, hunter development, and firearm and archery safety. Hunter-development programs introduce individuals to and recruit them to take part in hunting, bow hunting, target shooting, or archery. B. Section 10 funds supplement, not replace Section 4(c) Hunter Education funds, thereby enhancing a Stateâ¿¿s hunter education and safety program. The following are some examples of eligible activities: 1. Training participants in the safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, hunter responsibility, principles of wildlife management, wildlife identification, and firearms handling; |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Fiscal Officer Tracey Vriens 916-414-6525
Tracey_Vriens@fws.gov Email:Tracey_Vriens@fws.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 309541 Full Announcement-FY19 Enhanced HE NOFO -> FY 2019 Enhanced Hunter Education Final 9.28.2018.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants Fiscal Officer Tracey Vriens 916-414-6525 Tracey_Vriens@fws.gov Email: Tracey_Vriens@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.626 | PKG00245471 | Oct 01, 2018 | Aug 30, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
309541 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
309541 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
309541 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
309541 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
309541 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
309541 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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