Project Grant F21AP01010

This $134,050 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) will enable the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. (NSSF) to consolidate and disseminate a range of resources to help states and shooting range organizations develop, improve, and market new and existing shooting ranges. This includes combining grant-funded and industry-developed tools, research, and best practices into...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $214,746 Multistate Conservation Grant (CFDA 15.628) to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. (NSSF) on January 1, 2024. The project's purpose is to develop targeted recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) strategies, communications, and outreach materials to encourage firearm ownership and sport shooting participation among Black Americans. NSSF will employ new data collection to better understand this...

This federal Project Grant award of $178,726.97 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) will be used by the Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation to generate and communicate information on the economic impacts of shooting ranges. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a virtual calculator that allows shooting range operators to quantify and report the total economic impacts their...

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 $600,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) will support the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) in maintaining and operating public shooting ranges, as well as providing assistance to local communities and organizations to develop additional public shooting ranges. The grant funding will help address the growing demand for...

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...

This $6,600,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611), supports the renovation and expansion of the Cecil M. Webb Public Shooting Range in Florida. Key project activities include constructing a 20-position 200-yard rifle range, a 28-position 50-100-yard rifle range, a 34-position 15-25-yard handgun range, a 34-position 50-foot handgun...

This $364,264 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) aims to expand outdoor education and shooting opportunities in Richland County, North Dakota. The funding will be used to construct a new facility that will serve as a hub for shooting activities, which is intended to help with the recruitment, retention, and reactivation of hunters and shooters in the region. The...

This five-year, $999,999.75 Multistate Conservation Grant (CFDA 15.628) awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service will provide sustainable funding for the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports to significantly expand its capacity to promote and grow hunting and shooting sports participation through strategic recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) initiatives. Key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: providing...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $225,000 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC). The purpose of this grant is for AGFC to partner with the University of the Ozarks to develop a large, Olympic-level shooting sports complex within the city limits of Clarksville, Arkansas. The complex will include facilities for skeet, trap, rifle, pistol, and archery...