Sheriff Blaise Smith announces that the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office was awarded a grant from the National Rifle Association in the amount of $570 for training ammunition.

The St. Mary Parish Regional Training Academy is currently in session. Some of the ammunition will be used for firearms training with Academy cadets and ongoing training with deputies.

The NRA Foundation has awarded more than $426 million in grants since 1990. They provide financial support to eligible projects, programs, and organizations through its Grant Program.

Each year, volunteer committees from across the country tirelessly raise charitable dollars and generous donors make gifts that are awarded as grants in support of educational and public service programs relating to the shooting sports in our communities.

 

The general focus of Foundation grants is to:

• Promote, advance, and encourage firearms, shooting sports and hunting safety
• Educate individuals with respect to firearms, firearms history, participation in shooting sports, hunting safety, and marksmanship
• Conduct research in furtherance of improved firearms safety and marksmanship facilities and techniques

 
Sheriff Smith thanks the NRA for the Grant Award.

 

Public Information Officer
St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office