This grant program aims to enhance hunter education, development, firearm, and archery safety programs. States can use the funds for training in hunting equipment use, wildlife management principles, and firearms handling, as well as constructing facilities like classrooms and shooting ranges. The grant also supports trapper education, wildlife identification, and development of trapping skills. Eligible activities include enhancing hunter-education programs, interstate coordination, bow hunter education, and construction of firearm and archery ranges. The program supplements Section 4(c) Hunter Education funds, improving states’ hunter education and safety initiatives. Closing date for applications is Aug 31, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 217778
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | F13AS00059 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | R3 Hunter Education Grant Program (STATE F&G AGENCIES ONLY) |
| Opportunity Category:: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Education |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.626 — Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date:: | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 31, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 31, 2014 |
| Archive Date:: | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 0 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $0 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description:: | 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. Section 10 funds supplement, not replace Section 4(c) Hunter Education funds, thereby enhancing a State¿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:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 4 | Added to title | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Synopsis 3 | Updated Opportunity Category | |
| Synopsis 2 | Updated Opportunity Category | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.626 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00162151 |
| Opening Date: | Oct 01, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Aug 31, 2014 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Linnae Moey |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C) [V1.0] Assurances for Construction Programs (SF-424D) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.626 | PKG00162151 | Oct 01, 2012 | Aug 31, 2014 | View | Linnae Moey | Organization Applicants |