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From 2012 through 2023, AZSFWC awarded $1,508,257 in grants through our conserving wildlife license plate fund. From time to time, an organization does not need all of the funds originally requested, or an event is cancelled after the grant has been funded. Those funds come back to AZSFWC to use for future grants. This leaves the total amount utilized during this period at $1,276,987.
Grant funds are utilized for 3 general purposes:
- on-the-ground wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement projects
- educational opportunities that promote conservation
- recruitment and retention activities that promote conservation
During the period 2012 – 2023, the funds were distributed for these purposes in the following manner:
- Habitat – $775,914 (53%)
- Education – $342,630 (23%)
- Recruitment/Retention – $339,165 (24%)
Below is a list of grants awarded over the last several years.
As project results become available they will be posted to this site via link from the project in the list below.
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Approved in 2024 – $135,435
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| $1,000 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – Pollinator Project for Fall 2024 |
| $4,915 |
AZ Trappers Association – 2024 Fall Family Camp |
| $15,000 |
Southern AZ Quail Forever – Coronado NF Grasslands Restoration |
| $2,000 |
Tucson Audubon – Project Death Pipes |
| $4,000 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – Sheep Hunter Education Clinic |
| $5,750 |
AZ Deer Association – Youth Deer/Elk Camps |
| $40,000 |
AZ Elk Society – Perrin Ranch Grassland Restoration |
| $4,000 |
AZ Raptor Center – Education Outreach Program |
| $2,000 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – Robbins Butte Dove Hunt |
| $5,000 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – AZRPA Cactus Clays Beginner Shotgun Program |
| $650 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – Pollinator Project for Coconino & Yavapai Counties |
| $7,045 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – Youth Fish Camp |
| $2,500 |
YMCA of Southern Arizona – Nature Center Expansion |
| $4,200 |
AZ Mule Deer Organization – Unit 42 Water Catchment Refurbishment |
| $6.675 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – 2024 Youth Camp |
| $1,500 |
AZ Quail Today – Upland “Fathers in the Field” Youth Camp |
| $10,000 |
AZ Outdoor Adventures – 2024 Youth Camps |
| $3,050 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – 2024 Marvin Robbins Youth Turkey Camp |
| $10,250 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – C.A.S.T. For Kids |
| $900 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – 2024 Native & Wild Trout Conference |
| $5,000 |
AZ Elk Society – Wapiti Weekend Youth Event |
| $1,417 |
NWTF Huachuca Gould’s Chapter – Family Turkey Hunting Skills Camp (event cancelled) |
Approved in 2023 – $185,868
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| $1,150 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – Robbins Butte Pollinators Habitat Project |
| $20,000 |
National Forest Foundation – Yaeger Canyon Habitat Project |
| $4,000 |
AZ Raptor Center – Education Outreach Program |
| $3,650 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – Hunter Information Clinic |
| $380 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – Scaley Quail Mount Project |
| $1,700 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – Pollinator Project |
| $5,625 |
AZ Deer Association – Youth Camps |
| $10,577 |
AZ Deer Association – Water Wagon for Region 4 |
| $2,000 |
Tucson Audubon – Montezuma Quail Food Plot Project |
| $4,750 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – 2023-2024 Trout in the Classroom |
| $2,850 |
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers – Hunting for Sustainability: Learn to Hunt Small Game Workshop |
| $10,300 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – Cactus Clays Beginner Shotgun |
| $50,000 |
Conservation First USA – Dude Fire Restoration Phase 1 |
| $5,000 |
AZ Elk Society – 2023 Wapiti Weekend Youth Camp |
| $10,400 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – Wildlife Transplant Equipment Upgrade |
| $600 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – 14th Annual Native & Wild Trout Conference |
