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Projects/ Activities Eligible For Funding: Grant requests must conform to, and foster the purposes set forth in The NRA Foundation’s Articles of Incorporation. These purposes are as follows:

  • To promote, advance and encourage firearms and hunting safety.
  • To educate individuals, including the youth of the United States, with respect to firearms and firearms history and hunting safety and marksmanship, as well as with respect to other subjects that are of importance to the well-being of the general public.
  • To conduct research in furtherance of improved firearms safety and marksmanship facilities and techniques.
  • To support activities of the National Rifle Association of America, but only to the extent that such activities are in furtherance of charitable, educational or scientific purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any similar provision subsequently enacted.
  • To engage in any other activity that is incidental to, connected with, or in advancement of the foregoing purposes and that is within the scope of allowable purposes under 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3).

Additionally, allowable projects must qualify under IRS 501(c)(3) regulations in one of the following categories:
  • Charitable
  • Scientific
  • Testing for public safety
  • Literary
  • Educational
  • Fostering national/international amateur sports competition (cannot include the provision of athletic facilities or equipment.)

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