Heritage Partnership Program

Heritage Partnership Program is sponsored by Arizona Game and Fish Department. The Heritage Partnership Program funds projects that provide conservation and recreational benefits, with categories including Identification, Inventory, Acquisition, Protection and Management of Sensitive Habitat (IIAPM) and Urban Wildlife and Urban Wildlife Habitat (URBAN).

## The Program Provides Opportunities for Collaboration The Heritage Partnership Program is designed to provide opportunities to collaborate with eligible entities to fund projects that provide conservation and recreational benefits. Eligible entities include governmental agencies, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organizations (must meet the IRS definition of a 501c3).

Concept proposals may be submitted at any time throughout the year and all funds are awarded externally. All projects must provide a conservation benefit and be eligible for Heritage funding, 17-296 – Definitions. Projects must be completed within one year, following the state fiscal year July 1 – June 30 of the following year.

Projects spanning up to two years may be considered based on biological windows and the scope of work. Project funding is provided on a reimbursement basis and cannot be used for personnel, salaries, employee-related expenses, in-kind, overhead, and graduate tuition or graduate stipends. Each year the Arizona Game and Fish Commission approves a set amount of funding per category.

Funding amounts provided may not exceed the amount approved by the Commission. Identification, Inventory, Acquisition, Protection and Management of Sensitive Habitat (IIAPM) – IIAPM is for projects that preserve and enhance Arizona’s natural biological diversity is budgeted $200,000 per fiscal year.

Public Access – Public Access is for projects that increase or maintain public access for recreational use and is budgeted $50,000 per fiscal year. Urban Wildlife and Urban Wildlife Habitat (URBAN) – Urban is for projects that conserve, enhance and establish wildlife habitats and populations in harmony with urban environments and is budgeted $130,000 per fiscal year.

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