AUDUBON ARIZONA 12% GRANT APPLICATION - GILA RVER INDIAN COMMUNITY FEB 2017.PDF

Gila River Indian Community Grant Application
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Cover Sheet
Municipality Information
1. Date of Application: 2/28/2017 (NOTE: Click or use up/down arrow keys to move among fields)
2. Name of City, Town or County: Maricopa County
3. Mayor (City or Town) or Board of Supervisor's Chairman (County): Denny Barney
4. Mailing Address: 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
5. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85003
6. Acknowledgement of Submission by Authorized Municipality Representative:
Typed Name/Title: Melody Henderson Signature:
Applicant Information
7. Department/Organization Name: Audubon Arizona
8.1s this a 501c non-profit Organization? LIJ No Yes If yes, attach IRS Determination Letter
9. Application Contact Person: George A. Martinez, Ed.D. Title: Development Director
10. Phone Number: 602-468-6470, ext. 121
11. Mailing Address: 3131 S. Central Ave.
12. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85040
13. Email Address: gamartinez@audubon.org Website Address: az.audubon.org
Project Information
14. Project Name: Nature in Your Neighborhood
15. Purpose of Grant: The purpose of this grant is multi-faceted, ambitious, and heartfelt: greatly improve education
for children by serving schools that struggle to teach environmental science; educate and inspire greater numbers of
teens to prepare for and pursue life science college majors and careers—Arizona's future conservation leaders; and
activate young "citizen scientists" to take needed, authentic action that will improve diverse ecosystems, in many
cases right in their own backyards and neighborhoods. Above all, this request seeks to instill lifelong passion for the
wonder and awe of nature in ways that enhance education, quality of life, and the environment.
16. Priority Funding Area Education
17. Annual amount requested $40,000 each year for three years
18. Number of years that funding is requested 3
19. Total amount requested (annual amount x $120,000
number of years)
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Yes
2016 - $35,000
2015 - $35,000
2014 - $35,000 (year one of a three-year $105,000 commitment)
2011 - $25,000
20. Has your organization received past 2010 - $25,000
funding from GRIC? If yes, list each year and 2008 - $100,000
amount 2007 - $100,000
2006 - $100,000 (year one of a three-year $300,000 commitment)
21. Geographic area served Maricopa County

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Narrative
Please structure your proposal to provide the following information in the order indicated. Provide the narrative in
paragraph form in the text field provided. Please be thorough but strive for brevity.
1. Briefly describe the organization's history, mission and goals.
The founding of Audubon Arizona in 2002 resulted from a shared vision and successful partnership
between a city (Phoenix), a county (Maricopa), a federal entity (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), a
105-year-old national conservation non-profit organization (National Auduon Society), and many
generous corporations, foundations, and individuals. The driving factor for founding was urgency to fill
gaps in schools' environmental science instruction while also providing scientific expertise to lead
needed conservation efforts for Arizona's rivers, diverse bird species, other wildlife, and native plants.
Significantly, Audubon Arizona's headquarters (the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center) was
made possible by the Gila River Indian Community through its deep initial investment, for which we
remain very grateful. Audubon Arizona leads the ongoing restoration of the 600-acre Rio Salado habitat
in south Phoenix.
Organizational goals are to connect people to nature through education, science, and advocacy; steadily
increase the number of children, families, and others served with unique environmental education
opportunities; maximize overall service capacity and capacity of the Audubon Center; improve long-term
financial stability and sustainability; increase the number of people taking science-based conservation
action; build and strengthen our brand; continue the strategic integration of Center programs with state
and national Audubon programs; and support and strengthen our chapter, partner, and volunteer
relationships.
2. If the applying organization is non-municipal or a non-profit 501c, please describe your relationship with Arizona
municipalities including past and present support, whether it be through partnerships, collaborations, in-kind
contributions, grants, tax-based funding or other. Describe the supporting municipality's role in this project. If
the applying organization is a municipality governmental sub-division please enter the text "Not applicable."
Audubon Arizona enjoys thriving partnerships at every level of government—city, county, state, and
federal. Our supporting municipality with this project is Maricopa County, via Melody Henderson and
others, who have agreed to process our application using standard County procedures and the online
system used for 12% Revenue Sharing Grants. Audubon has worked closely with many other
municipalities since its founding. We work alongside the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation
Department to maintain and upgrade the Rio Salado habitat, sharing diverse, labor-intensive projects.
The City of Scottsdale is a supporting municipality for other 12% funding; the City of Maricopa and

