Gila River Indian Community

Process and timeline

2026

Gila River Indian Community 2026 Grant Cycle documents are posted on the Gila River Indian Community website at www.gilariver.org.

1. Under the “Departments” tab, click “Office of the Treasurer” dropdown
2. Scroll down and open the “Office of Special Funding” section (left side of page). Here you will find the links for the GRIC Grant Guidelines and GRIC Grant Application.

Requirements

• All applicants must use the Gila River Indian Community application, easily identified by the heading “Grant Cycle 2026.”
• A single City Council resolution will be required only for those proposals identified to receive awards and will be required at the end of the process.
• However, a municipality representative must sign the application cover sheet to acknowledge your application in order for it to be accepted by the Gila River Indian Community.
• For this purpose, the Mesa’s Grants Coordinator will serve as the City of Mesa Representative.

Request for City Representative Signature of Acknowledgement must be made via ZoomGrants no later than 6:00pm on March 20, 2026.

Information you will need to complete the Zoom Grants request includes:

1. The name of the program/project your agency/department will fund with the grant
2. The amount of funding requested from Gila River Indian Community
3. A short description of the program/project for which you are requesting funding
4. A brief paragraph describing how this program/project will impact Mesa community AND the projected number or percentage of Mesa residents to be served
5. Your complete contact information, including phone, email and mailing address, with a designated point of contact
6. Your completed cover sheet must be attached to your email request. If all city requirements are met, a signed copy will be returned to you.

NOTE: Each request for tribal funding application support must be submitted separately.

Failure to follow these specific guidelines will result in your cover sheet being rejected.

Request for City Representative Signature of Acknowledgement must be made via ZoomGrants no later than 6:00pm on March 20, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

NOTE: Your agency must be located in and/or serving the residents of Mesa in order to be eligible for Mesa City Council support.