Pioneer Electric Cooperative announced on Friday, February 13, 2026, that the Ulysses Gun Club is a recipient of a $2,850 Helping Us Give to Society (H.U.G.S.) grant. The club will also receive an additional $2,850 in matching grant funds courtesy of CoBank’s Sharing Success Program.
The Ulysses Gun Club offers participants (including 4-H groups, businesses, and individuals across southwest Kansas) the opportunity to use its trap shooting range. Improvements to its current lighting will improve visibility, which the club says is essential for the safety of range users.
The grants will allow the club to update its outdoor lighting, which it says is essential to the safety of range users.
“One of the opportunities we have is a winter league,” said Whitney Verhage, “In the winter, you’re shooting in the dark. Our current lighting conditions do not meet the requirements to see the targets at night.”
Verhage added that updating the lights will increase league participation, especially among youth whose only opportunity to practice is in the evenings.
Pioneer Electric’s H.U.G.S. program offers grants to projects of tax-exempt organizations designed to fill a need in the community. A list of grant requirements and the application to apply can be found here.