Opportunity Information: Apply for F12AS00076
Apply for F12AS00076
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the education natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "R2 Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program to State Fish and Game Agencies Only" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.626 Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 14, 2012 and posted on Feb 14, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The R2 Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00076) is a mandatory grant program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.626, Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program. It is aimed specifically at state fish and game agencies (eligible applicants are state governments only) and is designed to strengthen statewide hunter education, hunter development, and safety efforts related to firearms and archery. The program emphasizes improving the quality, reach, and coordination of safety and education programs that support responsible hunting and shooting sports participation, while also supporting the infrastructure needed to deliver that instruction effectively.
A central purpose of the funding is to allow states to use Section 10 apportionments to enhance and expand several related areas. This includes improving hunter education and hunter development programs, where “hunter development†is broadly described as efforts that introduce new participants and recruit people into hunting, bow hunting, target shooting, or archery. The program also supports stronger interstate coordination, meaning states can collaborate across borders to align approaches or share resources for hunter education and for firearm and archery range programs. In addition, it explicitly targets enhanced education, safety, and skill development for bow hunters and archers, recognizing that archery and bow hunting bring their own safety practices and instructional needs. Another major emphasis is on shooting and archery ranges: states can use funds to enhance the construction and development of firearm and archery ranges and to update the safety features of existing ranges, reflecting a focus on risk reduction and safe public access.
The opportunity makes a point that Section 10 funds are meant to supplement, not replace, Section 4(c) Hunter Education funds. In practice, that means states are expected to use this funding to add capacity, improvements, or expansions beyond what their baseline hunter education funding already covers, rather than shifting existing costs onto this program. The overall intent is to elevate a state’s hunter education and safety program, not to maintain it at the same level using a different pot of money.
Examples of eligible activities show the program’s practical scope. Funds can be used for training that builds safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, reinforces hunter responsibility and ethics, and teaches principles of wildlife management, wildlife identification, and safe firearms handling. Funding can also support the construction of instructional facilities, including classrooms, shooting ranges, and other support facilities that are needed to conduct courses and hands-on training. Beyond direct instruction and facilities, states can use funds to gather information that helps develop, implement, and evaluate hunter education and safety grants, which points to program improvement through data collection, assessment, and performance evaluation. The opportunity also allows training in trapper education, as long as it relates to safety, responsibility, humane trapping methods, avoiding non-target species, and developing trapping skills. Finally, states may use funds to communicate information about Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) grant-funded hunter education and recreational shooting sports activities, which can include outreach and public information tied to these funded programs.
From an administrative standpoint, the grant instrument type is a grant, the activity categories are education and natural resources, and there is a cost sharing or matching requirement. The notice was posted and created on February 14, 2012, with an original and current closing date of August 31, 2012, and it was archived on August 31, 2013. The listing shows estimated total funding and award floor/ceiling as 0, which typically indicates that funding levels are determined by apportionment formulas or program allocations rather than a single competitive pot with published award ranges in the synopsis.
For access and administrative help, the announcement directs applicants to the Grants.gov posting and provides a point of contact: Penny Bartnicki, Grant Manager, at 505-761-4771 and pennybartnicki@fws.gov, for assistance if the full announcement cannot be accessed electronically.
R2 Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program (F12AS00076) - FAQs
What is the R2 Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program?
It is a mandatory grant program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.626, Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program. The program supports statewide hunter education, hunter development, and safety efforts related to firearms and archery.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F12AS00076.
Who administers this grant program?
The program is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.626, Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are state governments only (specifically, state fish and game agencies).
Are local governments, tribes, nonprofits, or individuals eligible applicants?
No. The opportunity states that eligible applicants are state governments only.
What is the main purpose of the funding?
The central purpose is to allow states to use Section 10 apportionments to enhance and expand statewide hunter education, hunter development, and safety programs for firearms and archery, including improvements to the infrastructure needed to deliver instruction effectively.
What does the program mean by "hunter development"?
"Hunter development" is described broadly as efforts that introduce new participants and recruit people into hunting, bow hunting, target shooting, or archery.
What kinds of program improvements does this opportunity emphasize?
It emphasizes improving the quality, reach, and coordination of safety and education programs that support responsible hunting and shooting sports participation, while also supporting the infrastructure needed to deliver instruction.
Does the program support interstate coordination?
Yes. It explicitly supports stronger interstate coordination, allowing states to collaborate across borders to align approaches or share resources for hunter education and for firearm and archery range programs.
Does the program include archery and bow hunting specifically?
Yes. A stated focus is enhanced education, safety, and skill development for bow hunters and archers, recognizing archery and bow hunting have their own safety practices and instructional needs.
Can funds be used for shooting and archery ranges?
Yes. States can use funds to enhance the construction and development of firearm and archery ranges and to update the safety features of existing ranges, reflecting an emphasis on risk reduction and safe public access.
What is meant by Section 10 apportionments in this opportunity?
The funding is described as allowing states to use Section 10 apportionments to enhance and expand several related areas, including hunter education, hunter development, interstate coordination, bow hunter/archer education, and shooting/archery ranges.
How does Section 10 funding relate to Section 4(c) Hunter Education funds?
The opportunity states that Section 10 funds are meant to supplement, not replace, Section 4(c) Hunter Education funds.
What does "supplement, not replace" mean in practice?
It means states are expected to use this funding to add capacity, improvements, or expansions beyond what baseline hunter education funding already covers, rather than shifting existing costs onto this program.
What types of training activities are eligible?
Examples of eligible activities include training that builds safe and proficient use of hunting equipment, reinforces hunter responsibility and ethics, and teaches principles of wildlife management, wildlife identification, and safe firearms handling.
Can funds be used to build or improve instructional facilities?
Yes. The opportunity notes that funding can support construction of instructional facilities, including classrooms, shooting ranges, and other support facilities needed to conduct courses and hands-on training.
Can this grant support data gathering and evaluation activities?
Yes. States can use funds to gather information that helps develop, implement, and evaluate hunter education and safety grants, including data collection, assessment, and performance evaluation.
Is trapper education an allowable use of funds?
Yes. Training in trapper education is allowed as long as it relates to safety, responsibility, humane trapping methods, avoiding non-target species, and developing trapping skills.
Can funds be used for outreach or communications?
Yes. States may use funds to communicate information about Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) grant-funded hunter education and recreational shooting sports activities.
What is the grant instrument type?
The instrument type is a grant.
What activity categories does the opportunity fall under?
The listed activity categories are education and natural resources.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
Yes. The listing indicates there is a cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the notice posted?
The notice was posted and created on February 14, 2012.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was August 31, 2012.
What was the current closing date listed?
The current closing date was also listed as August 31, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on August 31, 2013.
Why do the estimated total funding and award floor/ceiling show as 0?
The listing shows estimated total funding and award floor/ceiling as 0, which typically indicates that funding levels are determined by apportionment formulas or program allocations rather than a single competitive funding pot with published award ranges in the synopsis.
Where should applicants go to access the full announcement?
The announcement directs applicants to the Grants.gov posting for this opportunity.
Who can be contacted for assistance if the full announcement cannot be accessed electronically?
The point of contact listed is Penny Bartnicki, Grant Manager, at 505-761-4771 and pennybartnicki@fws.gov.
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