Grants For Felons In Arizona 2024

This guide covers financial assistance and Arizona grants for small businesses and individuals.

How You Can Benefit From Grants For Felons In Arizona

Arizona grants are issued to service providers rather than individuals. This means the funding aimed at helping felons start over after incarceration is targeted toward reentry organizations and other charities and nonprofits.

Felons can also apply for and receive other types of financial assistance. A felony conviction doesn’t disqualify you from programs like Food Stamps, Medicaid, Section 8 rent assistance, or Pell Grants.

Grants Pay for Arizona Reentry Services

Millions of dollars in grant funding is awarded to the reentry programs and charities that help felons get back on their feet.

Offenders who make full use of reentry resources are more likely to build a stable life and less likely to return to prison.

Reentry providers will help you:

Find temporary shelter and permanent housing
Apply for benefits
Access education, job training, and apprenticeships
Connect with felon-friendly employers
Replace identity documents
Get your record sealed or expunged (if eligible)
Create a support system
Access free/affordable healthcare

Your parole officer can refer you to reentry providers, otherwise call the free 2-1-1 helpline and ask about offender reentry services in your area.

Grants For Housing

The Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8) provides a monthly grant that helps cover your rent. Typically, voucher recipients pay 30% of their income towards rent, with the voucher covering the rest.

Incomes below 50% of the median income for your area and family size qualify for assistance. However, because of the high demand for rent assistance, waiting lists are common.

The sooner you apply, the sooner you can get a grant to cover two-thirds of your rent.

Learn more about Section 8 grants: https://affordablehousinghub.org/state-section-8-guides/arizona-section-8-housing

Grants For Utility Bills

In Arizona, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low-income households pay for heating and cooling.

The program pays eligible households up to $1,200 per year to help cover energy bills. An annual crisis grant of up to $1,000 is also available in some situations.

Learn more about the Arizona energy grant: https://des.az.gov/liheap

Grants For Phone & Internet

Lifewireless offers a free cellphone and internet plan to eligible households. Eligibility is based on income and household size.

For example, a single-person household with an income below $20,331 will qualify. You’ll also qualify if you’re receiving Food Stamps, Section 8, Medicaid, or SSI.

The free plan includes unlimited nationwide calls and texts, and 4.5 GB of data per month.

Learn more about the Arizona free phone grant: https://www.lifewireless.com/plans/arizona-lifeline-free-phone-service/

Grants For Food

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) issues a monthly grant you can spend on food.

For a single person in Arizona, the monthly income limit is $2,247 and the maximum SNAP grant is $291 per month.

A 3-person family earning less than $3,833 can receive up to $766 per month.

Learn more about SNAP grants in Arizona: https://des.az.gov/how-to-apply-snap

Monthly Cash Grant

Very low-income families with at least 1 child can qualify for a monthly cash grant from the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) program. Eligibility and award amount is based on family size and circumstances.

In Arizona, the maximum monthly benefit for a family of 3 is $278.

Apply for cash assistance: https://des.az.gov/ca

Pell Grants For College & Trade School

Pell Grants help you pay for college or trade school.

The amount you receive depends on your financial situation and the cost of your tuition. For the 2024-2025 school year, the maximum Pell grant is $7,395.

Learn more: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/fpg/index.html.