The Gila River Indian Community will fund Arizona municipalities in providing government services in the areas of economic development, education, healthcare, public safety and transportation.
Donor Name: City of Casa Grande
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa County (AZ), Pinal County (AZ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/20/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Realizing that all municipalities may not be able to internally meet the need for these services within their government structure, non-profit organizations are eligible to partner with a city, town or county to apply for a grant that meets the intent of this funding. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact a municipality for instructions on their internal processes before applying.
The Gila River Indian Community’s policy is to generally focus distributions on nearby cities, towns, and counties (i.e., Maricopa and Pinal Counties, municipalities bordering or in close proximity to the Gila River Indian Community) but retains the flexibility to consider more distant locations in order to maximize the positive impact that Tribal gaming has on the State of Arizona.
Priority Areas
Acceptable applications for each of the priority funding areas may include, but are not limited to the following. These are only general examples of project types and should not be used in an application as justification.
- Economic Development – programs and projects that promote and assist with employment, job readiness, economic security, entrepreneurship, tourism, and commerce within individual cities, towns and counties and the State of Arizona.
- Education – programs and projects that assist students and/or educators in achieving success in the classroom from preschool through post-secondary education; programs and projects that provide tutoring and hands on learning, scholarship programs, museums, any other type of educational programs on any topic that enhances the general knowledge of participants or promotes life-long learning.
- Healthcare – health promotion, disease prevention, wellness activities, recreational activities that promote physical fitness, nutrition, mental health, behavioral health, drug, alcohol or tobacco use cessation, environmental health, direct patient care, health education, and other programs that may assist in improving the overall health of participants or local communities.
- Public Safety – programs and projects that enhance the efforts of police departments and fire departments, crime prevention programs, reduction of environmental hazards, environmental protection or quality, educational programs that address public and individual safety, homelessness, and homeless and transitional shelters.
- Transportation – projects that provide or improve transportation systems for the general public.
Foundation Fund
The Gila River Indian Community will consider grant applications from Arizona cities, towns and counties. In addition, they will accept applications from non-municipal public service organizations (such as public schools, fire districts, etc.) that have partnered with a municipality for application submission, and from non-profit organizations that have tax-exempt status from the IRS and that have partnered with a municipality for application submission. These passthrough applications must provide services that benefit the general public in or around that municipality.
Funding Information
The Gila River Indian Community will consider capital campaign requests of up to $500,000 to be paid in installments for at least one but no more than five years.
Target Population
Grant funds may be used to serve all demographics of the population provided they are within the stated priority funding areas and provide a service that benefits the general public within the State of Arizona.
Eligibility Criteria
- Enter the name of the applying Department (within the municipality government) or the name of the Non-Municipal/Non-profit Organization, whichever is applicable.
- Select the organization type from the drop down menu. Municipality means a City, Town, or County or the governmental departments within. Non-Municipal Public Service Organizations may include Public Schools or School Districts, Fire Districts, etc. If 501c3 Non-profit is selected please attach a copy of the organization’s IRS Determination Letter to the application following the budget detail page.
- Enter the name of the application contact person. The person listed here will be the direct point of contact for grant-related questions or requests for information. All grant correspondence will be addressed to the contact person.
- Enter the phone number of the person listed on line number nine. Enter the official mailing address of the Department or Organization. This address will be used for grant correspondence sent via USPS.
- Enter the mailing address City. The State is defaulted to Arizona. Enter the mailing address Zip Code.
- Enter the email address of the person listed on line number nine. This address will be used for all grant correspondence sent via email. Enter the website address for the Department or Organization.
For more information, visit City of Casa Grande.
