The Annual NRA Club Awards Program - Outstanding Club Award Grant

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NRA Foundation Inc

Foundation

Funding Amount

US $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Quarterly
Tracked since: April 2026

From the program guidelines: “…Official Association of their respective State and Territory.Publish a club newsletter at least four times a year.Sponsor or maintain an active Youth (Junior) program.Participate in local or state legislative activity in conjunction with the State Association.Involve 30…”

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Other requirements

Maintain membership with the NRA Official Association of their respective State and Territory.
Publish a club newsletter at least four times a year.
Sponsor or maintain an active Youth (Junior) program.
Participate in local or state legislative activity in conjunction with the State Association.

Overview

About The NRA Foundation
The NRA Foundation Supports Freedom, Family, and the Future of the Shooting Sports
These activities are designed to promote firearms and hunting safety, to enhance marksmanship skills of those participating in the shooting sports, and to educate the general public about firearms in their historic, technological and artistic context. Funds granted by The NRA Foundation benefit a variety of constituencies throughout the United States including children, youth, women, individuals with physical disabilities, gun collectors, law enforcement officers, hunters and competitive shooters.
Each year the National Rifle Association recognizes outstanding clubs, state associations, youth clubs and an individual or organization for public service. The Annual Awards program recognizes significant accomplishments achieved in areas of organization, operation and public service rendered.
Outstanding Club Awards
The Outstanding Club Award is presented to the club that has demonstrated noteworthy achievement in all aspects of club operation.
All Club Award recipients receive:

A free range evaluation from an NRA Range Team AdvisorA free year of club membership$1,000 award

Eligibility

Maintain membership with the NRA Official Association of their respective State and Territory.Publish a club newsletter at least four times a year.Sponsor or maintain an active Youth (Junior) program.Participate in local or state legislative activity in conjunction with the State Association.Involve 30 percent club-member participation in at least one club activity, project or program.Conduct a significant public service and/or public awareness program that positively impacts a specific geographic area.Demonstrate significant achievement during the application year in an area of special interest to the club.Examples: a successful membership growth programa range building projectother significant programs
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What NRA Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 510
Total given: $13.92M
Median grant: $8,181
Range: $5,002–$7.22M

By dollars: Virginia 53%, Colorado 5%, Indiana 4%. Top recipient cities: Fort Wayne, IN; Jacksonville, FL; Idaho Falls, ID.
37% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
40% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

National Rifle Association of America · Fairfax, VA

Community Outreach, Training, Safety, Education, 2nd Amendment, General Shooting…

$7.22M
Independence Institute · Denver, CO

2nd Amendment Protection

$268K
USA Shooting Inc · Colorado Springs, CO

Competitive Shooting

$250K
The American Society for the Promotion of International Amateur Competition (Taspiac) · Dover, DE

Competitive Shooting

$189K
The X Count Inc · Fort Wayne, IN

Competitive Shooting

$151K