COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW)

2025-2026 APPLICATION FOR

NATIONAL FISHING IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM (NFSP)

Thank you for your interest in bringing NFSP to your school or organization. Every school must make application via this form to receive grant funding from CPW and participate in NFSP. 

To complete the application, you must have the following information:

1) The number of students your school anticipates will participate in NFSP yearly.

2) Approval from your school administration for an in-school fishing program. This includes approval to conduct NFSP in your school for no less than 3 years, and approval to have at least 1-2 teachers trained and certified to instruct students in the NFSP curriculum (this training is included in the program and grant.)

3) Which curriculum your school prefers: spincasting (“Cast A Lure, Catch A Student”) or fly fishing (“Cast A Fly, Catch A Student.”)

Although input is not required for each field below, the information provided will be evaluated. The grant awards are based on a school's need for financial assistantance and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you have questions about the CPW/NFSP grant, please get in touch with Andre Egli, Statewide Angling Education Coordinator, at andre.egli@state.co.us

Or, if you have questions concerning NFSP, please get in touch with us by email at information@fishinginschools.org

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required; mouseover the blue "i" icon for more information

Last name	*
First name	*
Applicant email	*
School name	*
School district
School type	*	Public school Private school
Street address (school)	*
City (school)	*
State	*	- - Choose One - - Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut D.C. Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Zip/Postal code (school)	*
School telephone	*
School website
School/District tax ID	*
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT: CPW's/NFSP Grant requires administrative support to incorporate an in-class fishing program into the school day. The NFSP curriculum must be taught to students during the school day. After-school fishing clubs do not meet the requirements for this grant. However, the equipment can be used for after-school clubs in addition to the required in-class program.
Administration support?	*	Yes No
Administrator's Name	*
Administrator's Title	*
Administrator's email	*
STUDENT PARTICIPATION:
Grades to be taught in program (select all that apply)	*	Kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade College
Average class size	*
Hours per week	* How many hours per week will you be able to teach NFSP?
Projected annual student participation	*
Student/teacher ratio (1:?)	*
SCHOOL RESOURCES- Please provide details about your school so that we can understand its compatibility with the NFSP Program.
Gym width
Gym length
Gym height
Have more than one gym?	*	Yes No
OTHER RESOURCES- If available, provide additional facilities you have access to at your school; these may include tennis courts, sports fields, pools, additional gyms, equipment, etc.
Resources
Describe the availability of water resources with proximity to your school and how they might be utilized in conjunction with NFSP.
Water availability
Do students currently have access to fishing equipment at school?	*	Yes No
EXPERIENCE: Describe any past experience the school has with fishing program(s):
Past experience
Do any teachers anticipating involvement with NFSP at your school have fishing experience? If so, please describe their experience level and planned involvement. (NOTE: Prior fishing experience isn't a requirement to participate in NFSP.)
Teacher experience
NFSP CERTIFICATION - at least one person at each school must be certified via the online self-study NFSP Level 1 Teacher Training Course provided on the LMS, NFSP CAST, prior to teaching the NFSP curriculum.
Are one or more of your staff NFSP Certified Teachers?	*	No - we have no NFSP certified teachers at this time Yes - NFSP Certified Level 1 CAFCAS (fly fishing) Teacher Yes - NFSP Certified Level 2 CAFCAS (fly fishing) Teacher Trainer Yes - NFSP Certified Level 1 CALCAS (spincast) Teacher Yes - NFSP Certified Level 2 CALCAS (spincast) Teacher Trainer
If yes, enter name(s) here
CROSS CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITY - Will NFSP have cross-curricular involvement with school subject matter? If so, what will that look like with the overall school curriculum goals?
Cross curricular
VIABILIITY/SUSTAINABILITY - Describe how your school might support the viability/sustainability of the NFSP program. School support may include administration, staff, teachers, parents and after school programs.
Sustainability	*
How long do you foresee the NFSP program remaining in your school's PE or other curriculum? What are some of your ideas for keeping the program viable for future years? Please relate this issue to funding, staffing, permanent program adoption into the school and community support.
Viability	*
FUNDING - please indicate your preference below:
CPW funding	*	Select funding requested... Cast A Lure, Catch A Student - spincasting program - $1425 match grant funding Cast A Lure, Catch A Student - spincasting program - $2850 full grant funding Cast A Fly, Catch A Student - fly fishing program - $1925 matching grant funding Cast A Fly, Catch A Student - fly fishing program - $3850 full grant funding None requested
Curriculum Preferred	*	Cast A Lure, Catch A Student - spincasting program Cast A Fly, Catch A Student - fly fishing program
Estimated instruction start date	*
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - Each school must have administration approval to run NFSP in their school for no less than 3 years and agree to have at least 1-2 teachers trained and certified to instruct students in the NFSP curriculum (this training is included in the program and grant).
MOU will be signed by...	*
Email of MOU signer	*
Thank you for applying for the National Fishing in Schools Program. We look forward to working closely with you to implement "Fishing in Schools" in your school.
Submitted by	*
Submission date	*