FY24 Community Project Funding Requests

To meet urgent needs of communities across the United States, the House Appropriations Committee has invited Members of Congress to request federal funding for projects in their communities. All requests submitted to the Appropriations Committee serve as an important step in the appropriations process, and the Committee will carefully review requests as it develops fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills.

These requests are subject to strict transparency and accountability rules, which can be found HERE. As part of the important reforms associated with Community Project Funding, the Committee requires Members to certify that neither they nor their immediate families have any financial interest in projects they request.

Please note:

All projects must meet the relevant statutory and administrative criteria for funding through the grant program under which it is submitted.
A request submitted to Congressman Lou Correa DOES NOT guarantee the project will be selected.
The selection of a project DOES NOT guarantee it will be funded by the Appropriations Committee.

FY24 Restrictions:

This year, the House Appropriations Committee (R-Majority) restricted Members from requesting CPF requests in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), and Defense bills. This means that House Members could only place requests in seven of the 12 spending bills.
In addition, the Majority placed a general prohibition on projects for museums, commemoratives, and memorials; swimming pools, water parks, golf and golf courses; health care facilities (except for some rural healthcare facilities in the Agriculture bill); and venues strictly for entertainment purposes such as theaters and performing arts venues under the Economic Development Initiatives (EDI) account within THUD.
Beyond restrictions on the above types of projects and no longer including projects for any accounts in the LHHS, FSGG, and Defense bills, the Majority restricted projects in the following six accounts:

Commerce, Justice, Science - Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology – Construction
Energy and Water - Energy Projects
Interior - Department of Interior - National Park Service - Save America’s Treasures
Interior - Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service - State and Private Forestry
Interior - Land and Water Conservation Fund - Land Acquisition
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs - Department of Veterans Affairs - Minor Construction

Projects Requested for FY24

NOTE: The projects are listed in no particular order.

Account: CJS – Byrne Justice

Project Name: Neutral Ground - Youth Violence Prevention

Recipient: Nati’s House dba Neutral Ground

Address: 1920 E 17th St. Suite 202 Santa Ana CA 92705

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $1.5 million

Project Description and Explanation: Neutral Ground (NG) is seeking federal funding to bolster its gang intervention efforts across Santa Ana and Anaheim’s most gang-imbued neighborhoods, targeting adolescent youth with ties to local gangs. NG has highly skilled Youth Violence Prevention (YVP) Community Intervention Workers (CIWs) that will serve to provide street outreach and first responder services to the community. The intervention services are offered 7 days a week with most students accessing services at least weekly. Programming will be offered after-school in the forms of group mentoring, restorative justice circles, community service, and special presentations and events, as well as 1:1 case management, violence intervention, gang disengagement, and mentoring. Services are offered and usually accessed at least biweekly. In partnership with Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), the City of Santa Ana, Santa Ana Unified School Police and Orange County Probation. Communication and collaboration will be developed with the Santa Ana and Anaheim’s Police Departments once the program is funded.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: OC River Walk

Recipient: City of Anaheim

Address: 2695 E Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $9 million

Project Description and Explanation: Federal funding will allow the City to complete the final design and construction of a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Santa Ana River. The new bridge will provide safer, more accessible connections for pedestrians and bicyclists traveling between the City of Anaheim and the City of Orange, as well as cyclists using the regional Santa Ana River Trail. This project is part of a 30-mile trail segment that will eventually connect with others to create a 110-mile “Mountain-to-Ocean” bike trail, and it is currently the western leg of a regional “Orange County Loop.” The new pedestrian and bicycle bridge will provide safe and accessible infrastructure to connect pedestrians and bicyclists currently traveling between the City of Anaheim and the City of Orange, as well as cyclists using the regional Santa Ana River Trail. The bridge will provide critical connection to employment centers, access to multi-modal transit options at the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC), and safe linkage along a major active transportation corridor – the Santa Ana River Trail (SART). This project will allow residents to securely access free active transportation infrastructure to reach daily destinations, jobs, critical services, recreation, entertainment, shopping, and connect to low-cost local and regional public transit. In addition, the project directly supports the use of zero-emission transportation modes (active transportation and transit), and will help to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled, thereby decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Phase II

Recipient: City Anaheim

Address: 1340 S. Lewis Street in Anaheim, CA and 1455 S. Salvation Place, Anaheim, CA 92805

