The Shooting Range Grant Program is designed to assist with the development of new ranges and improvements to existing ranges who make their facilities available to the public.
Donor Name: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
State: Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/15/2022
Grant Size: $75,000
Details:
Grant Program Priorities
The following range attributes or range projects are grant program priorities:
- Range development at a range open to the public greater than 300 days per year.
- Projects at an existing range with the primary purpose of improving safety at the range
- Range development within 20 miles of one of these major cities: La Crosse, Eau Claire, Milwaukee, Kenosha, Waukesha, Madison, Janesville, Appleton, Racine, Oshkosh, West Allis, or Green Bay, where no other ranges are available which have similar amenities within 20 miles of the project area.
- Projects at ranges that host hunter education, school shooting teams or clubs, Learn to Hunt events, or other recruitment and retention programs.
- Range development at a range that has not received a Shooting Range grant in the last 10 years.
- Range development at a range that has conducted lead reclamation activities within the last 10 years.
- Ranges replacing existing surveillance equipment that is now prohibited by 2 CFR 200.216
Funding Information
The grant awards are normally limited to $75,000 for projects on existing ranges.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants
- Wisconsin tribes
- Wisconsin school districts
- Wisconsin counties, towns, villages, and cities
- Other Wisconsin governmental units, as defined in s. 66.299, Wis. Stats.
- Rod and gun clubs
- Businesses or corporations
- Wisconsin universities, colleges, and technical schools
- Conservation organizations or associations
For more information, visit Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.