State
Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
10/31/17 5:00 PM
Grants starting at $500 to Arizona government agencies, school districts, and nonprofit organizations for endangered species preservation, environmental outreach and education, and outdoor recreation. Specific funding categories include outdoor education, nature access, wildlife habitats on school grounds, urban wildlife, and the evaluation and protection of sensitive wildlife habitats.
The six HG sub-categories the Department offers are:
Environmental Education ($16,000 available) (EE)
EE grants are for projects that develop an awareness, appreciation and/or understanding of Arizona's wildlife and its environments. Grant applicants can request from $500 to $10,000.
Outdoor Education ($16,000 available) (OE)
OE grants are for projects that enhance awareness and involvement in any conservation, ecological or biological wildlife or wildlife habitat related “field trip” activity. Grant applicants can request from $500 to $2,500.
Schoolyard Habitats ($30,000 available) (SCHOOLYARD)
Schoolyard grants are for projects that encourage wildlife education on school sites through the development or improvements of schoolyard wildlife habitats. Grant applicants can request from $500 to $10,000.
Urban Wildlife and Urban Wildlife Habitat ($100,000 available) (URBAN)
Urban Wildlife grants are for projects that conserve, enhance and establish wildlife habitats and populations in harmony with urban environments. Grant applicants can request from $500 to $100,000.
Public Access ($50,000 available) (ACCESS)
Public Access grants are for projects that increase or maintain public access for recreational use that aligns with the Department’s Mission. Grant applicants can request from $500 to $50,000.
Identification, Inventory, Acquisition, Protection and Management of Sensitive Habitat ($200,000 available) (IIAPM)
These grants are for projects that preserve and enhance Arizona's natural biological diversity. There are many ongoing projects the Arizona Game and Fish Department is actively involved with, and applicants are encouraged to contact the Department's IIAPM Wildlife Management Project Leader regarding any questions about species or priorities eligible this year.
GrantWatch ID#: 140156
$412,000
Grant applicants can request from $500 to $200,000.
Environmental Education and Schoolyard Habitat grants have a maximum funding level of $10,000.
Outdoor Education grants have a maximum funding level of $2,500.
The maximum amount for the URBAN, ACCESS or IIAPM HG sub-categories is the maximum amount available listed for each sub-category in the Description.
Awarded applicants have 120 calendar days from Grant Agreement receipt, to sign the Grant Agreement or the grant award will be rescinded. Once the project effective date has been established, a HG participant must request awarded funds within 120 calendar days or less of the Grant Agreement effective date, or the grant award will be terminated.
Grantees must complete their project within 36 months from the grant agreement effective date.
OE participants must complete their projects within 12 months from the grant effective date.
Eligible applicants include the federal government, any federal department or agency; Indian tribes; all departments, agencies, boards, commissions and political subdivisions of the state of Arizona; counties; school districts; charter schools; cities; towns; all municipal corporations; and any non-profit group which meets the Internal Revenue Service definition of a 501(c) organization.
HG’s can only be awarded for projects that occur on publicly held lands as specified in Arizona Game and Fish Administrative Rule R12-4-701.
The project should be located in Arizona or involve research in which the wildlife or its habitat is located in Arizona or benefits Arizona.
Please refer to the HG FW eligibility criteria specified for each sub-category (see attachments below) to determine which FW best supports your grant proposal submission.
Applicants applying in the category of Identification, Inventory, Acquisition, Protection and Management of Sensitive Habitat are encouraged to contact the Department's IIAPM Wildlife Management Project Leader by phone regarding any questions about species or priorities eligible this year.
The 2018 HG application window opens Monday, July 31, 2017 and closes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31st, 2017.
A telephone confirmation to ensure receipt is highly recommended by the applicant for any application submitted, by calling Robyn Beck.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Grant proposals can be mailed, hand delivered, or emailed to:
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Attn: Wildlife Grant Administratorv
5000 W. Carefree Highway
Phoenix, Arizona 85086
Robyn Beck, Heritage Fund Grants Coordinator
623 236-7530
rbeck@azgfd.gov
Contact the Department's IIAPM Wildlife Management Project Leader at 623-236-7507.
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