Planning Resources
Habitat Partnership Committees are designed to facilitate local decision making regarding wildlife habitat issues and improvements, and act as a vehicle for partnership development and communication between private, state, and federal entities. Creating partnerships between habitat improvement proponents and potential funding programs or funding organizations is a major focus of the Arizona Habitat Partnership Committee program.
decision making regarding wildlife habitat
The HPC application period opens Aug. 1 of each year, and proposals are due Sept. 1. Annual funding fluctuates, but there is generally around $2,500,000 available for selected projects. Proposals submitted outside this time frame will not be accepted.
Submit a 2023 HPC proposal
Environmental Compliance Wizard
Proposal Instructions
HPC project guidelines
Progress Report Form
Completion Report Form
Land Owner Relations and Habitat Enhancement Information and Contacts
Recommended Supporting Documents for your Application
Project planning
- Planning for Wildlife & Wildlife Friendly Guidelines
- Arizona Coordinated Resource Management Handbook and Guideline
- USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service Agriculture Handbook 590 Ponds Planning, Design, Construction. 1997
- AGFD Fencing Guidelines
- AGFD Wildlife Water Development Standards
- HabiMap™ Arizona
Have a project that would help wildlife habitat? Annual deadline for proposal submission is Sept. 1
Contact Your HPC Committee
For information and learning about the committee.
HPC contact information
State HPC Chairman: Bill Brake, Commissioner, AGFD Commission
State HPC Co-Chairman: James Goughnour, Commissioner, AGFD Commission
State HPC Coordinator: Andrew Cavalcant, acavalcant@azgfd.gov
Special Big Game Tag Fund Administrative Coordinator: Ruth Gregory
Local HPC Contact List
Forage Resource Study Group
AZGFD contact: Steve Cassady, scassady@azgfd.gov
Arizona Strip Habitat Working Group
AZGFD contact: Tim Shurtliff, tshurtliff@azgfd.gov
Kingman HPC
AZGFD contact: Cody Johnston, cjohnston@azgfd,gov
Payson Natural Resources Committee
AZGFD contact: David Daniels, ddaniels@azgfd.gov and Jake Jager, jjager@azgfd.gov
Prescott HPC
AZGFD contact: Darren Tucker, dtucker@azgfd.gov
Show Low HPC
AZGFD contact: Bob Birkeland, bbirkeland@azgfd.gov
Safford HPC
AZGFD contact: Kirby Bristow, kbristow@azgfd.gov
Sierra Vista-Douglas HPC
AZGFD contact: Kirby Bristow, kbristow@azgfd.gov
Southwest Arizona HPC
AZGFD contact: Mike Rice, mrice@azgfd.gov
Springerville-Alpine HPC
AZGFD contact: Velma Holt, vholt@azgfd.gov
Tucson HPC
AZGFD contact: Kirby Bristow, kbristow@azgfd.gov
Williams-Flagstaff HPC
AZGFD contact: vacant
Winslow HPC
AZGFD contact: Bob Birkeland, bbirkeland@azgfd.gov
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