| $8,162 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – 2023 Fish Camp |
| $11,000 |
AZ Outdoor Adventures – 2023 Youth Camps |
| $7,674 |
AZ Wildlife Federation – Bridges to BOW |
| $10,000 |
AZ Antelope Foundation – Pronghorn Translocation |
| $3,000 |
Tucson Audubon – Open Pipe Death Traps II |
| $7,050 |
AZ NWTF – 2023 Marvin Robbins Youth Turkey Hunt |
| $6,000 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – Trout in the Classroom 2022-2023 |
Approved in 2022 – $168,792
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| $20,000 |
Southern Arizona Quail Forever – Coronado Grasslands Restoration |
| $12,000 |
Mogollon Sporting Association – Wildlife Water Improvements |
| $6,000 |
AZ Antelope Foundation – Solar Well System |
| $6,000 |
AZ Deer Association – Youth Hunting Camp |
| $4,600 |
AZ Shooting Sports Education Foundation – Scholastic Clay Championship Vests |
| $1,500 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – 2022 Robbins Butte Youth/Women/Disabled Dove Hunt |
| $7,000 |
Valley of the Sun Chapter Quail Forever – Cactus Wren Beginners Shotgun Program |
| $4,000 |
AZ Raptor Center – Education and Outreach Program |
| $4,709 |
Valley of the Sun Chapter Quail Forever – Robins Butte Water for Wildlife Phase III |
| $44,799 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – R-C Scout Camp Pond and Christopher Creek Restoration |
| $2,010 |
Mohave Sportsman Club – Fishing for Smiles |
| $4,524 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – Boone & Crockett 2022 Youth Camp |
| $15,000 |
Southern AZ Chapter Quail Forever – Coronado NF Grassland Restoration Habitat Project |
| $10,000 |
AZ Outdoor Adventures – 2022 Outdoor Youth Camps |
| $12,515 |
Friends of BANWR – San Luis Well Development |
| $6,535 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – 2021-2022 Trout in the Classroom Program |
| $7,600 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – 2022 Marvin Robbins Youth Turkey Camps |
Approved in 2021 – $179,665, Utilized $178,498
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| $20,000 |
AZ Deer Association – Hardscrabble Fuels Reduction Habitat Project |
| $4,000 |
AZ Predator Callers – Youth Hunt Camp |
| $9,000 |
AZ Mule Deer – Limestone Tank Rebuild Habitat Project |
| $41,000 |
AZ National Wild Turkey Federation – Cross F Ranch Habitat Project |
| $11,000 |
AZ Deer Association – Earnhardt Habitat Project |
| $3,800 |
AZ Deer Association – Water Hauling Trailer II |
| $7,750 |
AZ Elk Society – Dykstra Water Hauling Trailer |
| $1,000 |
Tucson Audubon – Open Pipe Death Traps Habitat Work |
| $1,000 |
Tucson Boys & Girls Club – Fish Rod Building Class |
| $1,000 |
AZ National Wild Turkey Federation – 2021 Robbins Butte Youth Dove Hunt |
| $750 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – Conservation Education Materials |
| $20,600 |
AZ Deer Association – 3a/3c Water Project |
| $2,000 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – B&C Youth Camp |
| $4,831 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – Robbins Butte Water for Wildlife Phase II |
| $4,800 |
Mohave Sportsman Club – Fishing for Smiles |
| $8,345 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – Water Hauling Trailer |
| $5,500 |
Mohave Sportsman Club – Youth Archery Equipment |
| $5,714 |
AZ Elk Society – 1,000 gallon Water Hauling Trailer |
| $3,000 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – Youth Fish Camps |
| $14,275 |
AZ Antelope Foundation – Soapweed Pasture Water Development |
| $3,000 |
Christian Hunters of America – 525 gallon Water Hauling Trailer |
| $7,300 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – Marvin Robbins 2021 Youth Turkey Camps |
Approved in 2020 – $141,260, Utilized $124,437
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| $12,500 |
Southern AZ Quail Forever – Coronado NF Grassland Restoration Project |
| $10,500 |
AZ Outdoor Adventures – 2021 Youth Camps |
| $6,000 |
AZ Elk Society – Water Hauling Trailer |
| $5,421 |
Mule Deer Foundation – Black Mt Trick Tank Rebuild |
| $2,800 |
Southwest Wildlife Foundation/YVRGC – Youth Small Game Camp |
| $3,500 |
AZ Deer Association – Water Hauling Trailer |
| $25,000 |
Altar Valley Conservation Alliance – South Legunita Grassland Restoration Project |
| $5,000 |
AZ Raptor Center – Education & Outreach Program |