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $6 million

Project Description and Explanation: The funding being requested will be used to help develop the second phase of the Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Phase II project, which will include the development of approximately 90 additional PSH units. The Center of Hope PSH Phase II project, operated by The Salvation Army, began in 2019 as a 224-bed emergency shelter for persons experiencing homelessness in the City of Anaheim as an effort to address the City’s growing homeless population and to comply with a legal settlement to provide a minimum of 325 shelter beds for the City’s unsheltered homeless population. Soon after the temporary emergency shelter opened and expanded to 325 shelter beds, the City and The Salvation Army quickly recognized that a more integrative approach was necessary to reduce the number of people falling into chronic homelessness. As a result, the Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) project was initiated between the City and The Salvation Army. For the first phase of this project, The Salvation Army applied for and obtained State 4% Tax Credits and Bond financing, funds from CA Housing and Community Development (HCD), County of Orange No Place Like Home (NPLH), Anaheim Housing Authority, Orange County Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and Housing Finance Trust, Neighborworks of Orange County and funding from private philanthropic donors for a total of $60 million to build a state of the art facility that will include a 325-bed low barrier emergency shelter, 72 permanent supportive housing units for extremely- low income persons with robust wrap-around services and on-site amenities, an onsite medical and dental care facility, a two-story community center and assembly hall, a dining and kitchen facility, intake and administration area and a 175-bed drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. The City anticipates to continue assisting The Salvation Army in future phases of development to create a total of 250 PSH units on site as there continues to be a significant need of permanent supportive housing units in Anaheim and the state of California. The Center of Hope Project would not only increase the supply of housing for a hard-to-house population, but the clients will also receive intense wrap-around case management services that will help integrate individuals back into mainstream society.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: Store One - City of Anaheim’s Food Services Incubator and Job Training Center

Recipient: City of Anaheim

Address: 722 N. Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $2 million

Project Description and Explanation: Federal funding assistance will create a facility that will have direct positive impacts on these communities by supporting small business growth and preparing a skilled labor force that will benefit from living wage, long term jobs. In addition, the City has selected program operators that focus their services on populations of low-to-moderate income communities, immigrants, and people of color, and will work closely with aspiring entrepreneurs from these populations to increase access to equity, expertise, and resources to launch/expand small business enterprises. Outreach/Education will focus on the Project Target area, providing reduced or no-cost access to services for low-income and disadvantaged residents and businesses from economically distressed neighborhoods. In partnership with local community-based organizations focused on social enterprise and entrepreneurial development, Store One will provide space for micro food-related businesses to receive business planning and development services, as well as access to kitchen facilities, media center, and a pop-up shop to test, market and launch their business concepts.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: City of Anaheim’s Revitalization of Beach Boulevard – Motel Acquisition

Recipient: City of Anaheim

Address: 627 West La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $2 million

Project Description and Explanation: The “Rebuild Beach” initiative aims to transform 1.5 miles of Beach Boulevard, which includes 19 motels that have decayed over the last several decades and become a magnet for crime. Funding will help the city purchase another nuisance motel to create additional housing units and revitalize the Beach Boulevard corridor.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: CJS – Byrne Justice

Project Name: City of Santa Ana Alternative Response Program

Recipient: City of Santa Ana

Address: 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $3,500,000

Project Description and Explanation: This project will expand and support the Santa Ana Multi-Disciplinary Response Teams (SMART), which is a pilot program that deploys trauma-informed social workers and mental health clinicians to respond to non-emergency 911 calls reducing the burden on the City’s public safety system. SMART provides an immediate response to calls for service to the city and to the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) involving individuals experiencing mental health crises and/or substance abuse disorders. Santa Ana has the second highest concentration of homeless individuals in Orange County, thus many of these individuals are homeless. The goal of this project is to transition these calls to subject matter experts who are highly trained in crisis intervention, mental health, addiction, and medical services in order to provide the best response to those in need. Additionally, this will relieve strain on the city’s law enforcement officials. These experts rely on trauma informed techniques to de-escalate situations and bring them to a non-violent resolution. The Santa Ana SMART program is an important, cost-effective way to relieve pressure on the Santa Ana Police Department while improving public safety outcomes for the City. Further, the program has already proven to reduce the City's homeless population living on the streets--as the pilot has helped over 1,000 individuals connect with housing and shelter.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: Public Safety Center Upgrades

