Arizona allocates $700K for rural and tribal infrastructure projects

PHOENIX — The state of Arizona has allocated $700,000 for rural and tribal infrastructure projects, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced on Wednesday.

The funding, which will be distributed via the Greater Arizona Development Authority (GADA), will be used to support libraries, roads, water systems and more.

Up to $100,000 will be disbursed as low-interest loans that can be repaid using GADA’s financial assistance program. Funding applications may be submitted until March 15 at 5 p.m.

“Investing in local infrastructure projects means strong communities, a healthy economy and opportunity for people throughout Arizona who have too often been ignored and left behind,” Governor Katie Hobbs said in a press release.

Since 1997, GADA has supported 84 projects in Arizona, issuing more than $574 million in bonds to aid with engineering plans, feasibility studies and architectural drawings. Some of the projects GADA funding has helped with in the past, according to the release, include:

• A disbursement of $19.9 million which funded a new library and recreation center in Cottonwood
• A disbursement of $3.6 million that helped Williams build a justice center and upgrade water infrastructure
• A disbursement of $58 million which funded Lake Havasu’s wastewater expansion project

“Capital infrastructure projects like safer roads, water systems and new community spaces require extensive planning and resources,” GADA Director Mary Foote said in a press release.

“This program delivers the technical assistance rural and tribal communities need to scale these projects from start to finish, bringing meaningful benefits to residents’ daily lives, plus financial assistance and can be paid back through future GADA financing.”

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