Opportunity Information: Apply for F20AS00040
The Region 6 Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act framework. The program sits within a long-running funding system that began with the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 (commonly called the Pittman-Robertson Act), which directs excise-tax revenues toward wildlife habitat work, wildlife research and management, and sharing information produced by those projects. Over time, Congress expanded the Act to respond to changes in hunting participation, public expectations, and safety needs, including explicit support for hunter education and for the development, operation, and maintenance of firearm and archery ranges.
The specific "enhanced" hunter education focus traces back to the 1970 amendment that brought hunter safety and shooting range support into the Pittman-Robertson system, and then more directly to the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000. That 2000 legislation created the Firearm and Bowhunter Education and Safety Program, often referred to as Section 10 or EHE, because lawmakers and stakeholders raised concerns that some states were not fully using available allocations or were not maintaining a consistent effort to strengthen hunter education and shooting range opportunities. In practical terms, Section 10 was designed to add a dedicated stream of money to improve (not merely maintain) existing hunter education and range programs. The law initially set aside $7.5 million nationally for 2001 and 2002 and $8 million annually thereafter for these enhancement purposes.
A later and important update came with the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (Public Law 116-17), signed on May 10, 2019. This amendment aimed to make it easier to acquire land for, expand, or construct public target ranges, including ranges located on federal land. This matters because one of the biggest barriers to safe shooting opportunities is often access to suitable land and the ability to develop or improve facilities in places where demand is growing. Together, these legal authorities frame the grant opportunity as a tool for states to strengthen hunter education and safety programs and to improve public shooting range infrastructure, with an emphasis on enhancement and long-term capacity rather than short-term, minimal compliance.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as Funding Opportunity Number F20AS00040 and is categorized as a grant under the activity areas of Education and Natural Resources. The eligible applicants are state governments, reflecting the way Pittman-Robertson funds are typically delivered and managed through state fish and wildlife agencies or other authorized state entities. The posting indicates an award ceiling of up to $1,000,000. The opportunity record shows a creation date of December 12, 2019 and an original closing date of August 31, 2020. It is also identified under CFDA number 15.626, which is associated with wildlife restoration assistance.
In short, this Region 6 grant opportunity is part of the federal Pittman-Robertson system and specifically supports state-led efforts to enhance hunter education, firearm and bowhunter safety, and related shooting range opportunities. It exists because Congress concluded that additional, dedicated support was needed to ensure consistent progress in hunter education and range development nationwide, and it has been reinforced by more recent statutory changes intended to reduce obstacles to building and improving public target ranges. For further program background, the opportunity points applicants to the FWS hunter education grant program webpage at http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/HunterEd/HE.htm.Apply for F20AS00040
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Region 6 Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program" 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 Dec 12, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2020. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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