SWALWELL FUNDS $15 MILLION IN LOCAL PROJECTS WITH PASSAGE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL
WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced that more than $15 million dollars is on its way to the East Bay and will be dedicated to 15 local projects in California's 15th Congressional District. Representative Swalwell secured funding for these projects as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding package which passed the House of Representatives earlier today.
"I am thrilled to see this funding for Community Projects headed to California's Fifteenth Congressional District," said Swalwell. "Whether it's supporting affordable housing in Hayward, mitigating food insecurity in Livermore, or increasing student support programs at local community colleges, funding for these projects will help meet the needs of our communities. These project requests came directly from local governments and nonprofits in our community and I look forward to seeing their impact in the months and years to come."
Each of the Community Project Funding requests that Representative Swalwell championed for on behalf of his district – 15 out of 15 – were included in today's bill. The community non-profits and public institutions that will receive direct federal funding are listed below.
$2,150,000 for Union Sanitary District's Enhanced Treatment and Site Upgrade Campus Solar Project
$2,000,000 for the City of Pleasanton's PFAS Treatment and Well Rehabilitation Project
$2,000,000 for One Nation Dream Maker's Last Mile Delivery Program
$1,400,000 for the Alameda County ALL IN Eats Food Hub
$1,000,000 for East Bay Community Energy's Municipal Critical Facility Resilience Project
$1,000,000 for the Chabot - Las Positas Community College District's East Bay College Agile Network
$1,000,000 for Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley's Sequoia Grove Affordable Housing Project
$1,000,000 for the Construction Trade Workforce Initiative's Building Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Program
$1,000,000 for Goodness Village Livermore's Affordable Housing Project
$709,000 for the City of Hayward's Hayward Evaluation and Response Teams (HEART) Program
$700,000 for Bay Area Community Health's Refugee Mobile Health Clinics
$477,0000 for East Bay Agency for Children's Post-Covid Student and Teacher Recovery and Resilience Building Program
$285,000 for Hayward/ South Alameda County NAACP's Black Integrated Community Engagement Program
$250,000 for the Muslim Community Center's Rental Assistance Program
$100,000 for Dublin Chamber of Commerce's Emerging Business Community Outreach Program
The Fiscal Year 2023 government funding package also includes $44.9 billion in much-needed emergency aid to support the Ukrainian people and $40.6 billion for other purposes including assisting communities across the country recovering from drought, hurricanes, flooding, wildfire, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
A detailed summary of the legislation is available here.
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