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NSSF Partners With
Hunting Heritage Trust In
Major New Grant Program
At the 2018 National
Association of Sporting Goods
Wholesalers (NASGW) Expo
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
USA, the National Shooting
Sports Foundation (NSSF)
announced that it has entered
into a partnership with the
Hunting Heritage Trust to
create a first-of-its-kind,
million-dollar grant program
in support of hunting and the
shooting sports recruitment
efforts. NSSF is the trade
association for the firearms
industry in America.
The new grant program is
funded by a $500,000 donation
from the Hunting Heritage
Trust, an amount NSSF has
agreed to match. The Hunting
Heritage Trust was created
in 2002 by leaders in the
hunting, shooting sports and
conservation communities “to
fund and foster programs that
enhance appreciation of our
hunting heritage and increase
public understanding and
participation in recreational
shooting sports.”
Each year, beginning in
2019, organisations meeting
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certain eligibility requirements
may apply for an annual
$100,000 grant to be used to
support recruitment, retention
and reactivation programs –
known as R3 efforts – within
the hunting and shooting
sports industry. The grant
program will be offered for a
period of not less than 10 years
and, while all organisations
with formalised R3 programs
will be considered for each
year’s award, there will be
a particular emphasis on
those programs focusing on
youth and non-traditional
participants.
“Providing the resources
to those newly interested in
learning about firearms safety
and the shooting sports,
sparking renewed interest in
those who used to hunt or
shoot, and keeping up interest
of those engaged in hunting
and the shooting sports, is of
paramount importance to our
industry,” said Steve Sanetti,
NSSF CEO.
“The new NSSF Hunting
Heritage Trust grant program
provides much-needed funding
for these efforts.”
“The Hunting Heritage
Trust has awarded dozens
of grants totalling hundreds
of thousands of dollars over
the past 15 years but none
will have a greater long-term
impact on the future of our
hunting and shootings sports
heritage than this $500,000
grant,” said Bob Delfay,
President of the Hunting
Heritage Trust and former
NSSF President.
“There is no organisation
more dedicated than NSSF
when it comes to R3 efforts in
our industry. From its research
and educational services to
its numerous conferences and
summits, NSSF leads the way
in providing the tools our
industry members need to
get people actively, regularly
involved in hunting and the
shooting sports.
“We are pleased to partner
with them in creating this
important grant program in
support of those efforts.”
About The National Shooting
Sports Foundation is the
trade association for the
firearms industry. Its mission
is to promote, protect and
preserve hunting and the
shooting sports. Formed in
1961, NSSF has a membership
of more than 11,000
manufacturers, distributors,
firearms retailers, shooting
ranges, sportsmen’s
organisations and publishers.
The Hunting Heritage
Trust is a charitable
organisation created to fund
programs that will enhance
appreciation of our hunting
heritage and increase
public understanding and
participation in recreational
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