General Fund
By statute, this fund may receive a maximum of $31 million dollars annually from the sale of Lottery products. The fund may receive additional monies, up to $15.49 million, after distributions to several other beneficiaries are complete.
Funds are used by legislative action in support of K-12 and higher education, public health, welfare and safety, natural resources and general government.
Arizona State Legislature
Local Transportation Assistance Fund (LTAF)
By statute, this fund may receive up to $23 million annually from the sale of Lottery products.
Every incorporated city or town in Arizona receives a share of these funds, based on the proportion of their population in relation to the total population of all cities and towns in the state. Each city or town is entitled to receive at least $10,000.
Municipalities use these funds for public transportation operating and related capital purposes. They may also use up to 10% of the funds in any one fiscal year for cultural, educational, historical, recreational or scientific facilities or programs or for nonresidential outpatient programs or services for persons with a developmental disability, if these funds are matched by private grants.
Arizona Department of Transportation
Heritage Fund
By statute, this fund may receive up to $20 million annually from the sale of Lottery products.
Funds are divided equally between the Arizona State Parks Board Heritage Fund and the Arizona Dept. of Game and Fish Commission Heritage Fund. Funds to State parks are used for local, regional or state parks, outdoor recreation, environmental education, open space and historic preservation projects. Funds to Game and Fish are used for public access, environmental education, schoolyard habitats, and the protection and management of urban wildlife.
These funds are administered by the
Arizona State Parks board and
Arizona Dept. of Game and Fish.
County Assistance Fund
By statute, this fund may receive up to $7,650,000 annually from the sale of Lottery products.
Funds are distributed to every Arizona county. Counties with populations under 500,000 receive an equal share of 93.47% of the fund amount, and counties (currently Maricopa and Pima) with a population greater than 500,000 receive 6.53% of the fund amount. Funds are managed by county supervisors.
Office of the Arizona State Treasurer
Healthy Arizona
By statute, this fund may receive a minimum of $17 million annually from the sale of Lottery products. The funding amount is adjusted annually according to changes in the GDP price deflator; there is no maximum amount.
Funds are appropriated at varying amounts to healthy families programs, the Arizona area health education system, teenage pregnancy prevention, disease control research, and the federal women, infants and children food program.
These funds are administered by:
Dept of Economic Security—Healthy Families
Healthy Families Arizona
Dept of Health Services—Health Start, Teenage Pregnancy Prevention, Women, Infants and Children Food Program
Arizona Department of Health Services
Arizona Board of Regents—Arizona Health Education System
Arizona Area Health Education Centers
Disease Control Research Fund Commission—Disease Control Research Fund
Arizona Biomedical Research Commission
Local Transportation Assistance Fund II (Mass Transit)
By statute, this fund may receive up to $18 million annually from the sale of Lottery products. The fund has a minimum base of $9,000,000 which may increase by no more than 10% a year.
Funds are distributed based on county population, and based on that population, administered by a public transportation fund, a metropolitan planning organization, or to cities and towns and county supervisors. Typically, these programs may include dial-a-ride services for the elderly and the disabled.
These funds are administered by the
Arizona Dept. of Transportation.
Commerce and Economic Development Fund
By statute, this fund receives 21.5% of the proceeds from two annually designated Scratchers games are returned to this fund.
The Arizona Commerce uses these funds to support the state’s economic development efforts. These efforts include Main Street programs for businesses and projects in rural or economically disadvantaged areas, business with less than 100 employees, and other financial assistance programs.
These funds are administered by the
Arizona Dept. of Commerce.
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program
By statute, this program receives 30% of unclaimed prize money.
The CASA program trains and certifies community-based volunteers to advocate for children. Their primary role is to work within the court system and provide quality advocacy to help assure each child a safe, permanent, nurturing home.
These funds are administered by the Arizona Supreme Court.
Arizona CASA Program
Department of Gaming
By statue, $300,000 is transferred annually from the Lottery’s appropriated funds to support the statewide Problem Gaming Hotline.
This fund is administered by the
Department of Gaming.
Homeless Emergency/Transitional Shelters
By statute, this program may receive a maximum of $1 million annually from the sale of Lottery products.
Funds are used to provide grants to non-profit organizations for homeless emergency and transitional shelters and related support services.
This program is administered by the
Arizona Dept. of Economic Security.
University Capital Bond Fund
By statute, this fund may receive, from the sale of Lottery products, up to an amount equal to 80% of the total annual lease-to-own and bond agreements entered into by the Arizona Board of Regents.
This fund is administered by the
Arizona Board of Regents.
Water Supply Development Fund
By statue, this fund may receive a maximum of $10 million annually from the sale of Lottery products.
The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) was created to provide a source of financing for drinking water, wastewater and other water quality facility projects.
This fund is administered by the
Arizona Dept of Environmental Quality.
Community Protection initiative Fund
By statute, this fund may receive up to $3 million annually from the sale of Lottery products.
Funds are used to assist local governments and private landowners in reducing the volume of hazardous fuels on nonfederal forested land. The forester may issue grants from the community protection initiative fund to at-risk communities to complete community wildfire protection plans.
This fund is administered by the
Arizona State Forestry Division.