| $7,096 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – Robbins Butte Water for Wildlife Phase I |
| $4,700 |
Mohave Sportsman Club – Fishing for Smiles |
| $2,315 |
AZ Chapter Trout Unlimited – Fish Camp |
| $13,000 |
Mogollon Sporting Association – Tonto Basin Habitat Project |
| $1,800 |
Kahuna’s Kids – Kids Fishing Derby – Event cancelled due to COVID |
| $5,340 |
Mule Deer Foundation – Lennix Tank Habitat Project |
| $5,000 |
AZ Chapter SCI – Event and Habitat Project Trailer |
| $7,000 |
AZ Outdoor Adventures – Youth Summer Camps |
| $5,000 |
Centennial Forest – Summer Youth Camps – Event cancelled due to COVID |
| $5,000 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever – NOW Women’s Weekend |
| $1,988 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – Native & Wild Trout Conference – Event cancelled due to COVID |
| $7,300 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – Marvin Robbins Youth Turkey Camp – Event cancelled due to COVID |
| $5,000 |
Christian Hunters of America – Event Trailer |
Approved in 2019 – $150,309, Utilized $146,354
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| $2,400 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – White Canyon Water Pipeline Habitat Project |
| $3,000 |
Mesa Varmint Callers – Youth Javelina Camp |
| $6,400 |
Southern Chapter Quail Forever – Recruitment, Retention & Reactivation Equipment |
| $8,500 |
SW Wildlife Foundation(YVRGC) – 2020 Youth Fishing & Outdoor Clinic – Event postponed due to COVID |
| $2,000 |
AZ Outdoor Sports – 2019 Picket Post Beginner Hunt & Shoot Event |
| $7,000 |
Valley of the Sun Chapter Quail Forever – Tombstone Ranch Habitat & Access Project |
| $5,000 |
AZ Deer Association – Youth Deer/Elk Camp |
| $5,080 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – Trout in the Classroom 2019-2020 |
| $5,300 |
AZ Raptor Center – Education Program |
| $3,050 |
Valley of the Sun Chapter Quail Forever – Youth Event Trailer |
| $7,452 |
Mule Deer Foundation – Red House Wash Trick Tank Renovation |
| $3,500 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – Hunter Information Clinic |
| $4,000 |
SW Wildlife Foundation (YVRGC) – Youth Event Trailer |
| $9,000 |
Mule Deer Foundation – Blair Ranch Fence Project |
| $1,320 |
Munds Park Trail Stewards – Horse Park Fence Project |
| $3,800 |
Mohave Sportsman Club – Fishing for Smiles |
| $10,500 |
AZ Outdoor Adventures – Youth Camps |
| $1,000 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – Robbins Butte Youth Dove Hunt |
| $1,000 |
Kahuna’s Kids – Kid Fishing Derby |
| $1,870 |
Southern AZ Chapter Quail Forever – Family Day/Youth Hunt |
| $25,000 |
AZ Antelope Foundation – Mesquite Herbicide Maintenance Treatment Habitat Project |
| $1,875 |
AZ Trout Unlimited Council – Native & Wild Trout Conference |
| $20,000 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – Watchable Wildlife Program |
| $5,000 |
Tucson Audubon Society – Lucy’s Warbler Habitat Project |
| $7,262 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – 2019 Marvin Robbins Youth Turkey Camps |
Approved in 2018 – $83,219, Utilized – $80,149
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| $5,000 |
Valley of the Sun Quail Forever Robbins Butte Habitat Project |
| $5,000 |
Southwest Wildlife Foundation Youth Fishing and Outdoor Clinic |
| $5,000 |
AZ Deer Association Event Trailer |
| $16,769 |
Outdoor Experience 4 All Adaptive Outdoors Program |
| $5,165 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited Trout in the Classroom |
| $1,000 |
AZ Chapter NWTF 2018 Robbins Butte Youth Dove Hunt |
| $3,720 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society B&C Youth Camp |
| $5,860 |
AZSSEF Scholastic Shooting Vests |
| $6,235 |
AZ Bowhunters Association Project Trailer |
| $3,500 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society Hunter Education Clinic |
| $6,000 |
AZ Elk Society Habitat Project – Halfway Trick Tank |
| $1,800 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited Native & Wild Trout Conference |
| $3,600 |
Mohave Sportsman Club Fishing for Smiles |
| $3,000 |
Kahuna’s Kids Fishing Derby |
| $7,000 |
AZ Outdoor Adventures Youth Summer Camps |
| $1,500 |
Anglers United Kid Fishing Day |
Approved in 2017 – $164,665, Utilized – $157,699
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| $20,000 |
AZ Deer Association Round Valley Grassland Restoration |