Recipient: City of Stanton

Address: 11100 Cedar St, Stanton, CA 90680

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $1,800,000

Project Description and Explanation: The City of Stanton currently contracts for police services with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD). As part of the partnership, the City provides OCSD with a building across the street from City Hall that serves as the Stanton Police Station. The Sheriff’s Department works out of the building 24 hours a day, seven days a week protecting the Stanton community. More than 38 employees work out of this dilapidated 7,800 square foot building. The 1970s era building needs critical structural and utility related upgrades in order to continue providing value as a headquarters for the police department. Specifically, this project would fund the procurement of architectural design documents, replace the roof, upgrade the failing plumbing system, upgrade and replace electrical wiring and panels, upgrade and replace the existing insufficient HVAC system, and install various security related enhancements. These upgrades are essential to help facilitate the continued safety of the City of Stanton residents and the police officers that serve the community. The facility serves the entire City of Stanton as well as provides mutual aid to surrounding communities when called upon. Project goals and results include: replacement the roof, upgrade of the failing plumbing system, upgrade and replacement of electrical wiring and panels, upgrade and replacement of the existing insufficient HVAC system, and installation of various security and access related enhancements.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: Police Station Historic Rehabilitation & Remediation Project

Recipient: City of Fullerton

Address: 237 W Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $2.5 million

Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used in the remediation of hazardous materials and the restoration of the Fullerton Police Station. The historic structure contains high levels of asbestos and lead paint throughout the entire building. Both the interior and exterior of the building are in desperate need of critical health and safety repairs and upgrades in order to continue serving the City of Fullerton Police Department and the community. This project will completely re-do the locker room and shower facilities which are currently not operational or in-use. Our Police Department deserves a facility that they are not only proud, but that can take care of officers’ basic health and safety needs. Furthermore, the jail and holding facility located at the Police Station is woefully aged and insufficient to handle the needs of the Department. The project seeks to rehabilitate the jail and the secure canopy where detainees are brought into the facility. This includes new detention cells and associated infrastructure, as well as upgraded processing areas.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: Interior: EPA-STAG

Project Name: Well 7A Construction

Recipient: City of Fullerton

Address: 627 West La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $2 million

Project Description and Explanation: As California continues to suffer from the effects of prolonged and extreme drought, local drinking water supply and local water resiliency projects are more important now than they ever have been. This project will help secure water supplies for the City of Fullerton into the future. The current drinking water system does not have the appropriate backup or redundancies to protect against drought, contamination, or infrastructure challenges. This project will help mitigate drought effects and provide clean, safe, and affordable drinking water to all of the residents in the City of Fullerton. The funding would be used to quip the newly drilled well with high-capacity pumps, motors, discharge piping, disinfection facilities, and electrical equipment. Without the equipment, Well 7A cannot begin to produce drinking water for the community. This project will result in improved local water resiliency for the entire City.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: West Orange Park Project

Recipient: City of Orange

Address: 3050 W Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92868

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $2 million

Project Description and Explanation: The City of Orange is seeking federal funding to construct the West Orange Park, which would provide much needed open space, recreational opportunities, and active transportation to one of the City’s most disadvantaged and park-poor areas. The site is located on County of Orange Flood Control land, and the City is entering into a 50-year no-cost lease to develop the property. According to the State Parks Community Fact Finder tool, the surrounding half mile region includes both disadvantaged and severely disadvantaged communities, 0.00 parks per 1,000 people, over 400 individuals living in poverty, and over 1,000 youth living in the area. The property is currently not utilized but is uniquely situated near the Santa Ana River Trail which connects to several regional amenities and would serve as a critical resource for this community. The proposed park would also connect to the Santa Ana River Conservancy and River Parkway, all of which have been identified by the State of California as treasured resources. The goal of this project is to enhance this underutilized property for the benefit of the community, protect the critical resources near the Santa Ana River Conservancy, River Parkway, and Trail, and to provide new recreation opportunities for one of the City’s most disadvantaged and park poor areas.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: Richard Lehn Intergenerational Campus

Recipient: Illumination Foundation

Address: 918 N Bewley St, Santa Ana, CA 92703

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $2 million

Project Description and Explanation: Illumination Foundation is seeking federal money to acquire, develop, and operate the property at 918 N Bewley Street in the City of Santa Ana. In collaboration with developer partners, the Foundation intends to renovate and restore the 11 units at this property to create the Richard Lehn Intergenerational Campus, a project which will serve families and seniors experiencing homelessness. This project will provide a blend of permanent supportive housing and transitional housing, serving the most vulnerable families and seniors experiencing homelessness in District 46. Five of these units will provide permanent housing to the Transitional Age Youth (TAY) population, with an emphasis on single-parent households. Two units will provide permanent housing for 6 seniors in a shared living environment. The four remaining units will be utilized as transitional housing for 8 families. All of the project’s residents will receive onsite supportive services, emphasizing housing retention and stability, life skills development, and community integration. The families will be supported to identify their strengths and skills, receiving support to not only stabilize, but to achieve their career and educational goals, disrupting generational cycles of poverty and homelessness. The property includes a daycare center that the Foundation has partnered with Head Start to operate, and families with small children residing at the site will have preferential entry. This will further support residents’ ability to seek employment or attend school, broadening the capacity of this project to achieve economic development within the community. The intergenerational nature of this project is expected to garner substantial synergistic benefits for all of the residents.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: EPIC Center

