Sens. Kelly and Sinema: Major Arizona Priorities Included in Final Government Funding Bill

Project Name/Location

Funding Amount

Description

City of Superior – Workforce, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Center

$2,000,000

The Town of Superior will create an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center to stimulate new businesses, a workforce training center to train residents in the high-paying skilled trades in demand in local industries, and a full-service multigenerational center to attract workers to new industry jobs and to live in the community.

City of Glendale – Mobile Command Center

$715,000

Glendale’s Mobile Command Center will provide updated technology to serve law enforcement functions and also serve as a backup Emergency Operations Center for frequent large events and potential natural disasters in the region.

Town of Mammoth – Public Safety Patrol Vehicles

$140,000

The Town of Mammoth will purchase new and reliable patrol vehicles with this funding.

Cochise County Sheriff’s Office – Public Safety Equipment

$246,000

The Sheriff’s office will implement a new monitoring program and purchase ballistic shields to protect personnel from gunfire. They will also purchase safety and radio equipment to support Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers, as well as buy a large capacity prisoner transport vehicle.

Lake Havasu City – Police Station & Jail Refurbishment

$1,778,000

Lake Havasu City will upgrade and rehabilitate the nearly 30 year old police station and jail to provide a new roof and HVAC system, replace the flooring and existing cast iron waste system, and upgrade the jail cells, doors, locks and fire safety system.

Army Corps of Engineers – Lower Santa Cruz River Study at Eloy

$100,000

The proposed project is to continue the Lower Santa Cruz River Feasibility Study with a focus on the Eloy Levee/Channel project, which is designed to mitigate Santa Cruz River flooding for the community of Eloy, Arizona.

Army Corps of Engineers – McCormick Wash Flood Control Study

$100,000

The McCormick Wash is a nearly century old earthen tunnel that has fallen into disrepair and partially collapsed due to erosion. It is only a matter of time until it collapses further, threatening flooding in the city of Globe. This funding will jumpstart a flood control project to protect the city from flooding, an investment which would protect the federal government from more costly mitigations caused by a potential flood.

Army Corps of Engineers – Rose and Palm Garden Washes Small Flood Control Project

$200,000

Douglas, a community that relies on tourism and cross-border trade through its port of entry, experiences significant flooding in the Rose and Palm Garden washes and oftentimes much of the City can be under a foot of water or more. This flood control project is necessary to protect the area and the international trade that drives the region’s economy.

Army Corps of Engineers – Little Colorado River at Winslow Levee Project

$500,000

This funding will cover planning, engineering, and design costs for the Little Colorado River at Winslow Levee project, which will protect Winslow, AZ and a critical transcontinental rail crossing from flooding.

GSA – DeConcini Port of Entry Feasibility Study

$500,000

This study is the first step needed towards potential upgrades to improve the efficiency of trade and travel, as well as port security. The DeConcini Port is an important pedestrian and personal vehicle land port of entry and has not seen updates since the 1990s.

Pinal County – Emergency Operations Center

$187,500

Pinal County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be renovated, improving the operational coordination, communication, and public information for one of the fastest growing counties in Arizona.

City of Sedona – Emergency Operations Center

$900,000

This will expedite the renovation and remodeling of the existing public safety facility to meet the needs of the police department and serve as a small emergency operations center (EOC).

Mohave County – Bank Street Channel Stormwater Control

$1,000,000

This will divert storm water to the existing Mohave Channel, which will alleviate flooding issues along Bank Street in front of the Kingman High School.

Town of Hayden – Sewer Line Replacement

$2,000,000

This project will make critical upgrades to the Town of Hayden’s aging sewer lines which are at risk of failure, improving quality of life for the Hayden community.

Gila County – Forest Road 512 Repave

$472,000

Gila County will apply an all-weather surface to Young Road, which is the sole access to the community of Young. This project will ensure that residents, visitors, and emergency services can access the community for work, emergencies, or services including a planned veterans center.

City of Flagstaff – Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project

$3,500,000

Forests of the Intermountain West are threatened by a convergence of two significant factors: unnatural overstocking with small trees and weather conditions that contribute to the increasing severity, size and frequency of catastrophic wildfire. The City of Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project (FWPP) at Mormon Mountain will tackle those challenging elements of restoring forests within high threat areas, providing greater protection for the Flagstaff community from the health, public safety and economic impacts of fires and floods.

Gila County – Wildland Fire Prevention

$609,000

Gila County will maintain their water tanks and storage facilities system in the area that allows for quick response aerial firefighting in partnership with the Tonto National Forest and local fire districts. This capability is essential to protect life and property in an area prone to wildfires and to fight fires early, saving on firefighting and recovery costs.

