Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety

 

This program provides funds for the enhancement of hunter and archery education programs and the enhancement or construction of firearm shooting ranges and archery ranges as well as acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing public target ranges, including ranges on Federal land.

Active 15.626 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of The Interior A - Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2017 The program expects to receive approximately 40 applications and to issue about 35 awards The program received 39 applications nationally and issued 39 awards. Program funds are generally used annually by States to develop and implement model recruitment and retention programs; offer shooting skills and development; enhance existing shooting and archery range facilities; update safety features of firearm safety and archery ranges; enhance interstate coordination of hunter education, fire arm and archery range programs.
Fiscal Year 2018 The program received 39 applications nationally and issued 39 awards. Program funds are generally used annually by States to develop and implement model recruitment and retention programs; offer shooting skills and development; enhance existing shooting and archery range facilities; update safety features of firearm safety and archery ranges; enhance interstate coordination of hunter education, fire arm and archery range programs.
Fiscal Year 2019 The program received 39 applications nationally and issued 39 awards. Program funds are generally used annually by States to develop and implement model recruitment and retention programs; offer shooting skills and development; enhance existing shooting and archery range facilities; update safety features of firearm safety and archery ranges; enhance interstate coordination of hunter education, fire arm and archery range programs.
Fiscal Year 2020 The program expects to receive approximately 40 applications and to issue about 40 awards.
Fiscal Year 2021 The program expects to receive approximately 40 applications and to issue about 40 awards.
Fiscal Year 2022 The program expects to receive approximately 40 applications and to issue about 40 awards.
Fiscal Year 2023 The program expects to receive approximately 40 applications and to issue about 40 awards.
Fiscal Year 2024 The program expects to receive approximately 40 applications and to issue about 40 awards. Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act—Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants (16 U.S.C. §669h-1) as amended Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (Public Law 116-17, May 10, 2019), as amended Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act (Public Law 116-94, December 20, 2019). Agencies from the 50 States, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa with primary responsibility for fish and wildlife conservation may submit grant proposals to the Fish and Wildlife Service. To be eligible, they must pass assent legislation to the provisions of the Act for the conservation of wildlife that include a prohibition against the diversion of license fees paid by hunters for any other purpose than the administration of the fish and wildlife agency. General Public (While direct participation is limited to fish and wildlife agencies, the general public will ultimately benefit from these wildlife conservation measures). Each year within 60 days of the apportionment notice, States, Commonwealths, and territories must notify the Secretary of the Interior that they want to participate in the program for the year. The State, Commonwealth, or territorial fish and wildlife Director must furnish a certification of the number of paid hunter license holders. Allocable costs are determined in accordance with 2 CFR 200. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Agencies from the 50 States, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa with primary responsibility for fish and wildlife conservation may submit grant proposals to the Fish and Wildlife Service. To be eligible, they must pass assent legislation to the provisions of the Act for the conservation of wildlife that include a prohibition against the diversion of license fees paid by hunters for any other purpose than the administration of the fish and wildlife agency. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State, Commonwealth, or territory for more information on this process when applying for assistance if the State has selected the program for review This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. The Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or his or her designee approves or disapproves proposed grants. Regional Offices are responsible for notification of grant approval to the grantee. