With two months under his belt as Oklahoma’s new U.S. Senator, Alan Armstrong jumped in head first in making sure Oklahoma is represented in the 2027 Fiscal Year Congressional funding.
His website included a long list of millions and millions of dollars in funding requests for water storage, sewage treatment, transportation projects and aeronautics improvement.
Intended recipients include Oklahoma State University, University of Tulsa, the Cherokee Nation and cities such as Edmond, Tulsa, McAlester and Chandler.
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 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