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Laveen now host Audubon environmental projects; and the City of Tucson serves as a valued partner for
multiple bird-related projects in southern Arizona. Audubon Arizona also conducts extensive habitat
and mitigation assessment projects and other projects with the Arizona Department of Game and Fish,
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tonto National Forest, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S.
Forest Service. All of these entities benefit the proposed Project by contributing timely information,
expertise, and land access throughout Arizona for nature education. The BLM and Forest Service have
also provided sporadic financial assistance to the River Pathways program since 2012.
3. Describe the proposed project and planned goals and activities.
Nature in Your Neighborhood is a suite of five integrated, unique environmental science programs for
elementary, middle, and high school students. Planned overall Project goals: improve education by
teaching life science concepts essential to academic achievement; serve schools by filling gaps in
environmental science curriculum; create personal connections with nature not possible otherwise, for
those who could benefit from them the most; and promote environmental science careers in service to
Arizona.
Nature in Your Neighborhood programs and their respective activities:
River Connection and River Keepers — daytime school field trips program (River Connection); and after-
school program for 3rd through 8th graders, in collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs (River Keepers).
Groups come to the Audubon Center for guided bird walks; water quality analysis (through mud
scooping that gets little hands dirty); deep dives into the mammal "bone box"; and much more as they
learn adaptation, migration, pollination, and the food chain. Participating teachers receive advance
pre-visit activities and readings about the Salt River's rich natural and cultural history, which they share
with their students prior to field trips. Teachers receive follow-up post-visit activities to extend onsite
learning.
River Pathways — a field biology program for high school students that features economic development
in the form of career exploration, advisement, and preparation. Combining classroom-based training,
Rio Salado conservation projects, and actual field work conducting habitat assessment, the multi-lesson
River Pathways curriculum was designed in collaboration with Federal land management agencies and
high school science teachers, and integrates with current high school science courses or as an
extracurricular activity. River Pathways participants learn the critical importance of riparian habitat and
the unique, complex interdependence of plants and animals. In the program's field component,

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participants work alongside Audubon and agency scientists to count birds, assess habitat quality, and
experience a real-world taste of field biology. The Program also addresses biology careers and required
preparation in high school and college. Highly motivated students who complete the River Pathways
program can apply for paid positions as summer interns assisting Audubon with field surveys for
threatened bird species, such as the yellow-billed cuckoo. Interns camp and hike in Arizona's beautiful
backcountry, making lifelong memories plus meaningful, measurable progress for river and bird
conservation.
Teen Leaders in Conservation – career exploration/development program that engages teens with
classroom visits and meetings at the Audubon Center to learn from Audubon biologists, combined with
applied learning through Conservation Work Days. With support as requested, this program would
expand to encompass year-round outreach to boy scouts, including Eagle Scout projects. All these
groups seek environmental science badges. Audubon provides expertise to many scouting projects
annually that greatly helps youth while also providing permanent Center improvements, such as a
scout-built shade ramada and compost bin.
Urban Hummingbird Project – direct service to classroom education featuring visits to the Rio Salado
Center; this outreach program brings nature to the classroom by calling attention to one of everyone's
favorite birds—the hummingbird. This amazing animal captivates students of all ages and sparks
interest in the natural world. Participants learn natural history facts and identification, and receive
"Hummingbird Station Kits" that include a feeder, colorful field journals, an interactive game, directions
for submitting observations to a national database tracking migration, and more.
4. Describe how the proposed project satisfies one or more of the priority funding areas identified by the Gila River
Indian Community.
This Project satisfies two Gila River Indian Community priority funding areas simultaneously and affects
measurable change in both: Education (primarily) and Economic Development. The Project builds on
previous annual success in continuing to fill large gaps in schools' environmental science curriculum to
teach about water, wildlife, native plants, and various current environmental issues. Two of the
Project's larger components (River Pathways and Teen Leaders in Conservation) provide job readiness
and industry-specific career acquisition skills in the environmental sector. More data than ever exist to
document the far-reaching educational impact that helps improve participants' academic performance
in science, as well as the Project's pipeline of young conservationists getting jobs with private and public