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Approximately 30 days. Regional Directors will consider the differences of opinion about eligibility of proposals. Final determination rests with the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Grantees may renew projects on an annual basis if justifiable and if funds are available. The State, Commonwealth, or territory agency having responsibility for the management of their resources must submit the projects. The State, Commonwealth's, or territory's wildlife resources must submit the projects. The State, Commonwealth, or territorial agency selects those projects submitted for funding under the program. If approved, projects must meet the basic criteria outlined in the regulations and the Fish and Wildlife Service Manual. This program provides funds for the enhancement of: 1. hunter education programs, hunter and sporting firearms programs, and hunter development programs; 2. interstate coordination and development of hunter education programs; 3. bow hunter and archery education, safety, and development programs; 4. construction of firearm or archery ranges; 5. Acquiring land for the construction of firearm and archery ranges, and 6. updating safety features of firearm and archery ranges. Performance Reports: Performance reports are required. Recipients must monitor and report on project performance in accordance with the requirements in 2 CFR 200.329. Final performance reports and final SF-425, Federal Financial Reports are due within 120 calendar days of the award period of performance end date, unless the awarding program approves a due date extension. The FWS details all reporting requirements including frequency and due dates in Notices of Award. Not applicable. Cost Records must be maintained separately for each project for three years after submission of the final Federal Financial Report (SF 425) as described in 2 CFR 200. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is voluntary. Grant funds may be disbursed to States for up to 75 percent of the total cost of a project. Grant funds may be disbursed from 75 to 100 percent of the total project costs to the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Each Regional Director decides on the specific Federal share between 75 and 100 percent based on what he or she decides is fair, just, and equitable.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety funds are available each Fiscal Year and are one-year funds. Program obligates funds and sends a notice of award to successful applicants. Recipients request funds in accordance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles, unless otherwise dictated by program-specific legislation or special award terms. Program will include any special payment terms and conditions in the notice of award. Regional Contacts: Region 1, Pacific Region (Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Pacific Islands) Barb Behan, 503-231-2066. Region 2, Southwest Region (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) Andrew Ortiz, 505-248-7459. Region 3, Midwest Region (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin) Fabian Romero, 612-713-5145. Region 4, Southeast Region (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands) Diana Swan, 404-679-7058. Region 5, Northeast Region (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia) Richard Zane, 413-253-8506. Region 6, Mountain-Prairie Region (Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) Otto Jose, 303-236-8156. Region 7, Alaska Region (Alaska) Doug McBride, 907-786-3631. Region 8, Pacific Southeast Region (California, Nevada) Justin Cutler, 916-414-6457. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, Policy and Programs Division, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR
Falls Church, VA 22041 USA
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Phone: (703) 358-2156 https://www.fws.gov/program/hunter-education 14-5029-0-2-303 (Formula Grants) FY 22$8,000,000.00; FY 23 est $7,999,997.00; FY 24 est $7,999,997.00; - Range is $13,300 to $240,000; Average $145,000. 50 CFR 80 contains the program regulation for this program. Matching and cost-sharing requirements are discussed in 50CFR 80.85 and 2 CFR 200.306. Applicants can visit these regulations and guidance at http://fawiki.fws.gov/display/WTK/Toolkit+Homepage. Fiscal Year 2017 The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) continues to promote the National Archery in the School Program (NASP) and conducted hunter and shooting sports education and outreach to non-traditional audiences in Alabama. As part of this project WFF conducted 20 Basic Archery Instructor workshops for 266 teachers to implement the NASP curriculum and purchased archery equipment to supplement new schools enrolling in the program. Approximately 370 schools and 55,500 students participated in Alabama's NASP during this fiscal year. Thirty-three hundred and forty-one students from 145 schools participated in seven regional events and 74 teams with 1,237 student archers participated in a statewide event at the Montgomery Sportsplex. Total cost $180,000 ($135,000 Federal; $45,000 non-Federal). Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Pheasants Forever, Inc. signed a cooperative agreement to hire a joint Iowa Outreach Coordinator. This position is a Pheasants Forever employee but works closely with the Iowa DNR on shooting sports efforts, mentored hunts, long-term mentoring efforts, youth habitat projects, and expanding youth/family events at the local level. Through this partnership 28 mentored hunts were held involving 539 youth, 84 shooting sports events were held involving 3410 youth, 26 field days were held involving 2038 youth, and 8 habitat projects were completed involving 1006 youth with 20 acres planted. Cost for the project was $30,000 ($22,500 federal and $7500 state. