The NRA Foundation's mission is focused on providing financial support to enhance the shooting sports, including education, safety, and marksmanship. Through fundraising and donations, the Foundation awards grants for educational and public service programs in communities across the United States.
The grant program by The NRA Foundation aims to support projects that align with its mission to promote firearms safety, education, and marksmanship. Eligible initiatives must foster charitable purposes as outlined by the Internal Revenue Code and can range from advancing shooting sports and hunting safety to conducting research in firearms safety and marksmanship improvement. Funding priorities also include educational programs that cover firearms and their historical significance, aiming to benefit the youth and the general public. Additionally, the program supports activities that contribute to the National or International sports competition in ways that are considered charitable or educational.