Firearms Target Range Development
Wildlife Restoration (WR) Grant Examples
This page details specific information regarding Wildlife Restoration grant application examples for state fish and wildlife agencies to construct a firearms target ranges using this federal funding source. Ohio Division of Wildlife has provided five examples for firearms target ranges throughout Ohio.
Major range renovations, expansions, and new construction that increase the footprint and public use of the range typically require Environmental Assessment for NEPA compliance and as such, but not limited to, a more in depth endangered and threatened species a historic preservation review. Commonly, sound studies are also conducted as part of NEPA for new range construction and major expansions.
Please note that these projects were not funded with individual grants. They were lumped into three, multi-range grants.
The following documents all pertain to the shooting ranges at Fernwood State Forest, Harrison State Forest, and Spring Valley Wildlife Area (W-134-P-19). These ranges had engineering/design and construction funded with separate grants due to timing and cash flow management.
Bloomingdale, OH
Engineering/Design: F11AF00634
Construction/Admin: F15AF01110
Engineering/Design Cost: $113,550
Construction Cost: $383,251
Total Cost: $397K
# of Shooting Lanes: 12 rifle @ 100 yard, 15 pistol @ 25 yard, 4 positions hand trap shotgun
Waynesville, OH
Engineering/Design: F11AF00634
Construction/Admin: F15AF01110
Engineering/Design Cost: $283,360
Construction Cost: $4,959,057
Total Cost: $5.2M
# of Shooting Lanes: 66 shooting positions (7, 25, 50 & 100 yard)
Archer Township, OH
Engineering/Design: F11AF00634
Construction/Admin: F15AF01110
Engineering/Design Cost: $109,077
Construction Cost: $384,592
Total Cost: $385K
# of Shooting Lanes: 12 rifle/pistol @ 100 yard
The following documents all pertain to the shooting ranges at Tranquility Wildlife Area and Indian Creek Wildlife Area (W-134-P-25). These ranges were funded under one grant, but that grant is still open, and not all the invoices have been processed yet. Therefore, the cost values are what Ohio DNR expects to pay in total for each of these two ranges.
Seaman, OH
Engineering/Design: F19AF01114
Construction/Admin: F19AF01114
Estimated Total Cost: $1,500,000
# of Shooting Lanes: 10 @ 50 yard, 5 @ 25 yard, 5 @ 7 yard
Fayetteville, OH
Engineering/Design: F19AF01114
Construction/Admin: F19AF01114
Estimated Total Cost: $1,000,000
# of Shooting Lanes: 5 @ 25 yard, 5 @ 7 yard