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Game Commission expands shooting‑range grant program, increases funding to $500,000
Summary
The Pennsylvania Game Commission reported outcomes from a pilot shooting‑range improvement grant and announced changes for a larger second year funding round, including a $500,000 statewide pool, new per‑region minimums, and a June 1 application deadline.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission reported that a pilot shooting‑range improvement program awarded $360,000 to 12 projects last year and will expand for a second year with $500,000 available statewide.
Commission staff told commissioners that the program reimburses or pays for range infrastructure work—backstops, trap and sporting‑clays equipment, shooting lanes and covered facilities—primarily at sportsmen’s clubs with aging infrastructure. “This grant started last year. We ran a pilot program for the agency and we’re gonna give a little update about how the pilot year went,” a commission staff member said during the April 11 meeting.
The pilot awarded funds to two projects in each of the commission’s six regions, chosen from 46 applications. Projects funded in 2024 included upgrades to trap throwers and sporting‑clays equipment at Calvis Rod & Gun Club (Northwest), backstop reconstruction at Oil City Isaac…
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