Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00008
The R8 (CA/NV) Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program for State Fish and Game Agencies is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, under CFDA number 15.605. It is designed to provide funding to state-level fish and wildlife agencies to restore, conserve, and manage sport fish populations while also improving the public's ability to access fishing and boating resources. Although the title references Region 8 (California and Nevada), the program description reflects the broader Sport Fish Restoration framework used to support eligible state, commonwealth, and territorial agencies.
This program funds a wide range of on-the-ground and programmatic activities tied directly to sport fish restoration and recreational fisheries management. Eligible projects can include acquiring land that supports fisheries and public use, developing or improving boating access sites (such as ramps, docks, and related facilities), conducting fisheries research projects that inform management decisions, and supporting the operations and maintenance of public fishing areas. It can also cover hatchery and lake construction as well as ongoing maintenance, which may include infrastructure needs that sustain fish production or fishery resources over time. Additional eligible uses include sport fish population management work (for example, monitoring, stocking strategies where appropriate, and science-based management actions), fishing habitat improvement projects that enhance aquatic ecosystems, coordination projects that align partners and efforts across jurisdictions or programs, and aquatic resource education initiatives that help the public understand and responsibly engage with fisheries and aquatic habitats.
The program is specifically aimed at practical outcomes: restoring or maintaining healthy sport fish populations and ensuring the public can access and benefit from these resources. In other words, it is not just about conservation in the abstract; it also supports the infrastructure, planning, and education that make recreational fishing possible and sustainable. Because the activity categories include both Natural Resources and Education, projects may range from construction and habitat work to training, outreach, and educational programming, as long as those efforts clearly connect to aquatic resource education rather than general agency marketing.
Only state governments are listed as eligible applicants, meaning the intended applicants are state fish and game or fish and wildlife agencies rather than local governments, nonprofits, universities, or private entities applying directly. Those other organizations may still be involved as partners, contractors, or subrecipients depending on state agency plans and applicable grant rules, but the primary applicant and recipient is expected to be the state agency.
There are also clear limits on what the grant will not pay for. Ineligible activities include law enforcement related to fish and game regulations, which means projects focused on patrol, enforcement staffing, citations, or policing activities are outside the scope of this funding. The grant also does not support public relations efforts intended to promote the fish and wildlife agency itself, so communications work must be educational and resource-focused rather than agency promotional campaigns.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a grant (not a cooperative agreement), and it was created on October 11, 2018, with an original closing date of August 30, 2020. The listed award ceiling is $5,000,000. The posting shows "ExpectedAwards: 0," which can occur in mandatory or formula-driven programs where awards are determined through allocations and apportionments rather than a competitive forecasted number of awards. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a structured federal funding channel that helps state fish and wildlife agencies maintain strong recreational fisheries programs, improve aquatic habitats, and expand or maintain public access for anglers and boaters, while avoiding enforcement and agency self-promotion as funded activities.Apply for F19AS00008
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "R8 (CA/NV) Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program for State Fish and Game Agencies" 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 11, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 30, 2020. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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