Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00044
The R8 (CA/NV) Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program for State Fish and Game Agencies (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00044) is a mandatory grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.626. It is aimed specifically at state government fish and game agencies in the Region 8 area (California and Nevada) and supports education and natural resource-related public benefits tied to safe, responsible hunting and shooting sports participation. The opportunity was created on November 30, 2017, and originally closed on August 30, 2018. The listed award ceiling is $230,000, and the posting notes an expected awards count of 0, which typically reflects the apportionment-style structure of these funds rather than a typical competitive cycle with a set number of awards.
The core purpose of the program is to allow states to use funds apportioned under "Section 10" to strengthen and expand hunter education, hunter development, and firearm and archery safety efforts. The emphasis is not only on traditional hunter education courses, but also on broader hunter-development programs designed to introduce new participants and recruit them into hunting, bow hunting, target shooting, or archery. In practical terms, this can include programs that lower barriers to entry, build confidence and competence for beginners, and promote a safety-first culture among new and existing participants.
A second major focus is improving coordination and capacity beyond a single state. The grant allows states to enhance interstate coordination of hunter education and firearm- and archery-range programs, recognizing that safety standards, training practices, and range opportunities can benefit from shared approaches, reciprocal recognition, and collaborative planning across state lines. Alongside this, the program explicitly supports expanding education, safety, or development programming for bow hunters and archers, reflecting the specialized training needs and safety considerations associated with archery equipment and bow hunting practices.
The opportunity also supports physical infrastructure that enables safe instruction and practice. States may use funds to enhance the construction and development of firearm and archery ranges, and to update safety features at existing ranges. That can include range improvements that reduce risk, modernize facilities, and better support instruction, supervised practice, and public use, provided the work aligns with eligible grant purposes.
An important condition of the program is that Section 10 funds are meant to supplement, not replace, Section 4(c) Hunter Education funds. In other words, the intent is to add capacity and enhancements to a state's hunter education and safety program rather than backfilling or substituting for other dedicated hunter education funding streams. This requirement helps ensure that states maintain their baseline commitments while using Section 10 dollars to broaden reach, improve quality, and address gaps.
Examples of eligible activities highlighted in the announcement include hands-on and classroom-based training that builds safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, teaches hunter responsibility and ethics, covers principles of wildlife management, and improves wildlife identification and firearms handling skills. Funds may also be used to construct or support facilities needed for instruction, such as classrooms, shooting ranges, and other support facilities that make training possible and safe. In addition, states can gather information to develop, implement, and evaluate hunter education and safety grants, which points to needs like assessment, program evaluation, data collection, and continuous improvement efforts that help agencies demonstrate impact and refine programming.
The eligible activity list also includes trapper education when it relates to safety, responsibility, humane trapping methods, avoiding non-target species, and developing trapping skills. Finally, states may use funds for communications and outreach about WSFR grant-funded hunter education and recreational shooting sports activities, supporting public awareness, participation, and transparency around what programs exist and how the public can access them.
Overall, the grant opportunity is structured to help California and Nevada state fish and game agencies improve public safety, strengthen recruitment and retention in hunting and shooting sports, and enhance the facilities and training systems that underpin responsible participation in these activities, while ensuring the funding adds to rather than replaces existing hunter education support.Apply for F18AS00044
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "R8 (CA/NV) Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program for State Fish and Game Agencies" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.626.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 30, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 30, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $230,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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