The New Hampshire Outdoor Council is an all-volunteer organization that provides funding support to agencies and volunteer organizations that are involved in backcountry safety education and in search and rescue activities in the Granite State. Funds are distributed in response to specific grant proposals from search and rescue groups throughout the state. Donations to the New Hampshire Outdoor Council are welcomed, especially from those who have benefited from the efforts of volunteer search and rescue groups. The Directors of the New Hampshire Outdoor Council represent a cross section of wilderness outdoor interests in New Hampshire, and are conversant with the complex issues involved in backcountry user education and in related search and rescue.