Continue the pennsylvania fish and boat commissions aquatic resource education program and outreach activities related to pennsylvanias fishery resources as well as angler education

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission $656,478 on January 1, 2026, under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to continue aquatic resource education and angler outreach activities.

The Commission will conduct educator training workshops, provide curriculum materials for aquatic resource instruction, develop and deliver education and outreach materials and presentations, participate in sport shows and community events, and utilize social media and internet platforms to distribute aquatic education content to a broad audience. Expected outcomes include educators and recreation professionals trained to teach aquatic ecology content on behalf of the Commission, increased student awareness and knowledge of aquatic ecology and fishing or fisheries management topics, and current and future anglers and boaters informed about fishing and boating opportunities, the Commission's management efforts, and benefits of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. Intended beneficiaries are aquatic resource educators, instructors, students, and users of Pennsylvania's aquatic resources. The award carries no sub-recipient activities. Performance runs through December 31, 2026, across Pennsylvania.

The activities to be performed include conducting workshops provide educators and instructors with aquatic resource education training and curriculum materials providing aquatic resource education opportunities and programs to students developing education and outreach materials presentations displays and other resources participating in a variety of sport shows and community outreach events and utilizing social media and the internet to deliver aquatic education content to a wide audience. The expected outcomes of this project include educators and recreation professionals receiving training and curriculum to enable them to teach aquatic ecology content on behalf of the pennsylvania fish and boat commission increasing students awareness and knowledge of topics related to aquatic ecology and fishing fisheries management or resource stewardship through formal structured educational opportunities and providing current and future anglers and boaters with information on fishing and boating opportunities the pfbcs efforts related to those opportunities and the benefits of the wildlife and sport fish restoration program. The intended beneficiaries of this project are current and future aquatic resource educators and instructors students and users of the commonwealths aquatic resources.there are no subrecipient activities for this project.