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employers that focus on environmental quality and improvement. Examples and success stories can be
cited if requested.
5. Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of people to be served by the
project.
The needs and problems addressed by the Project are urgent. Nature in Your Neighborhood tackles the
troubling, well documented trend of "nature deficit syndrome" in which children are increasingly
disconnected from the outdoors and the many diverse benefits of being outdoors. In fact, many
Maricopa County urban children are not engaged in nature in any way, and most schools lack any form
of environmental education. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation study found that Americans ages 8 to 18
spend an average of 43 hours per week interfacing with some form of electronic media, yet only a half
hour weekly outside, directly contributing to obesity, ADHD, and low science test scores. In many inner-
city neighborhoods, young people likely exceed this average because staying inside is considered safer
than exploring the outside world. Every component of Nature in Your Neighborhood confronts these
realities—by getting children and teens outside, active, and learning about science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) in ways that are authentically needed, relevant to lifestyles, and fun. We
believe this is just the kind of vibrant, multi-impact, multi-year project that matches Gila River Indian
Community's values, interests, and goals.
The Project's target audience comprises children living in inner-city neighborhoods and school districts
nearest Audubon: Balsz, Creighton, Isaac, Murphy, Phoenix Elementary, Phoenix Union, Roosevelt, and
Wilson, plus select schools in the West Valley, plus various private schools and home-schools. All qualify
as low-income areas, with median household income about 50- 55% of that for Phoenix as a whole. All
these districts qualify for Title 1 funding and their median averaged AIMS science test passing rates is
47%. These facts, in part, establish the need for the Project.
Number of people projected to be served by the Project in year one, 2017-18: at least 2,030 River
Connection daytime school field trip participants; 900+ River Pathways participants (high school
students); 300 Teen Leaders in Conservation participants (including boy scouts and Eagle Scouts); 210
River Keepers participants (third- through sixth- graders); 350 Urban Hummingbird participants. In
general, we hope to achieve approximate 2 - 3 % annual growth in participation across these programs
in years two and three of the Project.

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6. Define the project as a new or continuing program.
Four of the five components of the Project are continuing and expanding into their eighth year (River
Connection field trips, River Keepers after-school program, River Pathways, and the Urban Hummingbird
Program.) Planning for FY18 calls for one component (Teen Leaders in Conservation) to expand to
encompass enhanced outreach and service to boy scouts and Eagle Scouts, providing instruction and
assistance in earning environmental science badges and projects.
7. Provide a brief timeline including start and finish dates. Indicate if the timeline is flexible.
Nature in Your Neighborhood runs throughout the school year, technically beginning August 1, 2017 and
ending June 30, 2018; resources are needed to fund annualized activities throughout every part of this
timeline. Student groups will be scheduled in August 2017, with groups brought to the Audubon Center
for the program each month from September through May. Program evaluation occurs throughout the
year as participants are surveyed. Program curriculum is continually updated to allow students to
continue their learning when they return to the Audubon Center.
8. Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and their roles.
All the integrated programs within this request rely on trusted friends in the community who bring
needed expertise, perspectives, and resources. As a result, the Project models collaboration between
nonprofits, higher education, government, and public schools. Public and private teachers at many
grade levels, biologists, academic researchers, non-profit leaders, caregivers, and others all have voices
in Nature in Your Neighborhood. Audubon Arizona considers its commitment to collaboration a
signature strength that merits community support and provides mutual networks of interest for Gila
River Indian Community. Other entities participating in the Project:
Arizona Department of Game and Fish — provides site access and real-world projects
Arizona Science Teachers Association — reviews curricula and advises
Arizona State University Department of Life Sciences — assists with curriculum development
Boys & Girls Clubs — recruits and transports River Keepers participants after school
Bureau of Land Management — key partner for River Pathways: curriculum development, land access,
extensive consulting
Desert Botanical Garden —assists with curriculum development
Liberty Wildlife — provides live animals to programs
Phoenix College — provides a recruitment pool of River Pathways interns; integates curriculum with its
field school
Southwest Monarchs — assists with curriculum development

