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Thank you for your interest in submitting a request for the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Appropriations Cycle to Senator Armstrong’s office. The deadline for submitting Congressionally Directed Spending and Programmatic Appropriation Requests has passed and our office is no longer able to accept new requests for this cycle. If you have questions relating to a specific request, please feel free to reach out to our office and we would be happy to assist you.
Please see below Senator Armstrong’s FY27 Congressionally Directed Spending Appropriation Requests
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
Grady McClain County Utility for Water Storage Facility and Booster Pump Station Improvements
Recipient Name: Grady McClain County Utility Trust Authority
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to stabilize the daily water needs for the towns of Blanchard and Tuttle through infrastructure upgrades and water purchases from Oklahoma City.
Project Location: McClain and Grady County, OK
Amount Requested: $8,700,000
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Produced Water Research
Recipient Name: Oklahoma State University
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to purchase processing equipment and provide Seed Grants within Oklahoma to study produced water for critical mineral extraction as well as a potential alternative water supply.
Project Location: Stillwater, OK
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Evidence-Based Cyber Security Decision Support for Human-AI Teaming
Recipient Name: University of Tulsa
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to construct a network of test environments using new software, hardware, and industry collaboration to research Human-AI teaming cybersecurity capabilities for projects that range from water infrastructure to traditional corporate IT networks.
Project Location: Tulsa, OK
Amount Requested: $2,500,000
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
City of Edmond for Water Main Upgrade:
Recipient Name: City of Edmond, Oklahoma
Project Purpose: To fund the replacement of a an existing 24-inch water main and tied-in 8-inch water main due to aging infrastructure.
Project Location: Edmond, OK
Amount Requested: $5M
City of Bethany for Rehabilitation of Elevated Water Storage:
Recipient Name: City of Bethany, Oklahoma
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for rehabilitation of a 50 year old elevated steel water storage tank, valve, and line replacements to isolate the tank.
Project Location: Bethany, OK
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
City of Tahlequah for Cherry Tree Sanitary Sewer System Rehabilitation:
Recipient Name: Cherokee Nation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for the engineering, pre-construction, construction, and project closeout of the Cherry Tree Sanitary Sewer system rehabilitation project.
Project Location: Tahlequah, OK
Amount Requested: $3,342,000
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority for Wastewater Line Improvements:
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to replace deteriorating water and wastewater lines to address the constrain for aerospace tenants operating at the OK Air and Spaceport.
Project Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Amount Requested: $4,750,000
City of McAlester for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements:
Recipient Name: City of McAlester
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to complete phase 1 of the City of McAlester’s West Wastewater Treatment Plant project that include design and partial construction of aeration basin improvements.
Project Location: McAlester, OK
Amount Requested: $1,493,000
Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Canadian County EOC Modernization and Infrastructure Resiliency Project
Recipient Name: Canadian County Emergency Management
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to renovate and modernize the County’s primary Emergency Operations Center and training facility to enhance operational efficiency, interoperability, redundancy, and security during catastrophic incidents.
Project Location: El Reno, OK
Amount Requested: $38,000
Pontotoc County Emergency Operations Center Renovations
Recipient Name: Pontotoc County Emergency Management
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to renovate approximately 1,566 square feet of its existing Emergency Operations Center, including the construction of a hardened saferoom to ensure continuity of operations during severe weather and other catastrophic incidents.
Project Location: Ada, OK
Amount Requested: $180,000
City of Chickasha Regional Emergency Operations Center
Recipient Name: City of Chickasha
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to convert a city-owned former Armory building into a fully-operational Regional Emergency Operations Center providing critical staging and coordination capability for disaster response organizations serving Grady County and south-central Oklahoma.
Project Location: Chickasha, OK
Amount Requested: $1,125,000
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
OSU-VA Hospital Slope Wall Rehabilitation
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to reimagine a blighted concrete slope wall at the OSU James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center set to open in 2026, providing state-of-the-art healthcare to over 65,000 veterans in a 300,000-square-foot facility with 58 medical and surgical beds.
Project Location: Tulsa, OK
Amount Requested: $5,500,000
Vinita Municipal Airport
Recipient Name: City of Vinita
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for airport improvements.
Project Location: Vinita, OK
Amount Requested: $1,170,000
I-35 Widening in McClain County
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to widen the I-35 corridor in McClain County to alleviate congestion on one of the heaviest travelled segments of the interstate.
Project Location: McClain County, OK
Amount Requested: $25,867,000
US-62 Goodyear Boulevard Interchange
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to introduce a new grade separated interchange at US-62 in the vicinity of Goodyear Boulevard on the west side of Lawton, OK.
Project Location: Lawton, OK
Amount Requested: $17,100,000
Route 66 Bridge Replacement in Chandler
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to replace the existing SH-66 bridge over the Stillwater Central Railroad in Chandler and reconstruct its approaches to meet current structural, geometric, and ADA standards.
Project Location: Chandler, OK
Amount Requested: $1,920,000
Port of Inola Local Road Safety Improvement Project
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to complete the final design, preconstruction activities, and construction of bridge and roadway improvements on East 650 Road from 4200 to 4220 Road.
