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 grants provided by The NRA Foundation are designed to further charitable purposes in alignment with the Foundation's mission statement. These grants support initiatives that: 1) Promote firearms and hunting safety; 2) Educate individuals, especially youth, about firearms, their history, shooting sports, hunting safety, and marksmanship; 3) Conduct research for improved firearms safety and marksmanship; and 4) Support activities of the National Rifle Association that further charitable, educational, or scientific objectives according to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The eligibility for and the amount of funding are determined by the Foundation, ensuring that grant requests support the Foundation's goals of education, safety, and the encouragement of shooting sports and responsible firearms use.