| $29,829 |
AZ Elk Society Phase II Long Valley Meadow Restoration |
| $6,224 |
AZ Chapter NWTF 2018 Marvin Robbins Youth Camp |
| $1,000 |
AZ Chapter NWTF 2017 Robbins Butte Youth Camp |
| $2,019 |
Kahuna’s Kids Mentoring Kids Fishing Derby |
| $1,012 |
Desert Christian Archers Archery Equipment |
| $7,000 |
AZ Chapter Trout Unlimited Trout in the Classroom 2017-2018 School Year |
| $5,000 |
AZ Deer Association Youth Deer & Elk Camp |
| $1,780 |
AZ Outdoor Sports Veterans Target Shoot & Pheasant Hunt |
| $40,000 |
AZ Chapter NWTF Pinaleno Restoration Habitat Project Part 2 |
| $11,373 |
AZ Shooting Sports Education Foundation – Scholastic Clay Program Competition Vests |
| $7,262 |
AZ Chapter NWTF 2017 Marvin Robbins Youth Turkey Hunting Camps |
| $19,824 |
AZ Elk Society Long Valley Meadow Restoration Habitat Project |
| $3,600 |
Mohave Sportsman Club Fishing for Smiles |
| $1,775 |
AZ Chapter Trout Unlimited 8th Annual Native and Wild Trout Conference |
Approved in 2016 – $145,430; Utilized – $142,759
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| $1,100 |
AZ Outdoor Sports Disabled Vet Bird Hunt |
| $1,550 |
AZ Outdoor Sports Youth Duck Hunt |
| $3,000 |
AZ Elk Society 2017 Wild in the City Youth Programs |
| $1,500 |
Anglers United 2017 Just for Kids Fishing Event |
| $10,400 |
AZ Antelope Foundation Habitat Project – Back Pasture Dirt Tank Cleanout |
| $4,430 |
White Mt Lakes Foundation Mt Lake Weed Control Project |
| $5,000 |
2017 Ken Middleton Youth Pheasant Hunt |
| $2,000 |
AZ Disabled Sports AZ Heat Archery Program |
| $5,000 |
AZ Deer Association 2016 Youth Hunting Camps |
| $2,500 |
Shoot Right BSA Archery Training |
| $1,000 |
Fishing Cat Conservancy Wildcat Research & Workshop |
| $7,400 |
AZ Shooting Sports Education Foundation Scholastic Shooting Vests |
| $2,850 |
AZ Outdoor Sports Youth Squirrel Hunt |
| $1,500 |
Outdoor Experience 4 All Crawfish Removal Habitat Project |
| $15,700 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited Trout in the Classroom 2016-2017 Education Program |
| $40,000 |
AZ Chapter NWTF Pinaleno Ecosystem Restoration Habitat Project |
| $3,000 |
AZ Bowhunters Association Archery Equipment |
| $5,000 |
Back Country Hunters and Anglers Responsible OHV Education Campaign |
| $2,500 |
Freedom Fire Shooting Sports – Scholastic Clay Program |
| $2,500 |
AZ Elk Society – Merritt Draw Riparian Restoration |
| $2,000 |
AZ Elk Society – 2016 Wild in the City Program |
| $2,000 |
AZ Elk Society – 2016 Youth Hunting Camps |
| $1,650 |
AZ Trout Unlimited – 2016 Native Wild Trout Conference |
| $1,000 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – Robbins Butte Youth Dove Hunt |
| $7,500 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – Powell Springs Fence Project |
| $3,350 |
Mohave Sportsman Club – Fishing for Smiles |
| $10,000 |
SRT Outdoors – Bill Luke Bass Days |
Approved in 2015 – $93,147; Utilized $87,780
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| $5,000 |
AZ Chapter NWTF – 2016 Ken Middleton Youth Pheasant Hunt |
| $2,500 |
Anglers United – 2016 Just for Kids Fishing Festival |
| $1,920 |
Friends of Luna Lake Community Outreach Classes in Fly Tying and Casting |
| $5,000 |
AZ Deer Association 2015 Youth Hunting Camp |
| $6,1667 |
AZ Shooting Sports Education Foundation Scholastic Target Shooting Vests |
| $3,000 |
Coconino Sportsmen County Fair Kid Fishing Tank |
| $14,300 |
AZ Trout Unlimited Council – Trout in the Classroom Program |
| $3,960 |
Team Young Gunz Outdoors Women’s Deer Camp |
| $5,000 |
Shoot Right Airsoft Shooting Range Equipment |
| $8,165 |
AZ NWTF 2016 Marvin Robbins Memorial Youth Turkey Camp |
| $2,905 |
AZ Outdoor Sports 2016 Youth Squirrel Hunting Camp |
| $1,000 |
AZ NWTF Robbins Butte Youth Dove Hunt |
| $3,000 |
Centennial Forest Environmental Education Program |
| $4,250 |
Mohave Sportsman Club Fishing for Smiles |
| $1,300 |
Gila Chapter Trout Unlimited – Trout in the Classroom |
| $1,760 |
AZ Council Trout Unlimited – Native & Wild Trout Conference |
| $2,420 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – Cellular Trail Camera |
| $10,000 |
AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep Society – Catalina Sheep Restoration Project |
| $10,000 |
SRT Outdoors – Bill Luke Bass Days |
| $1,500 |
Anglers United – 2015 Just for Kids Fishing Event |
