Closed · F20AS00010 · CFDA 15.626 · Mandatory
R2 Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program (Section 10 Hunter Education Grant Program)-State Game and Fish Agencies Only
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100-$10M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 6, 2020
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
R2 Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program (Section 10 Hunter Education Grant Program)-State Game and Fish Agencies Only is a closed mandatory listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $100 -- $10,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- $100-$10M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.626
- CFDA program
- 4,242
- other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service
Archived opportunity record
R2 Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Progr… is closed (last close March 6, 2020). 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 March 6, 2020
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937, 50 Stat. 917 as amended; 16 U.S.C. 669-669k, now known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, was enacted on September 2, 1937, and began functioning July 1, 1938. The purpose of this Act is to provide funding for the selection, restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of wildlife habitat, wildlife management research, and the distribution of information produced by the projects. The Act was amended on October 23, 1970, to include funding for hunter safety programs and the development or the operation and maintenance of firearm and archery ranges. Congress saw a need for additional funds to support hunter education and shooting range development, if States were to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The Congressional Resource Committee heard from sportsmen¿s organizations that States were not using their possible allotments to support these programs, or there was not a consistent level of effort to further the future of hunting. As a result, Congress passed the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 and as part of this Act created the Firearm and Bowhunter Education and Safety Program (Section 10 or EHE) to address these concerns. The passage of Section 10 set aside $7.5 million in 2001 and 2002 and $8 million thereafter to ¿enhance¿ existing hunter education or shooting range programs. The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act was also amended on May 10, 2019 with the passage of the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, Pub. L. 116-17 (16 U.S.C. 669) to facilitate acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing public target ranges, including ranges on Federal land (See Attachment A for more information.)
Public-sector applicant lane · Fish and Wildlife Service
Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for R2 Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Progr… (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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Grants Fiscal Officer Cheryl Rodriguez 505 248-7464 Cheryl_Rodriguez@fws.gov
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What to do next
R2 Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Progr… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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