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Town of Wickenburg — Regular Meeting (2025-08-04)

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TOWN OF WICKENBURG
Bi-annual Grant Update
Summer 2025
Kathleen Crutchfield
July 2025

• Attract External Funding
• Advance Community Goals
• Reduce local Financial Burden
• Enhance Public Services and
Infrastructure for residents
Why Grants?
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Grant
Project
Grant Request
BNSF
Upgrades to Coffinger Park: Scoreboard, infield work,
backstop (total project estimate: $24,000)
$9,999
Tohono O’odham 2025
Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) and trailer equipped for
medical response and search-and-rescue in rugged,
remote desert areas
$84,000
FAA/AIP– T-Hanger
Reconstruction
Phase 2 of the Apron Reconstruction-Repaving
between existing hanger
$730,692
FAA/AIG – T-Hanger
Reconstruction
Phase 2 of the Apron Reconstruction-Repaving
between existing hanger
$467,369
Ft McDowell Yavapai
Nation – First
Responders
Various First Responder (Police & Fire) equipment
$207,350
Grant Applications
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Grant
Project
Grant Request
Ft McDowell Yavapai Nation –
Recreation
BOGA Boards for Water Yoga classes
$8,000
Gila River Indian Community Grant
Various First Responder (Police &
Fire) equipment
$259,000
Maricopa County Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG)
El Pajarito Waterline Project
$340,000
Assistance Fire Fighter Grant (AFG)
Two - Off-Road vehicles for remote
desert terrain rescues
$170,000
Prop 302 Tourism Grant
Tourism Marketing
$35,220
Total – If Fully Awarded:
$2,311,630
Grant Applications Continued
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Grants Awarded to the Town
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Grant
Award Amount
State of Arizona Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
$173,476
CDBG – Santa Cruz Waterline
$400,000
First Things First Family Resource Center –
        FY 25 $125,000 and FY27 $250,000
  
FY26   $250,000
Prop 302 Tourism Grant
$28,436
Arizona US 93 Corridor Improvements
$26,000,000
Arizona Sports and Tourism – The Quick Grant
$4,812
$26,856,724

FY26 Grant Program Allocations from Town of Wickenburg
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Grants  
Amount
Bed Tax Marketing Grant
$10,000
Commercial Façade Grant
$25,000
Utility Assistance Program
$10,000

Bed Tax Marketing Grant
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2024 Bed Tax Grant Awardees:
Historic Wickenburg Downtown
Merchants Association
Wickenburg Art Club
Friends of Music

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Commercial Façade Grant
Before
After
The Pony 2nd Hand Store

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Commercial Façade Grant
Before
After
D&A Investments

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Community Outreach
Grants 101 Training
Presented to local non-profit staff covering the basics of grants,
applications, budgeting, and tips for success. A great opportunity to
share knowledge and help them strengthen future grant applications.

Challenges in 2025
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• Grant Program freeze in Winter 2025 – And Un-freeze-
new grant opportunities have been slow to restart
• Reduction in funding from the federal level
• Increasing competition for available funds

Moving Forward
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Monitoring opportunities for:
•
Unfunded CIP Projects
•
Recreation
•
Parks
•
Public Safety
•
Community Services
•
Potential new Notice of Funding
Opportunities

Thank you.
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