R6 Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program to State Fish Game Agencies | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The R6 Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program to State Fish and Game Agencies (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00032) is a mandatory federal grant program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.605, the Sport Fish Restoration Program. Its purpose is to provide financial support to state-level fish and wildlife agencies in all 50 states, along with eligible commonwealths and U.S. territories, to help restore, manage, and enhance sport fish resources and to expand or maintain public access to those resources. The opportunity is framed around practical, on-the-ground conservation and recreation infrastructure work, combining natural resource management with public-facing benefits such as improved fishing opportunities and better boating and shoreline access.

The program supports a wide range of project types tied directly to sport fisheries and aquatic resource stewardship. Eligible activities include land acquisition projects that secure key habitats or access corridors, development and improvement of boating access sites, and research efforts that inform management decisions. It can also fund operations and maintenance for public fishing areas, as well as the construction, maintenance, and support of hatcheries and lakes where those facilities are connected to sport fish restoration goals. Additional eligible work includes sport fish population management activities, fishing habitat improvements (such as habitat restoration or enhancement actions that benefit fish spawning, feeding, and refuge), coordination projects that help organize and align multi-partner fisheries efforts, and aquatic resource education initiatives that build public understanding and responsible use of fisheries and aquatic systems. Taken together, these project categories emphasize both biological outcomes (healthier, sustainable sport fish populations) and access outcomes (places and facilities that allow the public to fish and boat).

The announcement also draws clear boundaries around what the funding will not pay for. Ineligible activities include law enforcement related to fish and game regulations, as well as public relations efforts intended to promote a fish and wildlife agency. In other words, while the program can support education tied to aquatic resources and sport fishing, it is not meant to fund agency marketing campaigns or routine enforcement operations.

This opportunity is listed under the funding activity categories of Education and Natural Resources and uses the grant funding instrument type. The eligible applicant pool is limited to state governments, reflecting the program design as a pass-through of federal support to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies rather than to local governments, nonprofits, universities, or private organizations as direct applicants. The listing indicates an expected 100 awards, and it includes a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning participating agencies generally must contribute non-federal funds or qualifying match toward project costs in accordance with program rules.

Key dates in the posting show it was posted on January 24, 2012, with a creation date of January 25, 2012. The original and current closing date are both listed as August 30, 2013, and the opportunity was archived on January 1, 2015. The notice does not specify an award ceiling, award floor, or estimated total funding in the provided fields (all are shown as 0), which typically means applicants should look to the full announcement or program guidance for allocation details and state-by-state apportionment methods. Additional details were made available through Grants.gov, and the contact listed for access or announcement issues is Franziska May (303-236-4406, franmay@fws.gov).

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