The proposed cuts would have slashed funding for highway expansion, transportation safety, home ownership grants, and housing for the elderly.
The Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix.
In Arizona, $6.5 billion in funding has been announced, with over 400 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Over $4 billion will go to transit upgrades, and another $778 million for clean water and water infrastructure.
Nearly $17 million will be used to provide high-speed internet to 4,126 people, 58 businesses, two farms, and 14 educational facilities in Gila, Graham, and Pinal counties.
This funding’s aim is to help connect the estimated 8.5 million families and small businesses nationwide that still haven’t been able to access the full capabilities of modern technology.
House Republicans’ latest attack on the Inflation Reduction Act comes in the form of the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which would repeal or shorten clean energy and manufacturing incentives.
The funding specifically comes from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program, which provides school districts with rebates to replace existing school buses with clean models.
Several local advocates say that these new grants will help all Arizonans reduce their water usage, which will not only benefit local communities, but farms and ecosystems as well.
In Arizona, 250 infrastructure projects have been announced so far, and more are in the works. Here’s a look at the work that’s being done in the Grand Canyon State and how it helps Arizonans.
