Awarded Grants, Loans and Contracts
Date: Sept. 19
Recipient: City of Tucson
Granting Agency: Department of Transportation
Amount: $5,000,000
Purpose: This project was selected on a competitive basis through the State of Good Repair Program. It will replace 14 buses that have been in active service for up to 18 years, exceeding the projected 12-year life span of most comparable vehicles. It will contribute to the financial effectiveness of the system by reducing maintenance costs and update security systems, fare collection equipment and other hardware.
Date: Sept. 19
Recipient: City of Tucson
Granting Agency: Department of Transportation
Amount: $5,000,000
Purpose: This project was selected on a competitive basis through the State of Good Repair Program. Sun Tran will be able to purchase 10 hybrid transit buses. This will provide significant environmental benefits through the reduction of emissions made possible by electric hybrid propulsion.
Date: Sept. 19
Recipient: City of South Tucson
Granting Agency: Department of Justice
Amount: $19,688
Purpose: Purchase equipment and train law enforcement through a Fiscal Year 2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Local Solicitation.
Date: Sept. 20
Recipient: Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Granting Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Amount: $322,554
Purpose: Expansion of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Veterans Cemetery in Tucson.
Date: Sept. 20
Recipients: State of Arizona, Maricopa County, Pima County
Granting Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Amounts: State of Arizona – $11,109,245 (Community Development Block Grant), $900,623 (Emergency Shelter Grant), $7,677,842 (HOME program), $223,148 (Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS); Maricopa County – $2,058,953 (Community Development Block Grant), $99,133 (Emergency Shelter Grant), $3,761,635 (HOME program); PimaCounty – $2,411,522 (Community Development Block Grant), $116,929 (Emergency Shelter Grant)
Purpose: CDBG funds are given to states and local governments annually to help provide decent housing and expand economic chances for low- and middle-income in urban communities. ESG funds provide annual grants to state, local and private entities to improve the quality and number of emergency homeless shelters. The HOME program expands affordable housing to low-income families. The HOPWA program provides housing assistance for low-income people who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families.
Date: Sept. 20
Recipient: Family Housing Resources in Tucson
Granting Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Amount: $24,317.72
Purpose: Provide counseling services to homeowners to prevent or resolve mortgage delinquency.
For More Information: Danita Daily at (520) 323-3788.
Date: Sept. 21
Recipient: Southwest Center For Law And Policy in Tucson
Granting Agency: Department of Justice
Amount: $600,000
Purpose: Providing four two-day institutes on: (1) Legal and Victim Advocacy for Special Needs Victims (e.g., victims who suffer from severe mental illness and victims of sexual assault who are developmentally disabled); (2) Qualifying and Testifying as an Expert Witness in Tribal, State, and Federal Courts; (3) Effective Legal Advocacy Services for American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Sexual Assault and/or Domestic Violence Who have a History of Trafficking, Substance Abuse, and/or Alcohol Abuse; and (4) Collecting and Preserving Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence for Use in the Prosecution of Sexual Assault Crimes.
For More Information: Hallie Bongar-White at (520) 623-8192.
Date: Sept. 22
Recipient: State of Arizona
Granting Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Amount: $2,631,887
Purpose: Part of $224 million in grants nationwide to help at-risk families voluntarily receive home visits from nurses and social workers to improve maternal and child health, child development, school readiness, economic self-sufficiency, and child abuse prevention. As part of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, these grants are funded by the Affordable Care Act and are awarded to state agencies that applied for the grants in 49 states across the country.
Date: Sept. 23
Recipient: University of Arizona Working Poor Mothers of Minors Project
Granting Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Amount: $524,000
Purpose: Part of the HHS mental health and substance abuse grants program.
For More Information: Rosi Andrade at (520) 626-6000.