City of Glendale – Water Supply Inter-Connects

$2,000,000

This will support a project to interconnect Glendale, Peoria, and Phoenix’s water supplies to allow for the transfer of water between jurisdictions.

Mountain Park Health Center – Glendale CHC

$5,000,000

This will support a new clinic that provides pediatric care, family medicine, women’s health, behavioral health, and registered dietician services from a proven Community Health Center network to a southern Glendale community where residents are more likely to have low incomes, be uninsured, and have diabetes or high blood pressure.

Pima Community College – FIT Lab

$1,000,000

This will provide the equipment needed for the Flexible Industry Training (FIT) Lab at Pima County College’s new Center of Excellence in Applied Technology, ranging from 3D scanners and printers to foundry and casting equipment. This center will partner with industry to train and upskill employees with the skills to meet the needs of the labor market and get good-paying jobs.

Superstition Fire & Medical District – CPR Devices

$116,000

This will be used for implementation of a CPR device that provides high quality compressions delivered automatically, allowing first responders to expedite the use of other lifesaving tools that enhance the survivability of patients who are in cardiac arrest.

Williamson Fire District – 15-Lead Cardiac Monitors

$160,000

This will be used to purchase six 15-lead cardiac monitors (three each) for Williamson Valley Fire District and Mayer Fire District.

Fry Fire District – Cardiac Monitors

$105,000

This will be used to purchase cardiac monitors so the fire district, which has been stretched to assist with COVID-19 in the community, can continue to provide adequate emergency services.

Tuba City Regional Health Center – Long Term Care Facility

$8,000,000

The Navajo Nation will construct new long-term care facilities on the Navajo Nation to care for seniors so that they can age with dignity near their families.

Creek Valley Health Clinic – Dental Clinic

$700,000

Colorado City will fund an extension of the Creek Valley Health Clinic to allow for 8 dental operatories, a separate waiting room, and offices, allowing the clinic to offer the first local, affordable dental care to the community.

Chiricahua Health Clinic – Rural Workforce Training Center

$628,000

Chiricahua Community Health Centers is the only federally qualified health center serving Cochise County. This will create a space for continuing education programs needed for its health care workforce that can be used by CCHC and other health and nonprofit entities, as well.

Yuma Multiversity Campus – Program Development

$1,519,000

These funds will be used to leverage local investments to improve education facilities that get students degrees and training necessary to land good-paying jobs, thereby boosting the local economy.

Sun Life Health Center – Provider Training Center

$6,000,000

This will help alleviate the projected shortage of health care providers by establishing a provider educational hub in central Arizona. The Sun Life educational hub will provide trainees with much needed residency rotations in a central Arizona location. Their integrated model and proximity to hospitals allows for dental, behavioral health, pediatrics, family medicine and pharmaceutical residency programs

City of Mesa – Downtown Revitalization

$300,000

This program will enable the City of Mesa to support small businesses in its downtown corridor to make improvements to draw in customers, which will lead to increased sales for locally-owned establishments and revitalization within a federally designated Opportunity Zone and major public transportation corridor.

City of Tucson – Willard Apartments

$800,000

This will allow for the complete remodel, including asbestos abatement, of much needed affordable housing units.

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma – Combat Training Tank Complex

$29,300,000

This project would construct a combat training tank and applied instruction building at MCAS Yuma to support combat water survival training and mandatory bi-annual swim qualifications for Marines and Sailors. The applied instruction building includes classrooms, administration and lifeguard offices, equipment storage, locker/shower rooms, medical rooms, and utility/mechanical areas for the tank.

N. AZ Public Transit – Commercial Driving Course

$2,590,000

Northern Arizona lacks adequate facilities to test and train drivers, hampering workforce and economic development. This funding will construct the first phase of a project to bring additional Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) courses to Flagstaff, creating more job opportunities and improving public safety.

Tohono O’odham – Permanent Childrens Home

$750,000

This will support the construction and development of a permanent children’s home on the Tohono O’odham Nation to provide housing, care and support for children ranging in age from newborn through 18 years old, who are in the custody of the Nation’s Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Division, because they cannot safely remain in their own homes due to abuse or neglect. This investment will protect, support, and care for children who, through no fault of their own, have no income, parental support or permanent shelter.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe – San Ignacio Health Center

$900,000

This will be used to construct a Children’s Educational Center in Guadalupe, Arizona, an area home to many Latino and Native American families living below the poverty line. This center would provide disadvantaged youth with additional educational opportunities to ensure they are not left behind and would also provide a computer lab and internet to members of the community who lack access at home.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe – Education & Cultural Center

$840,000

The San Ignacio Center exists to provide services to members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Tucson, but because of inadequate space, it is unable to offer health care, social services, food distribution, or senior care needed by tribal members. Funding this renovation and expansion would increase the number of services that the center can offer, improving the health and well-being of the community.

