Formula Grant F26AF00185

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) was awarded a $5,000,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) on October 1, 2023. The purpose of this grant is to construct a new public shooting range facility in Shelby County, Alabama that will provide increased access and opportunities for citizens to sight-in sporting arms and participate...

This Project Grant award of $178,726.97 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) to the United States Sportsmens Alliance Foundation, also known as the Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation. The funding will support a project to help states increase public support for building and expanding shooting ranges by generating and communicating information on the economic impacts, including jobs, tax...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $134,050 Multistate Conservation Grant (CFDA 15.628) to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. (NSSF) to combine and disseminate resources on shooting range development and operations. The goal is to help state agencies and non-governmental organizations better leverage existing grant-funded and industry-supported tools for increasing shooting range capacity, participation, and the return on investment for wildlife...

This $147,500 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611) will fund the construction of a public shooting range training facility in Wisconsin. The grant will provide $110,000 in federal funding, with a $37,000 state match from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the grant recipient. The project aims to establish a training facility in an area that currently lacks nearby options,...

The Pikes Peak Gun Club in El Paso County, Colorado received a $100,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety federal grant program (CFDA 15.611). Funding will support improving the Club's access road to ensure visitors can easily reach the facility. The project will allow continued improvements and further use of the shooting range. As outlined in the program description,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded $170,650 in total funding ($100,000 federal share plus $70,000 state match) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) effective July 1, 2025, with completion by December 31, 2027. This Formula Grant was sub-awarded to Wausau Skeet and Trap, a privately owned shooting range open to public use, to support renovation and infrastructure improvement...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4, awarded $225,000 to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) on July 1, 2025. The grant funds a collaborative partnership between AGFC and the University of the Ozarks to develop an Olympic-level shooting sports complex located in Clarksville, Arkansas. The facility will provide comprehensive...

This $192,205 Project Grant, awarded on January 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant program (CFDA 15.628), will fund a study led by the United States Sportsmens Alliance Foundation (Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation) to examine public preferences for different types of shooting opportunities at state-operated ranges. The goal is to identify the shooting disciplines, on-site services, and range locations that best...

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks received a Formula Grant award of $363,840 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period of September 1, 2025 through December 30, 2026. The grant funds the operation and maintenance of the El Dorado State Park Shooting Range, a public recreational firearms facility located on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property in Kansas....

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) of New York was awarded a $3,317,170.61 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The purpose of this grant is to provide safe, accessible public archery opportunities in New York to increase participation in shooting sports and improve proficiency of the state's bowhunters. To achieve this, DEC will use the grant funding,...