From 2009 to 2022, shooting sports participation increased 85% (NSSF Sport Shooting Participation in the United States), a rate greater than the growth in shooting range capacity. This demand surge has left many new and long-time enthusiasts with nowhere to shoot. Further, a lack of conveniently located ranges also reduces shooting sports participation as thirty minutes was found to be the limit most people will travel to visit a range [Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, Multistate Conservation Grant (MSCG) #F24AP00312]. Maintaining and growing shooting sports participation depends on an adequate number of convenient places to safely shoot. The need is to provide greater shooting range capacity, especially near where people live. The purpose of this project is to help states identify where new and expanded shooting ranges are needed most. With funding from MSCG #F23AP00834, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) piloted a geographic information systems (GIS) approach that successfully mapped and identified where unmet demand for places to shoot was the greatest. This was done for many states simultaneously using standardized techniques. Each of the 12 test states received maps showing where new ranges or additional capacity were needed most (https://www.nssf.org/ranges/stateagencies/). The remaining 38 states still do not have such information, and advances identified in the initial pilot effort will allow improvements to the original 12 states’ results. In partnership with the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) and the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA), the NSSF will provide the same maps and insights for the remaining 38 states, plus provide updated and enhanced maps for the original 12 pilot states. State wildlife agencies are the intended beneficiary, with the results also of service to commercial public ranges. The results will help guide state efforts to locate new ranges and expand current sites in places with the greatest unmet demand, with the outcome of increased shooting sports participation. Results will be provided to each state in high-resolution visual maps accompanied by text explaining the data sources, methods, and recommendations regarding where to expand range capacity. NSSF will be assisted by Southwick Associates as a subrecipient, given their extensive experience in conducting recruitment, retention, reactivation (R3) and capacity research for the recreational shooting sports community.