Sport Fish Restoration (15.605)

Program

15.605 Sport Fish Restoration

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: Fish and Wildlife Service

Authorization

Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act of 1950, 64 Stat. 430, as amended 16 U.S.C. 777-777n; and 50 CFR Part 80-Administrative Requirements, Pittman Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act amended July 24, 2008.

Program Number

15.605

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

Sport Fish Restoration funds support activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, or enhance sport fish populations; the public use and benefits from these resources; and activities that provide boat access to public waters. Sport fisheries research and management activities; boating access development and maintenance; aquatic resource education activities; lake construction and maintenance; land acquisition; technical assistance; planning; habitat enhancement; administration; coordination; and hatchery construction are eligible under the Act.

Types of Assistance

FORMULA GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Approvable activities include land acquisition; development (including boating access sites); research; operations and maintenance; sport fish population management; and program coordination. Law enforcement and public relations are not eligible under the Act.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Agencies from the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa with primary responsibility for fish and wildlife conservation may submit grant proposals to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. To be eligible, they must pass assent legislation to the provisions of the Act for the conservation of sport fish that includes a prohibition against the diversion of license fees paid by anglers for any purpose other than the administration of the fish and wildlife agency.

Beneficiary Eligibility

General Public (While direct participation is limited to fish and wildlife agencies, the public will ultimately benefit from these fishery conservation measures.).

Credentials/Documentation

Each year within 60 days of the apportionment notice, States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories must notify the Secretary of the Interior that they want to participate in the program for the year. The State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territorial fish and wildlife Director must furnish a certification of the number of paid angler license holders. Allowable costs are determined in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.". OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territory for more information on this process when applying for assistance. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Grantees submit grant proposals that include a narrative statement describing the need, objectives, benefits, approach, and estimated cost for the proposed grant along with the standard application forms furnished by the Federal agency and required by 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments" and Fish and Wildlife Service Manual. For further instructions and forms go to http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/subpages/toolkitfiles/toolkit.pdf or www.grants.gov.

Award Procedure

The Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or his or her designee approves or disapproves proposed grants. Regional Offices are responsible for notification of grant approval to the grantee.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Approximately 30 days.

Appeals

Regional Directors will consider differences of opinion concerning the eligibility of proposals. Final determination rests with the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Renewals

Grantees may renew projects on an annual basis if justifiable and if funds are available.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

Matching Requirements: Formula-based apportionment; The program is fundede by a permanent appropriation from revenues collected from taxes on sport fishing equipment, electric outboard motors and tackle boxes, fuel (gasoline) taxes which are attributable to motorboats and small-engine outdoor power equipment, import duties on fishing tackle, pleasure craft and yachts, and interest earned from Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund the revenues are deposited into Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund in the U.S. Treasury.

A portionb of these funds is apportioned annually to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands according to the following formula prescribed by the Act: 40 percent based on land and water area of the State and 60 percent based on licensed anglers; no State may receive more than 5 percent or less than one-third of 1 percent of the total funds apportioned to the program; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is apportioned 1 percent; and Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands; the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia are each apportioned up to one-third of 1 percent of the total apportioned. States and the District of Columbia may be reimbursed up to 75 percent of the total project cost. The Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa must not exceed 25 percent and may be waived at the discretion of the Regional Director. The non-Federal share could come from license fees paid by anglers. Matching and cost-sharing requirements are discussed in 50 CFR 80.12, 43 CFR 12.64 and 43 CFR 12.923.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Sport Fish Restoration funds are available for a period of two years. Any funds not obligated within two years by a State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territorial fish and wildlife agency will revert to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and placed back into the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund for obligation to States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, or territories in the following year's apportionment. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Information not available.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

A Performance Report is required for each grant award annually within 90 days after the anniversary date or end of the grant. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Federal Financial Reports SF 425 is required. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

Cost records must be maintained separately for each grant. Records, accounts, and supporting documents must be retained for 3 years after submission of the final Financial Status Report.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: The U.S. Fish and Wildife Service awarded grants to the fish and wildlife agencies for projects relating to sport fish and management including the acquisition of boating access sites; improvements in fresh water habitats; providing aquatic resource education to the public; and the maintenance of wetland and freshwater areas for fishing activity. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

14-8151-0-7-303.

Obligations

(Formula Grants) FY 08 $398,337,729; FY 09 est $404,449,843; FY 10 est $377,423,844

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Range is $900,000 to $14,700,000; Average $5,200,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

50 CFR 80 and Fish and Wildlife Service Manual. Matching and cost-sharing requirements are discussed in 50 CFR 80.12, 43 CFR 12.64 and 43 CFR 12.923. Applicants can visit these regulations and guidelines at http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/subpages/toolkitfiles/toolkit.pdf.

Related Programs

11.407 Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986; 15.608 Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance; 15.611 Wildlife Restoration

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. See Catalog Appendix IV for addresses of Regional U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices.

Headquarters Office

Policy and Programs Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program - Policy and Programs, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, WSFR-4020, Arlington, Virginia 22203 Phone: (703)358-2156

Web Site Address

http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Fish habitat improvements; fish research; surveys; and inventories of sport fish populations and habitats; provision for public use of wildlife resources; development and maintenance of boating access sites; providng aquatic resource education to the public; and the maintenance of wetland and freshwater areas of fishing activity. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

The State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territorial agency having lead responsibility for the management of their fish resources must submit the projects. The State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territorial agency selects those projects submitted for funding under the program. If approved, pojects must meet the basic criteria outlined in the regulations and the Fish and Wildlife Service Manual.