Closed · F18AS00016 · CFDA 15.626 · Mandatory

R2 Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program FOR STATE GAME AND FISH AGENCIES

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$60K-$180K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 31, 2018
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

R2 Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program FOR STATE GAME AND FISH AGENCIES is a closed mandatory listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $60,000 -- $180,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$60K-$180K
award range
Closed
application status
15.626
CFDA program
4,242
other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service

Archived opportunity record

R2 Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Educatio… is closed (last close August 31, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 31, 2018

Posted Nov 2 Closes Aug 31

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

States may use the funds apportioned to them under Section 10 to:1. Enhance programs for hunter education, hunter development, and firearm and archery safety. Hunter-development programs introduce individuals to and recruit them to take part in hunting, bow hunting, target shooting, or archery; and2. Enhance interstate coordination of hunter-education and firearm- and archery- range programs; and3. Enhance programs for education, safety, or development of bow hunters and archers; and4. Enhance construction and development of firearm and archery ranges; and5. Update safety features of firearm and archery ranges.

Public-sector applicant lane · Fish and Wildlife Service

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for R2 Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Educatio… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Education · Natural Resources (ED;NR). 597 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (14% of 4,243).

Code 00
State governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Cheryl Rodriguez 505 248-7464 cheryl_rodriguez@fws.gov

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What to do next

R2 Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Educatio… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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