Shooting Range Development Grant

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game hopes to preserve, protect and enhance firearms and archery shooting opportunities for the public and increase the awareness of the mission of the Department through cooperative partnership agreements. This grant provides available funds to organizations to establish, upgrade, expand and otherwise improve firearms and archery shooting ranges within the State of Idaho. The Department will solicit proposals from organizations and other agencies for such projects and, where appropriate, assist by providing partial financial support.

Projects will be evaluated according to established criteria, which will assess their potential to enhance shooting opportunities for the general public and Idaho's hunter education program. Other considerations will include the extent of matching funds, labor, materials or other items of value available to complete the project.

The Application Process:

1. Complete the Shooting Range Development Grant Application [ PDF Format, 83 KB]. The application is also available from a regional office or the State Hunter Education Coordinator. Submit completed applications to the State Hunter Education Coordinator by October 31. Application should provide as much information as possible. As a minimum it should include a complete project description, cost estimates, project start and estimated completion dates, and supporting documentation (e.g. photos, legal description, drawings and/or map showing property boundaries, existing and/or proposed structures, etc.). All application form items must be completed.
2. The grant partner and the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game must mutually agree upon the project terms and jointly execute a "Shooting Range Development Grant Cooperative Agreement" prior to the awarding of any grant monies.
3. A Shooting Range Development Grant Committee that may include the State Hunter Education Coordinator, Regional Conservation Educators, and the Conservation Education Supervisor will review the grant applications and will determine the grant recipients and dollar amount of each grant on or about January 30 each year.
4. The State Hunter Education Coordinator will notify the successful grant recipients and unsuccessful applicants, if any, on or about February 7.
5. Initial grant award payment to the grant recipients will be made on or about March 15th and will not exceed 75 % of grant total dollar amount.
6. Payment of the final grant dollar amount will be made to the grant recipient upon verification of the project completion in accordance with the terms of the joint project agreement.
7. Additional consideration will be given to organizations filing application that actively support Idaho's hunter / bowhunter education program. Criteria will include the number of members who are hunter / bowhunter education instructors; the organization's active assistance with the recruitment of new hunter / bowhunter volunteer instructors; ease and frequency of range use for hunter education classes; etc.).