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Activities addressing Objectives 1-, 2, 3

• Maintain 1 full-time hunter education coordinator and 4 part-time regional hunter education coordinators to develop, operate, manage and coordinate and the state’s mandated hunter education program.

(NOTE: TRACS activity tags for reporting purposes.)
Objective 1: 24,000 students complete training by June 30, 2017
TRACS Activity Tag 1: Hunter education (# of students)
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Archery-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-shooting

Objective 2: Train 300 instructors by June 30, 2017
TRACS Activity Tag 1: Hunter education (# of instructors)
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Archery-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-shooting
Objective 3: Conduct 600 training events by June 30, 2017
TRACS Activity Tag 1: Hunter education (# of events)
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Archery-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-shooting

Activities addressing Objectives 1 & 3

• Develop course content and implement multiple course delivery methods including instructor-led, home study and online courses. Courses will be scheduled and conducted in strategic locations where demand is highest. Approximately 550 hunter education training events will be conducted for students.
• Acquire firearm training equipment and general office supplies to conduct all hunter education programs and activities.  We plan to acquire 2 Lasershot firearms training systems during this performance period.
• Annually inspect, clean and repair all guns and training equipment.
• Develop and maintain an online student registration and records management system by securing the services of a private vendor.
• Annually evaluate (course observation) hunter education courses and conduct statewide instructor training to address emerging issues in course content and delivery. 
• Evaluate where, when and how many training events are needed to meet demand.
• Annually collect, review and incorporate summary findings on hunting incidents into hunter education curriculum and provide hunting incident statistics to the International Hunter Education Association and other interested parties. Maintain all hunter incident records and reports.
• Assure that the Hunter Education Program courses are widely advertised by providing program information via the internet on the Department’s website and other social media platforms.

(NOTE: TRACS activity tags for reporting purposes.)
Objective 1: 24,000 students complete training by June 30, 2017
TRACS Activity Tag 1: Hunter education (# of students)
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Archery-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-shooting
Objective 3: Conduct 600 training events by June 30, 2017
TRACS Activity Tag 1: Hunter education (# of events)
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Archery-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-hunting
TRACS Activity Tag 2: Firearms-shooting

Activities addressing Objective 2 & 3

• Recruit, train, develop and maintain a volunteer corps of at least 2,400 instructors who are positive role models within their communities. Approximately 50 training events will be conducted for veteran instructors and new instructors. Training events will provide standardized training on subjects such as: lesson plan development, records management, public speaking, learning styles & educational theory, use of teaching aids, interactive teaching methods, student evaluations, conducting skill-based training exercises, dilemma-style teaching methods, program policy and procedures, child protection and sexual harassment education.
• Acquire, distribute and maintain teaching aids, course materials, volunteer uniforms and firearms used in the recruitment, training, recognition and management of all hunter education program instructors.
• Develop and implement an incentive program for volunteer instructors. Instructors will be presented awards based upon established performance standards, such as "number of classes taught", "number of training events attended", etc.

(NOTE: TRACS activity tags for reporting purposes.)
Objective 1: Train 24,000 students by June 30, 2017

          TRACS Activity Tag 1: Hunter education

          TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Archery-hunting

          TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Firearms-hunting

          TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Firearms-shooting

Objective 2: Train 300 instructors by June 30, 2017
          TRACS Activity Tag 1: Hunter education           (# of instructors)
TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Archery-hunting
          TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Firearms-hunting
          TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Firearms-shooting
Objective 3: Conduct 600 training events by June 30, 2017
          TRACS Activity Tag 1: Hunter education           (# of events)
TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Archery-hunting
          TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Firearms-hunting
          TRACS Activity Tag 2 (optional): Firearms-shooting

Useful Life

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NOTE: Applicants may provide the budget information using the SF 424A (Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs), SF 424C (Budget Information for Construction Programs), or using the applicant’s created budget displaying an equivalent or greater level of detail.

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The budget consists primarily of salaries and fringe benefits ($175,000) associated with staff time to carry out the activities specified in the approach section.  This includes most of the personal service costs associated with the Hunter Education Coordinator and the 4 part-time regional hunter education coordinators.  Other agency staff will charge time to the project when participating in the planning, management, and delivery of the program.  Listed below are the positions expected to charge fully or partially to the award:

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Conflict of Interest Statement: New Hampshire Fish and Game Department WV DNR, at the time of this application, is not aware of any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise during the life of this award which may affect the New Hampshire FIsh and Game Department, its employees, or its subrecipients.  Should an actual or potential conflict of interest arise during the period of performance, then we will notify the WSFR Regional Office.

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Basic and Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety

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Resources

Project Statement - Hunter Education (Word file)

Project Statement_ Hunter Education

Wildlife Restoration Funding Diagram

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