City of Phoenix – Edison Impact Hub

$1,000,000

This project will renovate a vacant former hospital building to a community services center, named the Edison Impact Hub, in the Edison-Eastlake Community. The Edison Impact Hub will house a medical and behavioral health clinic (FQHC), a community commercial kitchen and garden, and workspace and training for small businesses. These services align with the community-driven neighborhood transformation plan, which is supported by residents and stakeholders.

Valley Metro – Electric Bus Demonstration

$1,057,000

This project will purchase 2 zero-emission electric buses and related infrastructure to test the reliability of electric vehicles in the extreme weather conditions of the Valley Metro service area. Transitioning Valley Metro buses to electric is an important step to reduce emissions from vehicles in a region that suffers from air pollution.

MAG/GRIC – SR87 Capacity and Safety Improvements

$293,000

SR 87 is the sole state route connecting the community to other parts of the state. This funding would provide much needed additional lights at busy intersections to improve public safety and traffic flow.

Pinal County – Broadband Projects

$2,000,000

This will allow the Pinal County Final Mile Project to bring internet access to rural residents in Western and Central Pinal County who have either no internet, slow internet, or unaffordable internet.

Town of Snowflake – Streetlight & Sidewalk Project

$1,200,000

This project will increase traffic and pedestrian safety in a busy corridor that lacks adequate traffic lights, streetlights, and sidewalks.

City of Sedona – Shelby Drive Business Development

$500,000

This project will increase traffic and pedestrian safety in a busy corridor that lacks adequate traffic lights, streetlights, and sidewalks.

Rodeo Drive Improvements

$240,000

The Rodeo Drive project will provide commercial development opportunities by upgrading a 200 acre business park with water, sewer and electric services.

City of Chandler – Advanced Metering Infrastructure

$990,000

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems allow for smart meters to collect utility consumption data in real time via a system of network devices and data backhaul. The City of Chandler is hoping to couple local investments with a partnership with the federal government for the purchase and installation of 33 network devices to complete this innovative project. In an AMI system, network devices are the portion of the network infrastructure that is strategically placed throughout the City to collect meter reads and data on a continuous basis an improvement from the current process, where data can only be obtained monthly using a drive-by device or by obtaining a visual read.

Terros Health McDowell Health Center Service Expansion

$900,000

The Terros Health McDowell Health Center project is to expand services and increase the patient capacity in the underserved areas near this Federally Qualified Health Center.

Be a Leader Foundation

$175,000

Project funding for the Class of 2020 and 2021 Postsecondary Re-Engagement Project will allow Be A Leader to target graduates from two of the most diverse high school districts in Arizona and provide them with individualized support with the financial aid and postsecondary application process, and support through their first semester of college.

Creighton University Health Sciences and Medical School Campus

$1,000,000

Eight new simulation labs are planned as part of the new Creighton University Health Sciences and Medical School Campus in Phoenix to assist in the University’s commitment to train the next generation of physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and therapists in the southwest and to support clinical partners Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, District Medical Group, and Valley wise Health.

Glendale Airport Apron Reconstruction

$2,070,000

Funding will be used to reconstruct the approximately 30,000 square foot South Apron of the terminal at the Glendale Arizona Municipal Airport. The city of Glendale’s pavement management engineers have determined that the pavement that makes up the apron has severally deteriorated and is a safety concern for aircraft due to high degrees of foreign object debris (FOB).

City of Phoenix Electric Bus Investment

$2,745,000

The City of Phoenix plans to deploy the region’s first electric transit buses. The City of Phoenix seeks to purchase six 40-foot electric buses for planned fleet replacements.

City of Tempe – Micro manufacturing

$500,000

This project encourages the development of micro manufacturing in Tempe by helping entrepreneurs, with a focus on entrepreneurs of color, overcome the greatest obstacles to start-up manufacturing space and capital. Working with Tempe-based co-manufacturing solutions provider MAC6, LISC Arizona, Arizona State University, and entrepreneur coaches at Hustle, Phoenix.

Pima County – Mission Garden Site

$500,000

Mission Garden, located the foot of Sentinel Peak, on the west side of Tucson, is the site of the Native American village of S-cuk Son (Chuk Shon), a place sacred to the Tohono O’odham that gave Tucson its name. Capital improvement investment in Mission Garden will galvanize continued local support and leverage public/private participation to ensure and maintain historical preservation and education at the Birthplace of Tucson site.