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Teach for America – reviews curriculum; helps recruit teachers to send classes to field trips
Tucson Audubon – shares curriculum; consulting
U.S. Forest Service – key partner for River Pathways: curriculum development, land access, extensive
consulting
Phoenix Union High School District –assists in recruiting students and teachers
many other Valley schools (almost exclusively Title I schools), school districts, charter schools and others
– send student participants, responding to Audubon's year-round communications and invitations.
9. Would you be able to implement the proposed plan if your organization received partial funding for this project?
Yes, the program could move forward and be partially delivered with partial funding, but there is no
question that fewer children and schools would be served, and select program enhancements and
growth as envisioned/detailed would not be realized.
10. Describe your plan for project sustainability beyond the grant period. If this is a program/project previously
funded by the Gila River Indian Community describe efforts made towards the previously described
sustainability plan.
Audubon Arizona's plan for sustainability is to work constantly to develop additional revenue streams,
including earned income, fee-based programs (such as a new afternoon field trip program for senior
adults, launching in March 2017), select events, and working with new and existing donors for greater
support. To that end, we are strategically expanding our Board of Directors, generally three at a time,
where new relationships are expected to lead to additional support, such as from corporate sources.
For Audubon Arizona, sustainability means people—but without adding to the budget. Therefore, we
recently launched a volunteer program that, over time, will steadily and powerfully increase our human
resource capacity for program expansion, ultimately serving greater numbers of children and families.
We are more committed than ever to secure the multi-year funding needed to sustain and expand our
programs. Many efforts are underway to build new relationships with individual, corporate and
foundation donors that are expected to lead to enhanced revenue for Nature in your Nreighborhood
and other related Audubon education and conservation projects. Specifics can be cited if requested.
Also, we have reason to believe that public visibility for the Project will continue to grow through
additional news media coverage, leading to new opportunities for greater support.

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11. Describe your plan to document progress and results.
The plan to document progress and results is rigorous, scientific, and consistent with past years. All
components of the Project will be evaluated to ensure they are current, relevant, enjoyable, effective in
reaching intended goals, and always meet state educational standards. Using standard social science
survey instruments, the programs measure these expected outcomes for participants: acquired
knowledge of essential environmental concepts; new personal connections to the Rio Salado Habitat
and to nature in general; degree of stewardship feelings toward nature; and intentions for continued
environmental study, environmental careers, and a relationship with Audubon Arizona.
While some variations exist in surveys given grade levels, participants will be asked about effectiveness
and appropriateness of each topic within the curriculum, and to determine levels of interest and
enthusiasm generated by activities and materials.
For example, a typical survey question for field trip and River Keepers participants is "Show your feelings
about each sentence by circling a number from 1 to 4, or choose "1 don't know":
1.1enjoy being outside in nature.
2. I think it is important for me to take care of nature.
3. I like the Rio Salado.
4. I think it is important for me to take care of the Rio Salado.
Response data are aggregated and analyzed for patterns that drive continual fine-tuning and program
improvement year-round. We hope to provoke many more responses like these from happy
fourth-grade teachers in 2016: "My kids said 'this is the best field trip ever!" and, "...very passionate
and 'with it' staff," and "The kids loved the hands-on portions at every station!"
We will document progress in other ways. Numerically, we will benchmark against these expected
annual results for year one, 2017-18: 2,030 River Connection participants; 900+ River Pathways
participants; 300 Teen Leaders in Conservation participants (including scouts); 210 River Keepers
program participants (third- through sixth- graders); and overall service to at least 52 schools. Also,
progress will be documented using surveys as noted against these targets: 90% of participants
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about/possible interest in life science. In general, we hope to achieve approximately 2 - 3 % growth in
participation across the programs in years two and three of the Project.
Audubon Arizona measures progress as well through lots of listening. As a result, we have gathered
many success stories—all made possible by past Gila River Indian Community grants: from a quiet
homeless girl who opened up while on a bird walk, to multiple teachers who praise how we've made
science fun (see attachment), to a group of River Pathways participants with various disabilities from
Howard Gray High School who saw how very able they could be in the wild places of Arizona. These
stories represent progress as well, and they inspire us to do more.
Also, it is significant to note the growing potential for cumulative, long-term impact now that these
programs are entering their ninth consecutive year of operation. For example, a Teen Leaders in
Conservation participant may also be a River Pathways participant in the field who also benefits from
boy scouts outreach and related on-site projects. Likewise, River Keepers after-school participants
might attend a daytime field trip, and later enroll in River Pathways. With enhanced grant funding as
requested, we believe many more teens will benefit from this "combination effect," which is ultimately
an economic development driver as more of these teens choose environment-related college majors
and careers.
12. Indicate any application to and/or awards made by a tribe other than the Gila River Indian Community for state
shared revenues for this and any other project for the past five (5) years. If this information is included in a
separate attachment, please indicate that here.
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation – requested $10,000 in 2016; request was declined
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community – received $20,000 each year in 2016, 2015, and 2014;
received $25,000 in 2013 and 2012
Tohono O'odham Nation – requested $10,000 in 2015 and $10,000 in 2016; both applications were
declined

