Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00068
The Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program, also known as the Section 10 Hunter Education Grant Program, is a mandatory federal grant program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service. It is rooted in the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, a long-standing funding mechanism first enacted in 1937 to support wildlife habitat work, wildlife management research, and the sharing of information generated by those projects. Over time, Congress expanded the scope of Pittman-Robertson to reflect changing needs in wildlife conservation and hunting, including a major 1970 amendment that explicitly allowed funds to support hunter safety education and to develop, operate, and maintain firearm and archery ranges.
The modern Section 10 program exists because Congress concluded that states needed a stronger, more consistent push to invest in hunter education and shooting range opportunities as hunting and recreational shooting evolved. Lawmakers heard concerns from sportsmen’s organizations that some states were not drawing down the full amount of funding potentially available to them, or were not maintaining a steady level of effort to keep hunter education and range programs strong over time. In response, the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 created the Firearm and Bowhunter Education and Safety Program (Section 10) specifically to enhance existing hunter education efforts and shooting range programs. The legislation set aside dedicated amounts for this purpose: $7.5 million in 2001 and 2002, and $8 million per year thereafter, reflecting an ongoing commitment to supplement and strengthen what states were already doing in this area.
As described in this opportunity posting, the grant is categorized under Education and Natural Resources and is only open to state governments. It is offered as a grant (not a cooperative agreement or contract) and is listed under CFDA 15.626. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00068, and it was posted on January 11, 2018 with an original closing date of August 31, 2018. The notice lists an award ceiling of $1,000,000, indicating the maximum amount that could be awarded under this specific opportunity. The expected awards field is shown as 0 in the source data, which typically reflects posting metadata rather than a statement about the underlying program’s existence; in practice, Section 10 is a standing program tied to annual apportionments and state participation.
In plain terms, the purpose of the program is to help states improve public safety and proficiency around hunting and shooting by strengthening hunter education systems and supporting places where people can safely learn and practice, including firearm and archery ranges. It is designed as an enhancement tool, meaning it is meant to bolster or expand established hunter education and range efforts rather than replace them, aligning with Congress’s intent to ensure a durable, nationwide baseline of hunter education and safe shooting infrastructure as part of broader wildlife restoration and conservation funding.Apply for F18AS00068
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Firearm and Bow Hunter Safety and Education Program (Section 10 Hunter Education Grant 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 Jan 11, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2018. (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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