Listed below are the projects Congressman Stanton submitted to the Appropriations Committee for Fiscal Year 2022.
NOTE: The projects are listed alphabetically by subcommittee
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Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Energy and Water/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Construction
Project Name: Arizona Environmental Infrastructure (Section 595)
Recipient: Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Address: 915 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: Arizona will have more than $15 billion in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs over the next two decades, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. These funds would help cities, counties, and tribal governments in Arizona meet water and wastewater infrastructure demands.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Energy and Water/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Construction
Project Name: Tres Rios
Recipient: Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Address: 915 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017
Amount Requested: $1,271,000
Project Description and Explanation: These funds would be used to complete a Post Authorization Change Report that is necessary to complete construction of a flood control and ecosystem restoration project in the Salt and Gila rivers.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Energy and Water/Bureau of Reclamation/Water and Related Resources
Project Name: Salt River Project
Recipient: Bureau of Reclamation Phoenix Area Office
Address: 6150 W. Thunderbird Rd., Glendale, AZ 85306-4001
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Project Description and Explanation: These funds, requested by Salt River Project, would support a feasibility study to evaluate the impact of sedimentation accumulation in the Verde River Basin and help identify new ways to restore water storage capacity. The accumulation of natural sedimentation in the Verde River Basin has significantly curtailed the water storage capacity of Horseshoe Reservoir – one of SRP’s seven federally owned reservoirs. SRP expects higher temperatures and less predictable precipitation on the Verde River watershed, which makes carryover storage in Verde River reservoirs essential to effective climate change resiliency in central Arizona water management.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Financial Services/Small Business Administration/Small Business Initiatives
Project Name: Growing BIPOC Micromanufacturing Entrepreneurs
Recipient: City of Tempe
Address: 31 East 5th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281
Amount Requested: $500,000
Project Description and Explanation: These funds would support the City of Tempe’s efforts to lift up local entrepreneurs—with a focus on BIPOC entrepreneurs—and help them overcome the most significant obstacles to start-up manufacturing through grants to cover the cost of space, start-up raw materials and equipment necessary for micromanufacturing. The funds would also support Tempe’s effort to train and coach entrepreneurs.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Interior-Environment/Environmental Protection Agency/State and Local Assistance Grants
Project Name: Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Recipient: City of Chandler
Address: 175 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ 85225
Amount Requested: $990,000
Project Description and Explanation: These funds, requested by Mayor Kevin Hartke and the Chandler City Council, would be used to install smart meters to better conserve Arizona’s water supply in the wake of climate change.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor-HHS-Education/Department of Health and Human Services-Health Resources and Services Administration/Health Facilities Construction and Equipment
Project Name: Café Stapley
Recipient: Terros, Inc. – DBA Terros Health
Address: 111 South Stapley Dr., Mesa, AZ 85204
Amount Requested: $600,000
Project Description and Explanation: These funds would help renovate 5,500 square feet of existing space to build out Café (Children, Adolescents, and Families Empowered) Stapley to create a model apartment for high-risk and at-risk youth, ages 12 to 17, in Arizona communities to support teaching day-to-day skills and relationships. This model of care holds promise to reduce costs of health care related to emergency care, residential treatment and other societal costs realized in the justice system.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Labor-HHS-Education/Department of Education-Higher Education/Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
Project Name: Equitable Pathways Program
Recipient: Aliento Education Fund
Address: 1809 S. Dobson Rd., Ste. 214, Mesa, Arizona 85202
Amount Requested: $300,000
Project Description and Explanation: These funds would support the Aliento Education Fund’s efforts to boost first-generation immigrant and Latino students through social-emotional programming. These programs include paid student fellowships and internships; building the capacity of educators, counselors and school leaders through professional development on college access and post-secondary pathways; and supporting collaboration with cross-sector partnerships such as school districts, community colleges, universities, businesses, and cities to advocate for increased access to higher education.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Transportation-HUD/Department of Transportation/Local Transportation Priorities
Project Name: 32nd Street and Thomas Road Intersection Safety Improvements
Recipient: City of Phoenix
Address: 200 West Washington Street, 12th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003
Amount Requested: $960,000
Project Description and Explanation: These funds, requested by the City of Phoenix, would make critical safety improvement to this high-priority intersection, including traffic signal rebuild, crosswalk enhancements, street lighting and ADA upgrades. This intersection is ranked as the 39th most dangerous intersection in the region by the Maricopa Association of Governments.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Transportation-HUD/Department of Housing/Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: Downtown Small Business Revitalization and Rehabilitation Program
Recipient: City of Mesa
Address: 20 E. Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201
Amount Requested: $300,000
Project Description and Explanation: These funds would assist small businesses in downtown Mesa with façade improvements, including new or refurbished business signage, colonnade rehabilitation or removal, and small- to medium-sized façade design and construction projects. Downtown Mesa is a federally designated Opportunity Zone and locally designated Redevelopment Area.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here
Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Transportation-HUD/Department of Housing/Economic Development Initiative
Project Name: Non-Congregate Shelter
Recipient: City of Tempe
Address: 31 E. 5th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281
Amount Requested: $500,000
Project Description and Explanation: These funds would support the City of Tempe’s efforts address homelessness in the community by helping to acquire an existing hotel of up to 60 rooms to provide shelter for up to 120 vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness. While at the facility, temporary residents would receive services and await transition to permanent supportive housing.
Signed Disclosure letter: Click Here