MT Shooting Range Grants

The Montana Shooting Range Grant Program, administered by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks since 1989, provides funding for the establishment and enhancement of shooting ranges across Montana. Grants are available to private clubs, organizations, local governments, and schools, supporting projects that improve shooting facilities or cover reasonable application expenses. This initiative aims to promote safe and accessible shooting sports in the state, funded through state hunting license sales.

Introduction
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) has administered a grant program for the development
These grant funds are generated from the sale of state hunting licenses. The purpose of the Montana Shooting Range Grant Program is to create a continuing program and mechanism to provide funding, through the department, to private shooting clubs, private organizations, local governments, and school districts for the establishment and improvement of a system of shooting ranges throughout Montana. (87-1-276). A private shooting club, private organization, unit of local government, or school district may seek a grant for a shooting range development project (87-1-277).
FWP has administered a grant program to develop and enhance shooting ranges since 1989 with funds generated from the sale of state hunting licenses. The Montana Shooting Range Grant Program provides partial funding to shooting clubs, private organizations, local governments, and school districts to establish or improve shooting ranges throughout Montana.
A grant must be used for the purchase of real property, earthwork, fixed improvements to existing shooting ranges or ranges being established, or reasonable grant application expenses.