Tribal Grants
The City of Glendale proudly partners with local organizations through Proposition 202 Indian Gaming Grants. These grants require municipal sponsorship, meaning an eligible city or town must endorse the application before it’s submitted to a participating tribe.
As stipulated by the law, sponsorship means the adoption of a city council resolution authorizing the submission of the grant application and/or pass-through resolution under the auspices of the local municipality. The council resolution is a mandated part of application and/or award based on each individual tribe’s process.
When a Glendale-sponsored organization receives an award, the City accepts the tribal funds and issues payment directly to the nonprofit. Glendale has created a simple process for organizations to request City sponsorship.
Requirements vary by tribe, click below to learn more!
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History of Proposition 202
In November 2002, the voters of Arizona approved Proposition 202 which initiated new gaming compacts between the State of Arizona and the Native American communities.
An important provision of Proposition 202 was the sharing of gaming revenues with the state. Henceforth, tribes would be assessed by the state a percentage of their gross gaming revenue. Tribes had the option of either paying all of this assessment into a state managed fund or to pay 88% of the assessment into the State managed fund and retain 12% of the assessment for distribution as grants.