Opportunity Information: Apply for F12AS00038
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sport Fish Restoration Program Region 5" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.605 Sport Fish Restoration Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 26, 2012 and posted on Jan 25, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Sport Fish Restoration Program Region 5 (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00038) is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.605 (Sport Fish Restoration Program). It is designed to provide financial support to state-level fish and wildlife agencies across the 50 states, as well as eligible commonwealths and territories, to help sustain, restore, and improve sport fish resources and to expand or maintain public access for recreational fishing and boating. The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources activity category and is offered as a grant, with an expected 50 awards, reflecting broad distribution across eligible jurisdictions rather than a small number of competitive awards.
The program’s core purpose is to strengthen sport fisheries through a wide range of practical, on-the-ground conservation and access projects. Funded activities can include land acquisition connected to fisheries and access needs, development and improvement of boating access sites, and research projects that support better management decisions. The grant can also support operations and maintenance of public fishing areas, along with construction, maintenance, and improvement of hatcheries and lakes where those facilities are part of meeting sport fish management objectives. In addition, the program explicitly supports sport fish population management efforts, fishing habitat improvements (such as habitat restoration or enhancement actions that improve spawning, nursery, or adult habitat), coordination projects that improve interagency or inter-jurisdictional fisheries work, and aquatic resource education initiatives that help the public understand and responsibly use aquatic resources.
There are clear limits on what the funding is intended to cover. Activities considered ineligible include law enforcement related to fish and game regulations, and public relations efforts aimed at promoting the fish and wildlife agency itself. In other words, the funds are meant for restoration, management, access, and education tied directly to sport fish resources, not policing activities or agency marketing.
This opportunity includes a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients generally must provide a non-federal match consistent with Sport Fish Restoration program rules. The notice does not specify an award ceiling, award floor, or estimated total funding amount in the listing (all are shown as zero), which typically indicates that funding amounts vary based on formula allocations or other program-specific determinations rather than a single posted pool with fixed competitive limits.
Key timeline details in the posting show it was posted on January 25, 2012, with a creation date of January 26, 2012. The original and current closing date listed is August 31, 2013, and the opportunity was archived on August 31, 2014. Eligible applicants are state governments (which, in practice, usually means the designated state fish and wildlife agencies or equivalent entities authorized to apply for and manage these funds).
For more information, the listing points applicants to Grants.gov and provides a contact for access issues: Judy Driscoll, Grants Fiscal Officer, at 413-253-8409 or judydriscoll@fws.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity?
The Sport Fish Restoration Program Region 5 (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00038) is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.605 (Sport Fish Restoration Program).
What is the main purpose of the Sport Fish Restoration Program funding?
The program is designed to provide financial support to help sustain, restore, and improve sport fish resources and to expand or maintain public access for recreational fishing and boating.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are state governments, which in practice generally means the designated state-level fish and wildlife agencies (or equivalent entities authorized to apply for and manage these funds). Eligibility also extends to eligible commonwealths and territories, as referenced in the opportunity description.
Is this a competitive grant?
The opportunity is described as mandatory and indicates an expected 50 awards, reflecting broad distribution across eligible jurisdictions rather than a small number of competitive awards.
How many awards are expected?
The posting lists an expected 50 awards.
What activity category does this funding fall under?
This opportunity falls under the Natural Resources activity category.
What type of funding instrument is used?
The opportunity is offered as a grant.
What kinds of projects and activities can be funded?
Funded activities can include a wide range of sport fish restoration, management, access, and education work, such as land acquisition connected to fisheries and access needs; development and improvement of boating access sites; and research projects that support better fishery management decisions.
Can the grant fund land acquisition?
Yes. Land acquisition may be supported when it is connected to fisheries and access needs.
Can the grant support boating access development or improvements?
Yes. Development and improvement of boating access sites are listed as eligible funded activities.
Can research be funded under this opportunity?
Yes. Research projects that support better management decisions are included among eligible funded activities.
Can the grant pay for operations and maintenance of public fishing areas?
Yes. The program can support operations and maintenance of public fishing areas.
Can the grant fund hatchery or lake construction and improvements?
Yes. The program can support construction, maintenance, and improvement of hatcheries and lakes when those facilities are part of meeting sport fish management objectives.
Does the program support sport fish population management?
Yes. Sport fish population management efforts are explicitly supported.
Are fishing habitat improvements eligible?
Yes. Fishing habitat improvements, including habitat restoration or enhancement actions that improve spawning, nursery, or adult habitat, are listed as eligible activities.
Can this funding support coordination across agencies or jurisdictions?
Yes. Coordination projects that improve interagency or inter-jurisdictional fisheries work are included as eligible activities.
Is aquatic resource education an allowable use of funds?
Yes. Aquatic resource education initiatives that help the public understand and responsibly use aquatic resources are included as eligible activities.
What activities are not eligible for funding?
Ineligible activities include law enforcement related to fish and game regulations and public relations efforts aimed at promoting the fish and wildlife agency itself. The funding is intended for restoration, management, access, and education tied directly to sport fish resources, not policing or agency marketing.
Can grant funds be used for law enforcement activities?
No. Law enforcement related to fish and game regulations is specifically identified as ineligible.
Can grant funds be used for agency public relations or marketing?
No. Public relations efforts intended to promote the fish and wildlife agency itself are specifically identified as ineligible.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The opportunity includes a cost sharing or matching requirement. Recipients generally must provide a non-federal match consistent with Sport Fish Restoration program rules.
Is there an award ceiling, award floor, or total estimated program funding amount listed?
No. The listing shows the award ceiling, award floor, and estimated total program funding as zero, which typically indicates that funding amounts vary based on formula allocations or other program-specific determinations rather than a single posted competitive pool with fixed limits.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posting date shown is January 25, 2012.
What is the opportunity creation date?
The creation date shown is January 26, 2012.
What is the closing date for this opportunity?
The original and current closing date listed is August 31, 2013.
Is this opportunity still active?
No. The opportunity was archived on August 31, 2014.
Where can applicants find the official listing or apply?
The listing points applicants to Grants.gov for more information and access to the opportunity details.
Who can be contacted for Grants.gov access issues?
For access issues, the listing provides the following contact: Judy Driscoll, Grants Fiscal Officer, 413-253-8409, judydriscoll@fws.gov.
What federal agency administers this program?
The program is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number listed is 15.605 (Sport Fish Restoration Program).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F12AS00038.
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