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Project Budget
Budget Period: 7/1/17 — 6/30/18 (budgets for year two and year three of the Project immediately follow the last page of
this application; Project Budget Detail itemized descriptions on the next page apply to all three budget years)
For each budget item listed here please provide a narrative description on the following Project Budget Detail page.
Proposed Budget Expense Amount Amount In Kind Total Budget
(list each budget item) requested from requested or contributions
GRIC secured from
other funders
1. Program time (salaries/wages) $9,000 $123,412 $0 $132,412
2. Volunteer training $5,000 $2,182 $7,182
3. $2,000 $3,911 $0 $5,911
Marketing/communications/outreach/IT
4. Scheduling/evaluation $1,000 $6,632 $0 $7,632
5. Interns - high school student stipends $2,000 $4,590 $0 $6,590
6. Facility costs $15,000 $26,877 $0 $41,877
7. Materials & supplies $2,000 $20,417 $750 $22,417
8. Transportation $2,000 $5,878 $0 $7,878
9. Administration/overhead/indirect $2,000 $35,703 $0 $37,703
(averaging 17 - 18% maximum):
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Total Budget $40,000 $229,602 $750 $269,602

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Project Budget Detail
Please provide a narrative description for each of the project budget items listed on the previous page. Include the
dollar figure and how it was derived.
1. Program Time — total of salaries/wages/benefits, cumulative and annualized for all full-time and part-time staff
involved in any way with Project planning, front-line service delivery, and/or follow-up/evaluation: $132,412 - derived
by adding all time devoted to all of these programs from all staff, factoring in modest annual salary increases to retain
highly talented, highly commited professionals
2. Volunteer training — materials such as manuals; tracking systems; professional courtesies, such as T-shirts and name
badges; recognition items and activities: $7,182 - derived by projected increases in volunteers involved and overall
professionalization of all elements of the volunteer program
3. Marketing/communications/outreach/IT support — year-round program marketing with specific calls to action and
response mechanisms to involve teachers, schools, and program partners as noted: $5,911 - derived by building on
previous years' successful efforts and multi-media mix, including changes to some paid ads
4. Scheduling/evaluation for ongoing improvement, engaging volunteers, teachers, systems and materials; includes fees
associated with Volgistics online volunteer management system: $7,632 - derived by known costs based on previous
years to maintain and integrate these systems and materials for efficiencies
5. Interns — high school student stipends and related costs: $6,590 - derived from slightly increased numbers of interns
assisting with River Pathways and Teen Leaders in Conservation programs, with sufficient financial incentive for them to
complete an internship rather than choosing other employment options
6. Facility costs — utilities, insurance, contracts; indoor and outdoor maintenance/repair; other; this is becoming more
acute as facilities age and accommodate more overall traffic: $41,877 - derived from recent unfortunate patterns in
infrastructure failures and the need to maintain an aging facility which is getting progressively more traffic and use
7. Materials & supplies — diverse for science instruction and remote backcountry learning experiences (binoculars, GPS
devices, field gear, AV support, more): $22,417 - derived by known costs and related increases of diverse items needed
for high-quality, hands-on learning experiences
8. Transportation — vans, insurance, gas, and select licensing supporting field work statewide, plus school visits, and
partnering agency interaction: $7,878 - derived by projecting increases and fluctuations in these costs, also based on
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9. Administration/overhead/indirect (averaging 17- 18% maximum) — these costs are kept to a minimum; if preferred,
higher percentages of grant funding could be directed toward direct Project costs: $37,703 - derived from known
actuals from past years
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Other explanation: Project Budget Detail above represents the grand total of aggregated, annualized costs for all five
Nature in Your Neighborhood programs for one entire program year. Expenses to operate these programs remain great,
and are increasing. Individual line-item budgets exist for each program and can be provided if requested. Also, program
services are offered free of charge to participants (with the exception of field trips charging $5 per student, and about
one-third of all these fees are waived by request), thus generating little revenue to cover increasing costs. Free offerings
reflect Audubon's commitment to making high-quality environmental education accessible to low-income urban youth
who need these services, as documented above. Also on the revenue side, Audubon Arizona believes aggressive
ongoing fund raising efforts will be successful from a steadily expanding circle of corporate and foundation funders, yet
challenges remain to secure additional/renewed full funding to reach a goal of an approximate 3 - 5% increase in
contributions annually. A summary of ongoing fund raising efforts and results for Nature in Your Neighborhood can be
provided if requested. Brief notes on the expense side: no additional FTEs are planned; three-year personnel costs
reflect a high priority to retain talent in a competitive job market. We need to keep high-performance, high-skilled
professionals who provide critically important continuity in relationships with teachers, project partners, families, and
others that account for Project growth and enhancement. Also, we project greater expenses over three years for
facilities repairs and maintenance. Above all, Audubon Arizona is deeply grateful for this opportunity to express our
vision, passion, and goals for Nature in Your Neighborhood, and for this new opportunity to apply for multi-year funding
from our friends at Gila River Indian Community.

