Overview
We partnered with the Greater Arizona Development Authority (GADA) and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) to convene a workshop, ”Funding the Future: Infrastructure Planning for Rural, Small, & Tribal Communities in Arizona”, as part of GADA's participation in the Rural & Small Cities program, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Participants surfaced infrastructure investment needs in the jurisdictions they serve in interactive exercises, learned bout strategies to improve capital planning and asset management, and engaged in discussions about how state entities like GADA can support infrastructure financing.
“This workshop aims to help leaders take meaningful steps towards the infrastructure investments their communities need now and in the future"
Jessi Pederson
Director, Greater Arizona Development Authority
This Action Plan synthesizes key takeaways from the Workshop that emerged as areas of consensus from participants that also have the potential to serve as helpful lessons for the field of practitioners supporting investment in ecosystems in rural, small, and Tribal communities. Read the full Action Plan here
Acknowledgements & Disclaimer
This resource was created for educational purposes only as part of the Rural & Small Cities Program, with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views and perspectives presented in this resource are those of the authors and the Public Finance Institute team.
