Arizona Habitat Partnership Committee (HPC) Program

HPC funds habitat improvements for big game species using money from Special Big Game License-Tags that nonprofits auction or raffle. Eligible work includes habitat restoration (prescribed fire, vegetation treatment, seeding), wildlife water developments such as catchments, dirt tanks, wells, springs and pipelines, wildlife-friendly fence construction or modification, and monitoring. Local committees connect project proponents, including private, state and federal partners, with funding. Proposals are taken once a year, August 1 to September 1.

• Projects that improve habitat or management for one or more big game species

• Eligible: habitat enhancement/restoration, water developments, connectivity structures/fencing, wildlife management, monitoring

• Applicant type not restricted on the page; committees bridge private, state and federal entities

• Work completed before an approved project and executed agreement is not eligible; projects must finish within two years

Completion within two years of award; all compliance and land-management-agency requirements in place before award.

Published amounts: Annual funding fluctuates, but there is generally in excess of $1,000,000 available for selected projects.

Submit through the HPC Survey123 proposal form during Aug. 1–Sept. 1. Contact the HPC Coordinator before applying; use the HPC Proposal Instructions, Project Guidelines and Water Development Cost Guidelines.

Deadline text on the page: The HPC application period opens Aug. 1 of each year, and proposals are due Sept. 1. ... Proposals submitted outside this time frame will not be accepted.