Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00054
The Sport Fish Restoration Program (Region 5 - Northeast Region) is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the authority of the Sport Fish Restoration Act of 1950, also known as the Dingell-Johnson Act (16 U.S.C. 777-777m). Established on August 9, 1950, the Act was intentionally modeled after the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to create a comparable, dedicated funding stream for fisheries. In practical terms, it set up a long-term, user-supported mechanism to help states conserve, manage, restore, and improve sport fishery resources while also expanding the public benefits that come from those resources.
A defining feature of the program is how it is funded. Rather than relying primarily on general tax revenue, Sport Fish Restoration (SFR) is supported by excise taxes paid into the U.S. Treasury by manufacturers of sport fishing equipment. The original tax base included items such as fishing rods, reels, creels, lures, flies, and artificial baits. In 1984, Congress expanded the program through the Wallop-Breaux Amendment, which extended the excise tax to additional sport fishing equipment that had not previously been taxed. This approach ties the program directly to recreational fishing and boating: as participation and equipment sales occur, the resulting excise tax receipts help fund conservation work and public access improvements.
The core purpose of the SFR grant program is to provide financial support to restore, conserve, manage, or enhance sport fish populations, and to increase and improve the public use and benefits derived from these fisheries. This can include fisheries management and restoration activities that sustain or rebuild fish populations, habitat-related work that supports healthy aquatic ecosystems, and projects that improve recreational opportunities for anglers. A second major emphasis is boating access to public waters, recognizing that access infrastructure is essential for the public to actually use and benefit from fisheries and waterways. In the Northeast Region (Region 5), this generally aligns with state-led efforts to maintain resilient fish populations and ensure safe, practical access to water bodies for recreational fishing and boating.
Eligibility for this specific opportunity is limited to state governments, reflecting the structure of the program as a state-focused partnership where states are the primary implementers of on-the-ground fisheries and access projects. The funding activity category is Environment and Natural Resources, and the program is associated with CFDA number 15.605. The opportunity is listed as a grant instrument type and designated as mandatory, meaning it is part of an established statutory program rather than a one-time discretionary competition. The opportunity number is F16AS00054, with a creation date of December 16, 2015, and an original closing date of August 31, 2017. The posted award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically indicates that a single fixed maximum award amount is not specified in the notice and that actual award sizes depend on allocations, state apportionments, and approved project scopes under the governing program rules.
For additional background and program details, the listing points applicants and interested parties to the FWS Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program information page at http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/SFR/SFR.htm.Apply for F16AS00054
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sport Fish Restoration 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 2015-12-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-08-31. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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