Tucson Standard

U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, has preliminarily secured over $34 million for Arizona’s 6th District in the initial stages of the FY2025 appropriations process. The funds were provisionally awarded through the Congressman’s Community Project Funding requests.

“From my first day in office, I promised to utilize my position as the sole House appropriator from Arizona to bring back as many federal dollars as possible to our district, while balancing a strong sense of fiscal responsibility,” said Ciscomani. “I am proud to have delivered on that promise as we preliminarily secure $34 million for water, housing, public safety, and infrastructure projects – fulfilling some of the most pressing needs in our communities. I will continue to fight to ensure that the federal budget reflects the priorities of our district while being a wise steward of your tax dollars.”

Congressman Ciscomani secured funding for 15 projects across all five counties:

$17.94 million for six projects in Pima County:

- $2.25 million for Town of Marana for source water system improvements at Marana Regional Airport: This funding will be used to improve source water systems at the Marana Regional Airport to reduce groundwater loss and help aquifers recover.

- $1.75 million for Town of Marana for the Pioneer Well PFAS Treatment project: The town of Marana will use these dollars to design and construct a new groundwater treatment facility.

- $7 million for Town of Oro Valley: This money will be used for maintenance and repair of bridges in Oro Valley, which currently display visible spalling, cracks, and other signs of deterioration.

- $810,000 for Sahuarita Police Department: With this funding, the Sahuarita Police Department (SPD) will be able to obtain 70 police handheld radios, providing each officer with a new technologically advanced radio.

- $1.75 million for City of Tucson for Tucson Water’s Northwest Reclaimed System Augmentation project: This money will allow Tucson Water to connect two reclamation facilities in the area, maximizing the city’s retention and reuse of local water supply.

- $4.38 million for City of Tucson’s Community Safety Vehicle Fleet Modernization: These dollars will be used to purchase a new police vehicle fleet including patrol vehicles, motorcycles, trucks, and a mobile command vehicle.

$7.98 million for two projects in Cochise County:

- $989,786 for City of Tombstone's water reclamation facility: With this funding, Tombstone will replace aging equipment at their 50-year-old reclamation facility.

- $7 million for City of Sierra Vista's Buffalo Soldier Trail Reconstruction project: Building upon previous funds secured by Ciscomani, these dollars will allow Sierra Vista to move into Phase II aimed at repaving and replacing the road after 20 years.

$4.14 million for four projects in Pinal County:

- $1 million for City of Eloy’s Frontier Street Mill and Overlay project: This funding will replace asphalt and revitalize historic Frontier Street serving as Eloy's main gateway downtown.

- $1 million for Casa Grande Elementary School District's Community Center Revitalization project: Funds convert an existing school district building into a community center offering after-school activities and educational support services expanding access to child care.

- $1.8 million for Casa Grande Union High School District's pre-fabricated housing units built by career technical education students intended as teacher housing.

- $340,049 Oracle Fire District's Air Curtain Burner/Incinerator acquisition improving brush dump operations.

$2.2 million allocated between two Graham County projects:

- $1.2 million towards Graham County's multi-municipality sewer treatment project replacing aging waterlines countywide.

- $1 million aiding Town Of Pima's high school road construction initiating access road development.

Lastly Greenlee County received:

-$1.9 Million facilitating Town Of Duncan's Main & High Streets Improvement Project paving over 4000 feet unrepaired since 45 years.

In FY24 Congressman Ciscomani had previously secured $26M spread across thirteen such endeavors within all five counties making him Arizona Congressional Delegation House Appropriations Committee member alone undertaking this role actively contributing towards its infrastructural upliftment initiatives region-wide.

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