The DSC Foundation funds grants through resources provided by the Dallas Safari Club, money raised from events organized by the Foundation and DSC Chapters, and direct contributions from individuals and organizations that support and passionately believe in our mission. Each year, our Board defines specific priorities and focus areas to help us evaluate requests and allocate funds.
2025 Grant Priorities
- Support landscape-scale conservation projects with a focus on collaboration with national, state, provincial, community, and tribal management authorities. Additionally, support ongoing improvements in wildlife management, including the use of drones, new survey technologies, and disease management.
- Focus Areas: Grizzly and black bear, wolf, wild sheep, caribou, lion, leopard, rhino, European bear and wolf, and argali and other mountain species
- Demonstrate and quantify the role that hunting plays in the conservation of wildlife and habitats, highlighting its contribution to ecosystem services and emphasizing the benefits to local communities and their livelihoods.
- Focus Areas: North America, New Zealand, Africa, and Asia
- Anti-poaching programs which track and quantify the acres protected, poachers apprehended, staff employed, and the number of traps, nets, snares, etc., removed, as well as the level of community involvement.
- Determine population estimates for focal species to meet management plan requirements, address information gaps, and support science-based species management.
- Focus Areas: Lion range-wide, Leopard in Tanzania, Hippo range-wide, Argali and Ibex in Asia, and Bear, Wolf, and Mountain Lion in North America
- Educate the public, including young people, about the principles of wildlife conservation and the role hunting plays in supporting these efforts.
- Focus Areas: Programs that directly reach the voting public and engage in outdoor education, experiences, and understanding
- Focus Areas: Programs that interactively teach hunting, wildlife management, and outdoor leadership skills