NRA Public Range Fund Grant Program

The NRA Public Range Fund was established in 2009 as a matching grant program to encourage city and county governments, and state or federal agencies, to work with NRA on efforts to build and improve public ranges across the United States.

At the NRA’s sole discretion, grants are awarded to qualifying city and county governments and state or federal agencies to assist with the acquisition, development, and improvement of public shooting facilities. Grants are also awarded to assist qualifying agencies or local governments with projects designed to improve community relations and to address environmental issues related to range operations.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:

• An applicant may be any city or county government or state or federal agency that plans to build or improve, or is currently building or improving, public ranges, and is able to provide proof of ability to 100% match awarded funding in revenue, labor, equipment, materials, etc. to ensure the project’s completion.
• Generally, grants are awarded on a 50-50 matching basis with 50% of the cost of the project being provided by the applicant and 50% awarded from the NRA Public Range Fund. In-kind services of labor, materials, and equipment may be considered to provide the applicant’s 50% contribution to the project.
• For projects where Pittman-Robertson Funds are being used, the applicant’s share will be 75% of the project, with the remaining 25% coming from the NRA Public Range Fund.

PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING:

• To build or improve upon existing public ranges at the city, county, state, or federal level by providing assistance for construction, labor, materials, and equipment costs.
• To provide assistance for the maintenance, security, and upgrades of public ranges at the city, county, state, or federal level.
• To support activities and objectives set forth in the bylaws of the National Rifle Association of America.

Applications for grant funding will not exceed $25,000 for any qualifying applicant per year and all applicants will be required to show proof to provide the matching amount of requested funding. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis as funding is available.

All funding and/or grants awarded under or pursuant to this program are entirely at the NRA’s sole discretion. No party, including applicants under the program, has the right to receive funding nor is funding guaranteed. No application, participation in the program, and/or submission of any application or other forms related to the program, shall be construed as creating a contractual relationship between the NRA and the applicant. An applicant applies at his/her own expense.

Would you like to apply for 2010 NRA Public Range Fund Grant Funding? Please download an application here.

For more information, please contact John Joines, NRA Range Services Specialist at (877) NRA RANGE (672-7264) or via email at jjoines@nrahq.org. Written inquiries and applications should be mailed to:

NRA Range Services
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030

Congratulations to the 2009 NRA Public Range Fund Recipients:

Kumbrabow State Forest Shooting Range • West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Marsh Wildlife Management Area • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Woodbury Wildlife Management Area • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Belfast Wildlife Management Area • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Cedar Creek Shooting Range • U.S. Forest Service, Georgia
Chief Logan Wildlife Management Area Shooting Range • West Virginia Division of Natural Resources