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 seeks to support projects that conform to The NRA Foundation's goals, including promoting firearms safety, advancing shooting sports, encouraging hunting safety, educating individuals on firearms and related topics, and conducting research to enhance firearms safety and marksmanship. Grants must serve a charitable purpose as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, with eligibility and funding amounts determined by The NRA Foundation. The program explicitly supports causes that are educational, charitable, or related to fostering national or international sports competition in alignment with 501(c)(3) activities.