Project Location: Rogers County, OK
Amount Requested: $10,000,000
US-69 Improvements in Tushka
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to reconstruct a 2.5 mile segment of US 69 through Tushka, Oklahoma to improve safety, enhance mobility, and restore the corridor to a state of good repair.
Project Location: Tushka, OK
Amount Requested: $20,020,000
US-412 Operational Improvements
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for pavement rehabilitation and associated safety, drainage, and access improvements along approximately 6.44 miles of US 412 in Rogers County, extending east from the I-44/US 412 junction to the Verdigris River.
Project Location: Rogers County, OK
Amount Requested: $49,056,000
Gateway to the First Americans Museum
Recipient Name: City of Oklahoma
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for design and construction of an additional road to the Horizons District’s First Americans Museum providing more direct access from I-35.
Project Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Amount Requested: $9,000,000
Reconstruction of Belford Bridge
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to replace the current structurally deficient Belford Bridge.
Project Location: Pawnee County, OK
Amount Requested: $15,200,000
West I-40 Bridge/Roadway Project
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to reconstruct and improve on and off ramps for the I-40 bridge intersection on Cimarron Road.
Project Location: Canadian County, OK
Amount Requested: $18,061,000
Ada Regional Airport
Recipient Name: City of Ada
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for airport improvements.
Project Location: Ada, OK
Amount Requested: $25,000,000
Pauls Valley Municipal Airport Improvements
Recipient Name: Pauls Valley Municipal Airport Authority
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for airport improvements.
Project Location: Pauls Valley, OK
Amount Requested: $3,320,000
Atoka Municipal Airport
Recipient Name: City of Atoka
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for airport improvements.
Project Location: Atoka, OK
Amount Requested: $15,000,000
Chamberlain and Berry Park Renovation
Recipient Name: City of Tulsa
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to complete renovations for two City of Tulsa Parks.
Project Location: Tulsa, OK
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Tribal Range for Ambient Integrated Technology Laboratory
Recipient Name: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to establish a secure research facility to support emerging aviation technologies and provide useful data for counter-UAS technology research.
Project Location: Bryan County, OK
Amount Requested: $18,000,000
Oklahoma Aerospace Experiential Learning Center
Recipient Name: Moore-Norman Area Vocational-Technical School District No. 17
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to construct a state-of-the-art aerospace training facility to accelerate workforce readiness and position the state as a national leader in aerospace education and innovation.
Project Location: Cleveland County, OK
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
The Stephenson Cancer Center at Schusterman (“SCC-Tulsa”)
Recipient Name: University of Oklahoma
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to purchase radiation equipment for the Stephenson Cancer Center at Schusterman, providing research-driven, advanced cancer care to Eastern Oklahoma.
Project Location: Tulsa County, OK
Amount Requested: $4,750,000
University of Central Oklahoma Nursing Simulation Center
Recipient Name: University of Central Oklahoma
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to provide funding to equip two lab spaces serving 500 students in pre-licensure nursing programs.
Project Location: Edmond, OK
Amount Requested: $608,000
Southern Oklahoma Nursing Education Center (SONEC)
Recipient Name: Murray State College
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to support a defined construction phase of the Southern Oklahoma Nursing Education Center, delivering functional education and clinical training space to expand rural healthcare workforce capacity.
Project Location: Ardmore, OK
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Pediatric Clinic, Cherokee County
Recipient Name: Northeastern Oklahoma Community Health Centers
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to build and equip a new pediatric care facility in Cherokee County with the goal of increasing patient access to rural healthcare.
Project Location: Tahlequah, OK
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Atoka County Medical Center Critical Infrastructure Restoration Project
Recipient Name: Atoka County Healthcare Authority
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to replace the hospital’s roofing system and restore interior patient care areas that were damaged by water intrusion.
Project Location: Atoka, OK
Amount Requested: $1,100,000
Community Medical Campus Consolidation to Improve Access and Care Coordination
Recipient Name: Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to construct additional buildings and related infrastructure for Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center’s integrated healthcare campus that consolidates 14 locations into one site for improved access, care coordination, and operational efficiency.
Project Location: Ada, OK
Amount Requested: $7,500,000
Tri-County Family Resource and Health Center of Enid
Recipient Name: Rural Health Projects, Inc.
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for new equipment to expand access to health and related family services for children and their families.
Project Location: Enid, OK
Amount Requested: $554,000
Center for Human Performance and Digital Health Innovation
Recipient Name: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF)
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to equip the OMRF Center for Human Performance and Digital Health Innovation with technology to enable advanced research on the state’s aging population to improve better health outcomes for patients in all 77 Oklahoma counties.
Project Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Amount Requested: $2,317,000
24/7 Rural Care Initiative
Recipient Name: Stillwater Medical Center
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to construct a 24/7 urgent care center adjacent to Stillwater Medical Center’s Emergency Department for patients with acute non-life-threatening issues to allow the Emergency Department to focus on patients experiencing life-threatening emergencies.
Project Location: Stillwater, OK
Amount Requested: $1,680,000
Anna Vaughn School of Nursing Simulation Lab
Recipient Name: Oral Roberts University
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to expand and modernize the Anna Vaughn School of Nursing’s simulation lab capacity by purchasing equipment to enhance clinical learning experiences and increase the nursing workforce.
Project Location: Tulsa, OK
Amount Requested: $359,000