GOAL  New Heritage Grant Program

“What we raise here stays here.”

In our continued effort to protect and pass our shooting sports heritage, Gun Owners' Action League has a new program called the GOAL Heritage Grant Program. The program is designed to financially assist our affiliated clubs and organizations establish or conduct shooting sports programs.

Over the past several years GOAL has seen these programs begin to flourish again. Most of our affiliated organizations have very eager members willing to teach and pass on their knowledge of the shooting sports. The only roadblock to their success is typically a financial one. That is why GOAL created this new grant program.

In 2006, we will began scheduling “GOAL Heritage Events”. Theses events are regional banquets, raffles and other fund raisers. Half of all of the net proceeds from these events will go into the GOAL Heritage Grant Fund. The money from this fund will be made available to our affiliated organizations through a grant process to aid in the establishment or continuation of shooting sports programs.

If your club is affiliated to GOAL and wants to start a junior rifle team but need help purchasing the rifles, or conduct a Women on Target ™ program but needs help buying the ammunition, or maybe your club wants to take a youth group on a hunting trip but need help buying gear for the kids, the new GOAL Heritage Grant Program could help your club accomplish these goals.

The other half of the net proceeds will go to GOAL’s general fund to aid in the protection of shooting sports heritage and our second amendment rights. The key to this new program is “What we raise here stays here.” Many wonderful and productive national organizations are raising millions of dollars every year in Massachusetts. Unfortunately almost none of it ever comes back to help us protect our rights as sportsmen and gun owners. That is why GOAL has launched this new program to give the gun owners of Massachusetts the ability to continue the fight to protect and the ability to pass on our shooting heritage and second amendment rights at the same time.

Fundraising events for this program can be found on the GOAL Heritage Events page. If you would like to take part in an event planning committee in your area, please contact the GOAL office at 508-393-5333.