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The Grants Section of Arizona State Parks is responsible for managing eight Grant Programs administered by the Arizona State Parks Board. More than $32 million is available annually to Arizona communities, resource managers and agencies to preserve and enhance Arizona’s significant natural open space, cultural and recreational resources.
Programs include three components of the Arizona State Parks Heritage Fund: The Historic Preservation (HP) Grant Fund Program, the Trails Grant Fund Program and the Local, Regional and State Parks (LRSP) Grant Fund Program. In addition to the Heritage Fund Programs, the Grants Section also manages the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Grant Program, the Recreational Trails Grant Program (RTP), the State Lake Improvement Fund (SLIF) Grant Program, the Law Enforcement Boating Safety Fund (LEBSF) Grant Program, and the Growing Smarter State Trust Land Acquisition Grant Fund Program.
All grant programs operate on a reimbursement basis. Reimbursements to grantees are made according to the percentage specified in the participant agreement for eligible expenditures included within the project’s approved scope of work.
Grant administration is accomplished through the development of application guidelines and a priority rating system, the execution of Participant Agreements and Preservation Conservation Easement Deeds with grantees, and the subsequent monitoring of administrative compliance, expended funds, and project work.
To assist with this responsibility, the Grants staff works with the following advisory committees: the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC), the Arizona Outdoor Recreation Coordinating Commission (AORCC), the Off-Highway Vehicle Advisory Group (OHVAG), the Arizona State Committee on Trails (ASCOT), and the Conservation Acquisition Board (CAB) to develop policies and criteria that enable the competitive, equitable distribution of grant funds. The advisory committees also review eligible project applications and make recommendations for grant funding levels for consideration and final action by the Arizona State Parks Board.
252 KB PDF) 220 KB PDF)Historic Preservation Heritage Fund Grant Forms FY 2008
( 290 KB PDF)
Historic Preservation Heritage Fund Grant Manual FY 2008
( 766 KB PDF) Deadline: Friday, May 30, 2008
Local, Regional and State Parks Heritage Fund & Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Application/Forms FY2009
( 564 KB PDF) Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2009
State Lake Improvement Fund Grant Application Instructions/Forms Manual FY2009
( 870 KB PDF) Deadline: Thursday, January 30, 2009
State Lake Improvement Fund Rating Criteria Manual FY 2009
( 305 KB PDF)
Recreational Trails Program Grant Manual FY 2009
( 1.2 MB PDF) Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2009
Trails Heritage Fund Grant Manual FY 2009
( 1 MB PDF) Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2009
Growing Smarter Grant Manual FY 2008
( 1.32 MB PDF) Deadline: Friday, May 30, 2008
Law Enforcement and Boating Safety Grant Application Manual FY 2009
( 293 KB PDF) Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2008
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