Section R12-4-703. Heritage Grant Program Funds

A.      Environmental Education Grant. An eligible applicant shall ensure a proposed project is designed to:

1.        Develop awareness, appreciation, and understanding of Arizona’s wildlife and its environment and increase responsible actions toward wildlife;

2.        Use Arizona wildlife as its focus and present wildlife issues in a balanced and fair manner; and

3.        Benefit Arizona public schools, public charter schools, and students.

B.       IIAPM Grant: Identification, Inventory, Acquisition, Protec- tion, and Management of Sensitive Elements. An eligible applicant shall ensure a proposed project is designed to:

1.        Preserve and enhance Arizona’s natural biological diver- sity; and

2.        Incorporate identification, inventory, acquisition, protec- tion, or management of sensitive elements.

C.      Outdoor Education Grant: An eligible applicant shall ensure a proposed project is designed to:

1.        Provide a meaningful outdoor educational experience;

2.        Develop awareness, appreciation, and stewardship of Ari- zona’s wildlife and wildlife habitats; and

3.        Benefit Arizona public schools, public charter schools, and students.

D.      Public Access Grant: An eligible applicant shall ensure a pro- posed project:

1.        Is designed to increase or maintain public access for rec- reational use related to wildlife;

2.        Is in cooperation with federal land managers, local and state governments, private landowners, or public users, as applicable; and

3.        Is designed to inform and educate the public about recre- ational use of publicly held lands and public access to those lands.

E.       Schoolyard Habitat Grant: An eligible applicant shall ensure a proposed project is designed to:

1.        Develop awareness, appreciation, and understanding of Arizona’s wildlife and its environment;

2.        Encourage wildlife educational activities on Arizona school sites or adjacent areas;

3.        Encourage native wildlife species, utilize native plant materials, and demonstrate water conservation tech- niques;

4.        Allow Arizona students to actively participate in the plan- ning, development, and construction process;

5.        Be integrated into the school curriculum; and

6.        Benefit Arizona public schools, public charter schools, and students.

F.       Urban Wildlife and Urban Wildlife Habitat Grant. An eligible applicant shall ensure a proposed project:

1.        Is designed to conserve, enhance, and establish wildlife habitats and populations consistent with urban environ- ments, and increase public awareness and support for urban wildlife resources; and

2.        Meets one of the following criteria:

a.         Is within the incorporated limits of a city or town;

b.        Is within five miles, in straight distance, of the boundary of an incorporated area; or

c.         Is an area that receives significant impact from resi- dential development, as determined by the Depart- ment.

Historical Note

Adopted effective July 12, 1996 (Supp. 96-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2692, effective June 6, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 13

A.A.R. 4587, effective February 2, 2008 (Supp. 07-4).

R12-4-703 renumbered to R12-4-705; new Section R12- 4-703 made by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 768, effec- tive June 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).