About the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund

The goal of the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund is to provide legal and financial assistance to select individuals and organizations defending their right to keep and bear arms. Since inception, the NRA CRDF has awarded millions of dollars for legal research, education, and support of cases defending these rights. Cases of special interest to the NRA CRDF are those that advance Second Amendment advocacy and help shooting ranges defend their range. Cases that present unsettled or new issues of law are also of interest.

Litigation Funding Requests

Applications for financial support must be submitted by an attorney. Requests should include, at a minimum, the following information:

1. Legal or constitutional issue to be resolved and how it would have a widespread favorable impact;

2. Summary of the facts;

3. Background of the litigants or other parties;

4. Summary of past and projected administrative and legal proceedings;

5. Projected costs of litigation for the different stages of the case and an explanation of the basis for such projected costs, including hourly attorney fees and projected number of hours;

6. Other sources of funding and amounts received and requested;

7. Probability of obtaining a favorable result and basis for conclusion.

Additional information is required where a shooting range is requesting support.

Research and Writing Funding Requests

Individuals or organizations may also apply for grants to fund research projects, such as law review articles, books, websites, or similar scholarship and research. While this application process is the same as that for litigation funding, a different list of information is required to be provided to the Board of Trustees for consideration. This list can be found on the NRA CRDF website.

Conditions of Funding

If funding is granted, the grant will be limited to the case applied for only and only for the purposes which were specified in the application. Specifically, a grant does not extend to other cases or matters, even if they involve the same parties and/ or arise out of the same facts and circumstance. For additional conditions of funding, including obligations, disputes, invoices, and payments, visit www.nradefensefund.org

To apply

Applications for funding must be submitted to nracrdf@nrahq. org via an electronic application at least (30) days prior to the meeting (late spring, fall, or winter) in which the request is to be considered.

Additional information

Please visit www.nradefensefund.org for more information about the fund and the application process.