Opportunity Information: Apply for F20AS00039
The Region 6 Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service under the authority of the Sport Fish Restoration Act of 1950, also known as the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777-777n, with limited exceptions). The law was designed as the fisheries counterpart to the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, creating a dedicated, long-running funding mechanism to support the management, conservation, and restoration of sport fishery resources. In practical terms, the program exists to help state fish and wildlife agencies sustain and improve sport fish populations and the public benefits that come from healthy aquatic ecosystems and accessible waterways.
Funding for this program comes from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund rather than general appropriations. Revenue is generated primarily through excise taxes on sport fishing equipment and related items, including electric outboard motors, plus import duties on fishing tackle, yachts, and pleasure craft, along with a portion of federal gasoline tax that is attributable to motorboats and small engines. Those receipts are deposited into the trust fund and then distributed to eligible participants each year based on a formula set in statute. Because the funds are apportioned annually by formula, the program operates as a dependable source of support for state-level fisheries and boating-access work, with awards tied to each state agency's allocation rather than a typical competitive grant cycle.
The program supports a broad range of activities focused on improving sport fisheries and the public's ability to enjoy them. Eligible project purposes include restoring, conserving, managing, or enhancing sport fish populations; expanding or improving the public use and benefits derived from these resources; educating the public about aquatic resources; and developing or maintaining boating access to public waters. That scope allows states to fund work that ranges from on-the-ground habitat and fishery improvements to outreach and education, as well as construction or enhancement of boating-related access that enables the public to safely and responsibly reach waterways.
Eligibility is limited to state governments, specifically state fish and wildlife agencies, reflecting the program's design as a state-partnered trust-fund program rather than one open to local governments, nonprofits, universities, or private entities as direct applicants. The opportunity is listed under CFDA (now Assistance Listing) 15.605 and uses the grant instrument type. The funding opportunity number is F20AS00039, the posting was created on December 12, 2019, and the original closing date listed is August 31, 2021. The notice references an award ceiling of $7,000,000, though actual amounts are typically determined by the statutory apportionment process. Additional program background is provided through the Fish and Wildlife Service Sport Fish Restoration program page at http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/SFR/SFR.htm.Apply for F20AS00039
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Region 6 Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.605.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 12, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2021. (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 $7,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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