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TOWN OF WICKENBURG Bi-annual Grant Update Winter 2026 Kathleen Crutchfield March 2026 • Bring external investment into the community • Advance projects aligned with Town goals • Reduce reliance on local funds • Strengthen public services and community infrastructure Why Grants? 2 Grant Project Grant Request BNSF Upgrades to Coffinger Park: Scoreboard, infield work, backstop (total project estimate: $24,000) $5,000 Wonder & Play Fasttrack Grant This initiative gives libraries the chance to receive a collection of Playaway Launchpads, Wonderbooks, and other Playaway products $2,500 FAA/AIP– T-Hanger Reconstruction Phase 2 of the Apron Reconstruction-Repaving between existing hanger $694,157 FAA/AIG – T-Hanger Reconstruction Phase 2 of the Apron Reconstruction-Repaving between existing hanger $444,000 GOHS DUI Grant Driving Under the Influence / Governor's Office of Highway Safety $5,000 Grant Awards 3 Grant Project Grant Request GOHS STEP Grant Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Selective Traffic Enforcement Program / Governor's Office of Highway Safety $5,000 Cox Internet Camp BYTE $35,000 Maricopa County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) El Pajarito Waterline Project $340,000 State of Arizona Energy Efficiency Block Grant LED Lighting Grant $173,476 Prop 302 Tourism Grant Tourism Marketing $35,220 Grant Awards 4 Grants Awards 5 Grant Project Award Amount CDBG – Santa Cruz Waterline Replace waterline $400,000 First Things First Family Resource Center – FY 25 $125,000 and FY27 $250,000 Family Resource Center for birth to age 5 FY26 $250,000 Arizona US 93 Corridor Improvements Hwy 93 Improvements $26,000,000 Arizona Sports and Tourism Scoreboard $4,812 Arizona Diamondbacks Grant Foul ball Netting $1,000 Total $28,400,165 Future Grants 6 Grant Project Amount Requested APS Tree Grant Tree planting Program $10,000 Dept. of Forestry & Fire Management Fuel Mitigation $90,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grants Library Computers $15,000 Arizona Parks & Trails – Land & Water Conservation Fund Bleacher Replacement $40,000 FY26 Grant Program Allocations from Town of Wickenburg 7 Grants Amount Bed Tax Marketing Grant $10,000 Commercial Façade Grant $25,000 Bed Tax Marketing Grant 8 2025 Bed Tax Grant Awardees: Vulture Peak Patchers Quilt Guild Wickenburg Breast Cancer Network Wickenburg Art Club Wickenburg Community Hospital 9 Commercial Façade Grant 2026 • Bushel & a Peck • Premier Lumber • Viable Development Challenges in 2025 10 A winter freeze in grant programs delayed grant opportunities, followed by a federal government shutdown in the fall, which further slowed access to funds. In addition, reductions in federal allocations and increasing competition for limited resources made the grant landscape more challenging than ever, requiring careful prioritization and strategic planning to advance essential community initiatives. Moving Forward 11 Monitoring opportunities for: • Unfunded CIP Projects • Recreation • Parks • Public Safety • Community Services • Potential new Notice of Funding Opportunities Thank you. 12