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department held various advanced trainings designed to bridge the gap between hunter education certification and actually hunting or trapping and also to introduce new audiences to the outdoors. Some examples were the specialized hunting technique seminars such as deer processing, bowhunting, crossbows, and bear hunting where 216 people participated. Youth attended various advanced weeks at the Green Mountain Conservation Camps, 113 received their trapping certification, and 134 received their waterfowl certification. Becoming an Outdoors Family event had 51 families (154 participants) attend this year. Cost for these projects $20,000 ($15,000 Federal; $5,000 State). The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) continues to promote the National Archery in the School Program (NASP) and conducted hunter and shooting sports education and outreach to non-traditional audiences in Alabama. As part of this project WFF conducted 20 Basic Archery Instructor workshops for 266 teachers to implement the NASP curriculum and purchased archery equipment to supplement new schools enrolling in the program. Approximately 370 schools and 55,500 students participated in Alabama's NASP during this fiscal year. Thirty-three hundred and forty-one students from 145 schools participated in seven regional events and 74 teams with 1,237 student archers participated in a statewide event at the Montgomery Sportsplex. Total cost $180,000 ($135,000 Federal; $45,000 non-Federal). Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Pheasants Forever, Inc. signed a cooperative agreement to hire a joint Iowa Outreach Coordinator. This position is a Pheasants Forever employee but works closely with the Iowa DNR on shooting sports efforts, mentored hunts, long-term mentoring efforts, youth habitat projects, and expanding youth/family events at the local level. Through this partnership 28 mentored hunts were held involving 539 youth, 84 shooting sports events were held involving 3410 youth, 26 field days were held involving 2038 youth, and 8 habitat projects were completed involving 1006 youth with 20 acres planted. Cost for the project was $30,000 ($22,500 federal and $7500 state. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department held various advanced trainings designed to bridge the gap between hunter education certification and actually hunting or trapping and also to introduce new audiences to the outdoors. Some examples were the specialized hunting technique seminars such as deer processing, bowhunting, crossbows, and bear hunting where 216 people participated. Youth attended various advanced weeks at the Green Mountain Conservation Camps, 113 received their trapping certification, and 134 received their waterfowl certification. Becoming an Outdoors Family event had 51 families (154 participants) attend this year. Cost for these projects $20,000 ($15,000 Federal; $5,000 State).
Fiscal Year 2018 Examples of Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety clinics include: wilderness survival, game care and cooking, land navigation, hunter marksmanship, deer hunting, black powder hunting, upland game hunting, bow hunting, wild pig hunting, and waterfowl hunting. Projects also include enhancing the construction and development of firearm and archery ranges, as well as updating safety features at firearms and archery ranges.
Fiscal Year 2019 Examples of Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety clinics include: wilderness survival, game care and cooking, land navigation, hunter marksmanship, deer hunting, black powder hunting, upland game hunting, bow hunting, wild pig hunting, and waterfowl hunting. Projects also include enhancing the construction and development of firearm and archery ranges, as well as updating safety features at firearms and archery ranges.
Fiscal Year 2020 Examples of Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety clinics include: wilderness survival, game care and cooking, land navigation, hunter marksmanship, deer hunting, black powder hunting, upland game hunting, bow hunting, wild pig hunting, and waterfowl hunting. Projects also include construction, development, and enhancement of firearm and archery ranges, as well as updating safety features at firearms and archery ranges.
Fiscal Year 2021 Examples of Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety clinics include: wilderness survival, game care and cooking, land navigation, hunter marksmanship, deer hunting, black powder hunting, upland game hunting, bow hunting, wild pig hunting, and waterfowl hunting. Projects also include construction, development, and enhancement of firearm and archery ranges, as well as updating safety features at firearms and archery ranges.
Fiscal Year 2022 Examples of Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety clinics include: wilderness survival, game care and cooking, land navigation, hunter marksmanship, deer hunting, black powder hunting, upland game hunting, bow hunting, wild pig hunting, and waterfowl hunting. Projects also include construction, development, and enhancement of firearm and archery ranges, as well as updating safety features at firearms and archery ranges.
Fiscal Year 2023 The Program has not yet completed selecting projects for funding. The Program anticipates funding Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety projects and activities that are eligible each year.
Fiscal Year 2024 The Program has not yet completed selecting projects for funding. The Program anticipates funding Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety projects and activities that are eligible each year.