• A number of hunting grants are available to support firearm safety and education, like those available from the NRA Foundation.hunting image by glgec from Fotolia.com
  
  From hunter safety programs to firearm education, a number of federally funded and privately funded grants are available to state agencies and community organizations for the purposes of educating the general public on hunting safety, encouraging and recruiting new hunters to preserve America's hunting heritage, and providing funds for law-enforcement programs.
  
  

Hunting Heritage Partnership Grants

• Funded by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the Hunting Heritage Partnership Grant Program provides grants to state fish and wildlife agencies to help expand hunting opportunities and keep hunters and recruit new ones. Funds benefit projects to increase access to hunting lands, create more opportunities to hunt, and fund communications programs. In 2009, the Hunting Heritage Partnership Grant Program awarded more than $400,000 in grants, ranging from $12,000 to $45,000 each.
  
  National Shooting Sports Foundation Inc
  
  11 Mile Hill Road
  
  Newtown, CT 06470
  
  203-426-1320
  
  nssf.org
  
  

Hunter Education and Safety Grant Program

• Offered by the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, the Hunter Education and Safety Grant provides funds to enhance hunter and archery education and safety programs or to enhance, construct or update the safety features of shooting ranges and archery ranges. The grant is available to agencies nationwide whose primary responsibility is to benefit the public through preserving fish and wildlife. As of 2010, an estimated $8 million was available for the program, with grants ranging from $13,000 to $240,000.
  
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  
  4401 North Fairfax Dr.
  
  WSFR-4020
  
  Arlington, VA 22203
  
  703-358-2156
  
  fws.gov
  
  

NRA Foundation Grants

• Founded in 1990, the NRA Foundation provides grants for projects that aim to educate the public about firearms in an historical and practical context; educate the public about firearm and hunting safety; foster marksmanship skills in shooting sports; and help contribute to the general safety of the public. Funds benefit youth education programs, which receive more than 65 percent of the grant fund, law-enforcement safety programs, and marksmanship training and safety programs. While grant amounts vary, as of 2010, the NRA Foundation had awarded $150 million since its inception in 1990.
  
  The NRA Foundation Inc.
  
  11250 Waples Mill Road
  
  Fairfax, VA 22030
  
  800-423-6894
  
  nrafoundation.org