Hunting Heritage Trust Grant Program

Geographic Scope: United States

Focus Areas:

• Hunting and shooting sports recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) efforts
• Building participation in hunting and recreational shooting
• Support for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) developing hunting and shooting sports programs

Award Amount: $100,000 total pool per year; organizations can receive only one grant award

Eligibility:

• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) only
• Must be seeking funding for hunting and shooting sports R3 efforts
• Organizations are eligible for only one grant award from the program

Project Timeline:

• All projects awarded grant funding must be completed by March 10 of the year following award

Background:

• Designed to support hunting and shooting sports recruitment efforts
• Program has helped develop programs to build participation in hunting and recreational shooting
• Designed to produce tangible, measurable results in models of success that can benefit the entire industry

Application Process

Submission Deadline: May 21 (annually)

Required Materials:

• Complete grant application following NSSF's grant application criteria
• Applications must be submitted to NSSF by the deadline for consideration

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicant must be a non-governmental organization (NGO)
• Organization must be seeking funding for hunting and shooting sports R3 (recruitment, retention, and reactivation) efforts
• Only one grant award per organization

Application Criteria:

• Complete grant application criteria are available for review
• Projects must demonstrate potential for tangible, measurable results
• Models should be replicable and benefit the broader hunting and shooting sports community

Project Completion:

• All funded projects must be completed by March 10 of the following year