Opportunity Information: Apply for F20AS00006
The Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program (SFR) for Region 5 (Northeast Region) is a mandatory federal grant program 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 Act (16 U.S.C. 777-777n, with certain exceptions noted in the statute). The program was designed to mirror the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, creating a dedicated, long-running funding stream specifically focused on the management, conservation, and restoration of sport fishery resources. In practical terms, the program supports state-led work that sustains and improves sport fisheries and the public benefits tied to those resources.
Funding for SFR comes from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund rather than general appropriations. Revenues are generated through excise taxes on sport fishing equipment and electric outboard motors, import duties on fishing tackle and on yachts and pleasure craft, and a portion of federal gasoline tax attributable to motorboats and small engines. Those receipts are deposited into the Trust Fund and then distributed to eligible participants through an annual apportionment process that follows a formula established in federal law. Because it is formula-based, this opportunity functions less like a one-time competitive grant and more like an ongoing, predictable source of support for eligible state agencies, with amounts varying based on the statutory apportionment rules.
The program’s purpose is broad within the sport fish and boating mission. SFR funds can be used to restore, conserve, manage, or enhance sport fish populations, and to expand the public use and benefits derived from those resources. In addition to fish population and habitat-oriented work, the program also supports public education related to aquatic resources and projects that provide or improve boating access to public waters. Taken together, the eligible uses are meant to strengthen fisheries, increase recreational opportunities, and ensure the public can safely and effectively access waters for fishing and boating.
Eligibility is limited to state governments, specifically state fish and wildlife agencies, which are the intended recipients under the program’s authorizing statute and annual apportionment structure. The listing identifies the assistance listing (CFDA) number as 15.605 and characterizes the opportunity as a grant within the Natural Resources activity category. The funding opportunity is identified as F20AS00006, created October 3, 2019, with an original closing date of August 31, 2021, and an award ceiling noted at $10,000,000. The posting lists expected awards as 0, which is consistent with how formula/apportionment programs are sometimes displayed in grant portals even though funds are in fact distributed through the statutory allocation and state grant processes rather than through a typical competitive award count.
For additional program background and reference materials, the opportunity directs applicants and interested parties to the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program page for SFR: http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/SFR/SFR.htm.Apply for F20AS00006
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program Region 5 Northeast Region" 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 Oct 03, 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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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