Cole Kindiger | River Valley Media Group
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources giving out up to $75,000 in grant funding to hunting programs, hoping to bring in new hunters across the state.
Past grant recipient projects include private land access programs for hunters, archery range upgrades for urban after-school clubs, support for hunting-related expos focusing on recruiting new or underserved audiences, learn to hunt and learn to shoot programs, high school clay target teams, 4-H shooting sports programs and more.
Individual grant awards are normally limited to $25,000. Cost-sharing funds can be awarded to individuals or community-based organizations, Wisconsin tribes, universities and schools.
Women take shot at waterfowl hunting during workshop
The grant is a sub-award of federal Pittman-Robertson Act funds and is administered as a reimbursement program. Applicants should plan to start projects about one year from the application deadline.
Learn more and apply on the DNR’s Hunter R3 Grant Program webpage.
