This grant funds administration of the oregon shooting range hunter education enhancement program at odfw

This Federal Formula Grant award, valued at $201,903.00, is provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Program (CFDA 15.626). The grant funds the administration of the Oregon Shooting Range Hunter Education Enhancement Program at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The program, initiated under the 1937 Pittman-Robertson Act, provides federal funding to states for the administration of a competitive grant program to support and maintain public shooting ranges. The grants enable shooting ranges to access funds for range building, enhancement, or expansion, as long as they provide certain levels of public access. Grant applications are reviewed and approved by a panel of individuals with ties to shooting sports and hunting, as well as by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The grant has a period of performance from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026.

The he program was initiated under the pittman-robertson act (1937) to provide federal funding to states for theadministration of a grant program to support and maintain public shooting ranges. The program gives publicshooting ranges access to funds for range building, enhancement or expansion through a competitive applicationprocess. Ranges must provide certain levels of public access to be able to qualify for the grants. Grants areapproved or disapproved by a panel of individuals that have a tie to shooting sports and hunting, but notattached to a range that has submitted an application, as well as by US fish and wildlife services.