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Arizona (AZ )

State Liaison:

Jannah Scott, Policy Advisor
Faith and Community Initiatives
Office of the Governor
1700 W. Washington, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-7558
jscott@az.gov

Federal Support for Faith-Based Organizations

In February 2006, the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy issued a report on the extent and trend of federal support for faith-based organizations by examining the direct recipients of discretionary grant awards made by the nine federal agencies in 2002, 2003, 2004. The full report can be found online at:
http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/docs/research/federal_grants_report_2-14-06.

State-specific information on the share of federal grants that were awarded to faith-based organizations for each of the years of our study can be found below:

Information on Faith-Based and
Community Initiatives by State:

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2004

State Information

 

National Average

Share of federal awards in state that went to FBOs:

7.1%

12.8%

Share of federal funding in state that went to FBOs:

8.0%

17.8%

Dollar amount of federal awards that went to FBOs:

$6,908,990.00

 
 

2003

State Information

 

National Average

Share of federal awards in state that went to FBOs:

6.9%

12.2%

Share of federal funding in state that went to FBOs:

19.6%

17.1%

Dollar amount of federal awards that went to FBOs:

$15,244,719.00

 
 

2002

State Information

 

National Average

Share of federal awards in state that went to FBOs:

3.5%

11.6%

Share of federal funding in state that went to FBOs:

9.4%

17.8%

Dollar amount of federal awards that went to FBOs:

$5,790,477.00