More than $12 Million Awarded
NSSF, the firearm industry trade association, is committed to providing the resources our members need to grow participation in hunting and the shooting sports. These resources include a number of grants that work to underscore and support our industry’s R3—recruitment, reactivation, and retention—efforts. Since 2003, NSSF has awarded more than $12 million in grant monies to organizations as varied as 4-H, First Shots Host Ranges and the Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative, as well as to a number of conservation and sportsmen’s organizations through NSSF’s own million-dollar Hunting Heritage Grant Program.
The 2026 grant cycle will start in March, 2026 – please check back for details.
NSSF Opens Hunting Heritage Trust Grant Applications
NGOs can apply for $100,000 in support of R3 efforts
Qualified non-governmental organizations (NGOs) may apply for a portion of this year’s $100,000 Hunting Heritage Trust Grant total, to be used to support recruitment, retention and reactivation programs, known collectively as R3 efforts. NSSF will place emphasis on programs that focus on increasing participation by attracting new participants and reactivating past participants.
Past Grant Distributions
Hunting Heritage Partnership
Through Hunting Heritage Partnership, NSSF awarded more than $4.3 million via 109 grants to 38 state agencies and one regional agency to fund programs that will work to expand hunting opportunities for all ages.
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