Project Budget Sheets for Years Two and Three of Requested Grant
Budget Period: 7/1/18 - 6/30/19
Amount
Proposed Budget Expense (list each budget Amount requested or
item) requested from secured from In Kind Total
GRIC other funders Contributions Budget
1. Program time (salaries/wages) $8,000 $127,060 0 $135,060
2. Volunteer training $5,000 $2,325 0 $7,325
3. Marketing/communications/outreach/IT $2,000 $2,529 $1,500 $6,029
4. Scheduling/evaluation $1,000 $6,784 0 $7,784
5. Interns - high school student stipends $2,000 $4,721 0 $6,721
6. Facility costs $16,000 $26,714 0 $42,714
7. Materials and supplies $2,000 $19,865 $1,000 $22,865
8. Transportation $2,000 $6,035 0 $8,035
9. Administration/overhead/indirect
(averaging 17%48% maximum) $2,000 $36,457 0 $38,457
Total Budget $40,000 $232,490 $2,500 $274,990
Budget Period: 7/1/19 - 6/30/20
Amount
Amount requested or
Proposed Budget Expense (list each budget requested from secured from In Kind Total
item) GR1C other funders Contributions Budget
1. Program time (salaries/wages) $7,000 $129,410 0 136,410
2. Volunteer training $5,000 $2,398 0 $7,398
3. Marketing/communications/outreach/IT $2,000 $1,589 $2,500 $6,089
4. Scheduling/evaluation $1,000 $6,861 0 $7,861
5. Interns - high school student stipends $2,000 $4,788 0 $6,788
6. Facility costs $17,000 $26,141 0 $43,141
7. Materials and supplies $2,000 $19,893 $1,200 $23,093
8. Transportation $2,000 $6,115 0 $8,115
9. Administration/overhead/indirect
(averaging 17%-18% maximum) $2,000 $36,841 0 $38,841
Total Budget $40,000 $234,036 $3,700 $277,736

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Audubon
ARIZONA

Audubon
AfFUZONA 3131 South Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Tel: 602-468-6470
March 1,2017 Fax: 602-468-6480
az.auclubon.org
Ms. Cheryl Pablo, Program Administrator
Gila River Indian Community
P.O. Box 2172
Sacaton, AZ 85147
Dear Cheryl and all grant application reviewers:
Thank you for your generous annual support that has opened the wonders of nature to
thousands of children and families through Audubon Arizona's nature education programs. More
than any other donor, Gila River Indian Community has made an authentic, far-reaching impact
through these programs. We're pleased to ask the Community to deepen its impact through renewed
grant funding as proposed. A grant at the level requested would expand and enhance the Nature in
Your Neighborhood suite of environmental education programs in several exciting new ways.
These integrated programs provide a community service unlike any other, directly improving
education and economic development through exploration of nature and nature-oriented careers.
Virtually every day these programs expose inner-city children to key life science concepts to enliven
classroom learning. While learning about water, desert birds, plants and much more in a world-class
restored urban habitat and beyond, participants do hands-on activities that improve the environment.
The programs have thus inspired commitments to the community, to job readiness in life science,
and to environmental improvement where participants live. With zero environmental education in
schools and greater evidence of "nature deficit syndrome" (as documented in the grant application),
the need for Nature in Your Neighborhood is increasingly urgent.
Nature in Your Neighborhood incurs significant, increasing costs and requires increased
funding from diverse sources to meet changing science standards and overall greater demand. It
responds to K-12 schoolteachers' requests to make science applied, relevant, and meaningful,
thereby positively impacting student learning and performance. Audubon Arizona and the Board
have a long-term commitment to the project, which we see as a major point of pride for the
community that merits greater awareness and support.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and the many children who remain to be served with
nature education, thank you for giving Audubon Arizona's application your strongest consideration
for full funding, and thank you for this opportunity for us to express our unhesitating support for it.
NCIAAbtAA
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Board Member, Audubon Arizona Board Member, Audubon Arizona
Director, State Goverment Relations, Wells Fargo Hickman's Family Farms