Welcome to Maricopa County’s 12% Gaming Grant website. In November of 2002, voters passed Proposition 202 to allow gaming compacts between the State of Arizona and Native American tribes. The Proposition required tribes to share 12% of their revenue for government services, including public safety, mitigation of the impacts of gaming, economic development, education, transportation, and health services (A.R.S. § 5-601.02). Although each tribe has different processes and due dates, all tribes require support from a local government as outlined in tribal gaming compact. For the County, this means you will need to get a resolution of support from the Board of Supervisors prior to submitting your final application. The resolution requires a formal action by the Board. Use this website to submit your organization's request for a resolution.
For tribal application form, requirements or award information, please contact the appropriate tribe.
For questions regarding Maricopa County's (MC) process, please email- MC12PercentGamingGrant@mail.maricopa.gov.
Current Tribal Grant Cycle Status-
| TO- | The 2026 Tohono O’odham Nation grant period is currently closed. MC is currently processing the 2025 awards and has notified all awardees of further action required. Estimated timeframe of payment disbursement is March- April of 2026. All questions regarding the tribal award process should be referred to the Tohono O’odham Nation. |
| GRIC- | The 2026 Gila River Indian Community tribal grant period is currently open. Maricopa County's deadline to request MC as your governmental entity was 2/9/2026. Maricopa County is no longer accepting application requests. Maricopa County is still processing remaining 2025 award payments. Estimated timeframe of payment disbursement was January 2026. All questions regarding the tribal application and award process should be referred to Gila River Indian Community. |
| FMYN- | The 2026 Maricopa County tribal portal queue for Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is currently closed. MC is currently processing the 2025 awards and has notified all awardees of further action required. Estimated timeframe of payment disbursement is February of 2026. All questions regarding the tribal award process should be referred to Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. |
| SRP-MIC- | The 2025 Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community grant period is currently closed. Grant awardees have been notified by the tribe and MC. Awardee distributions have been made as of 1/14/26. Please allow 3-5 business days for receipt. All questions regarding the tribal award process should be referred to Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community. |