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note: If required, enclose a copy of your hunter education certificate or the year and state in which you completed your training. |
The Department of Fish and Wildlife has limited federal aid monies available to assist nonprofit shooting ranges. Available federal funds for the statewide shooting range development will vary between $50,000 to $100,000 per year. The shooting range program is a competitive grant and it requires local matching money. Successful grant applicants are paid on a reimbursement program. This means that grantees will first pay any costs associated with construction and materials and then later will be reimbursed for up to 75% of these costs. The remaining 25% must be provided by a local (not federal), cost-share match. Federal funding for hunter education and shooting ranges is derived from one-half of the 11% federal excise tax on archery equipment and 10% federal excise tax on handguns, pistols and revolvers. The agency's Shooting Range Program is separate from the range development program operated by the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation (IAC). The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife uses federal funds for its program, and federal rules and regulations--in addition to state rules and regulations--are applied. Funding for the IAC program is derived from state revenues only and not all federal regulations apply. Shooting Range Program funding is available ONLY to nonprofit shooting organizations, school districts and governments. Nonprofit organizations must be formally registered with Washington's Secretary of State. Only shooting facilities which are open to the general public on a regular basis will be considered for funding. Requests for funding private or commercial shooting ranges will not be considered. |
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