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Rural transportation officials seek $33 million to sustain Smart Fund that leverages federal grants
Summary
Kevin Adam told the Tri City Council on April 30 that the Arizona Smart Fund has helped rural applicants secure federal dollars but has about $15 million remaining; rural advocates asked the Legislature for $33 million to maintain award rates while the governor proposed $13 million and Rep. Teresa Martinez proposed $10 million.
Kevin Adam, representing rural transportation interests, told the Tri City Council on April 30 that the Arizona Smart Fund has helped rural communities prepare competitive federal grant applications and that additional state funding is needed to keep the program operating at current award levels.
Adam said roughly $60,000,000 in state awards from the Smart Fund have already supported projects that yielded about $140,000,000 in federal grants, and that funded…
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