CAR Recap - BRIC - Downtown Flood Mitigation Grant Application.docx

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530 E. MONROE AVE. • BUCKEYE, AZ • 85326 
BUCKEYEAZ.GOV 
 
“Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities” Grant Application to the Arizona 
Department of Emergency and Military Affairs through the United States Department of Homeland Security – 
Summary Recap 
 
Project Description:   
The Buckeye Program Management Office seeks to protect the historic Downtown Buckeye area by installing 
storm drainpipes and catch basins in Monroe, from Miller Road to 9th Street. This system will alleviate flooding 
during the 10-year, 2-hour storm in Downtown Buckeye. Once installed, the waters will be conveyed in a storm 
drainpipe system under Sixth Street to South Street. At South Street, the pipe system will travel east to Seventh 
Street and outfall into a retention basin constructed by this project. If this project were to go unfunded, future 
severe storms could create risks to public safety, public health, hazardous materials exposure, and 
infrastructure damage. The installation of the aforementioned drainpipes and catch basins seeks to mitigate 
the aforementioned adverse effects. The grant funds this effort over 36 months. The City of Buckeye’s match 
is included in the Capital Improvement Program Budget for fiscal years 2027, 2028, and 2029 under Project 
Identification Number 101520. If awarded, the Award Agreement will be presented to Council for budget 
authority, as well as the authority to accept and execute the grant award. 
 
Project Cost: 
 $ 27,206,982 (over a 36-month period) 
 
Required Match: 
 $ 6,801,746 (over a 36-month period) 
 
Grant Amount:  
 $ 20,405,236 (over a 36-month period) 
Future Action:  
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If awarded, the Award Agreement will be presented to Council for budget authority, as well as the 
authority to accept and execute the grant award. If awarded and after all grant funding has been 
exhausted, any additional Downtown Buckeye flood mitigation maintenance needs will come from the 
General Fund account unless additional grant funding opportunities become available, in which case the 
Grants team will pursue.  
Objectives and Expected Outcomes:  
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If awarded, the construction and installation of the storm drainpipes and catch basins will address the risk 
of public safety, public health, hazardous materials exposure, and infrastructure damage. This project also 
includes nature-based solutions to direct floodwater away from the Downtown Buckeye area and divert 
floodwater into the Gila River. Also, more than 31,000 residents will benefit from the safety features of 
the installed storm drainpipes and catch basins. 
Time Period for the Grant: 
     FY2027, FY2028, and FY2029