By Shondiin Silversmith | AZ Mirror
Rural and tribal communities in Arizona that are looking to develop infrastructure projects to support their communities now have access to financial assistance to help complete them.
Gov. Katie Hobbs, the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Arizona Finance Authority relaunched the Greater Arizona Development Authority (GADA) this week with a new round of financial assistance available for rural and tribal communities.
“The purpose of GADA is to help finance publicly owned infrastructure,” Greater Arizona Development Authority Director Mary Foote said, adding the projects can include roads, water or community centers.
Foote said any project that will be owned and publicly maintained is eligible for the program, and GADA will be able to provide rural and tribal communities with low-cost financing for either rural infrastructure development or improvements.