Recipient: Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAP OC)

Address: The project currently has no location, but CAP OC is seeking a location in CA-46

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $7 million

Project Description and Explanation: Funding for this project would allow CAP OC to begin the pre-development work to locate and secure a place for the EPIC Center. CAP OC currently operates out of a leased 86,000 sq ft building in Garden Grove that is too small for the current operation and much too small for the programs and services that the agency wants to be for the future. At its main offices, the building only has room to house the OC Food Bank, Energy and Environmental Services, and the Administration Offices. This means that CAP OC cannot provide a holistic wrap around approach and CAP OC needs a minimum of 150,000 to 200,000 square feet of space, more than double the size of its current location, in order to provide the above-mentioned services. There is also an urgency for CAP OC to find adequate space because its current rent increased by 80% as compared to last year and CAP OC is now paying $36,000 more per month. Those are funds that could be reinvested into programs to serve the community. This project will serve as a one-stop-shop for CAP OC’s current and future programs such as essential services: utility and rent assistance, family services and youth programs, as well as a hub to incubate new programs and a training center to empower individuals for future jobs. A center will allow CAP OC to create a place where people can get the resources they need, when they need them.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: Career Training Buildings Renovation

Recipient: Santa Ana College

Address: 1530 W 17th St, Santa Ana, CA 92706

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $5 million

Project Description and Explanation: This project will retrofit and renovate workforce training learning environments at Santa Ana College to meet industry standards for in-demand occupational training programs. The project would renovate existing buildings on campus which are old and not able to support equipment and technology to provide learning environments commensurate with industry standards. The renovations will include 4 classroom/learning lab spaces for Automotive, Culinary Arts, Construction and Welding. Santa Ana College’s adult education programs have unduplicated headcount of 19,397 students and resulted in 22,881 course completions. The growing number of students enrolling in career training and non-credit programs is celebrated, but it also represents a significant challenge. Santa Ana College’s classrooms need to be revitalized to serve this growing population and to ensure that students are prepared to enter and succeed in in-demand occupations. These facilities are old and the equipment for these programs is outdated. Renovating classrooms/lab spaces for each of these programs will enable the College to create learning environments that are commensurate with industry standards to ensure that students emerge ready and competitive for high-paying, in-demand jobs in the region. Students will be learning in start-of-the art classrooms/labs structured to replicate work environments using equipment standard in the industry.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: EDI

Project Name: YMCA Community Complex

Recipient: Young Men's Christian Association of Anaheim

Address: 1422 W. Broadway, Anaheim, CA 92802

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $5 million

Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to expand the Anaheim YMCA Community Complex, which would then be able to host exercise clubs, an open-space area for families, and multi-purpose rooms to be used for senior health prevention, various classes and workshops, and to showcase local resources and partners to community members. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because this project would lessen the burden on the City of Anaheim to provide resources and support to their community at a social and recreational level. The Anaheim YMCA has a proven track record (112 years) of identifying community health and recreational needs, as well as meeting those outcomes through intentional and strategic programming and collaboration. This would allow the City of Anaheim focus its priorities on pressing needs such as homelessness and housing development. In response to the rising community needs, the YMCA would offer a fully-formed center and community space that will bring people of every age together to improve their health, well-being and quality of life. Currently the Complex welcomes 4,000 residents through the doors each week. After completion of Phase 2, the Anaheim YMCA anticipates doubling the weekly attendance to 8,000 visits. This project is a priority as there is disproportionate access to programs, recreation, and social services in the underserved community that surrounds the Project site. The momentum from this project would create a “destination” and hub for the community to be resilient and thrive.

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE

Account: THUD: DOT; Transit Infrastructure Projects

Project Name: West Anaheim Zero-Emission Microtransit Project

Recipient: Anaheim Transportation Network

Address: 1213 S. Claudina Street, Anaheim, CA 92805 and 1227 S. Claudina Street, Anaheim, CA 92805

Amount Requested to Appropriations Committee: $790,000

Project Description and Explanation: ATN is the municipal public transit operator for the City of Anaheim. This project is seeking federal support to launch a new, after-hours night owl service that will promote equity by connecting workers to employment centers during late night and early morning hours. The goal is to increase access to economic activity (by connecting to job centers), increase safety (by providing door-to-door night owl service), and address climate change (by using zero-emission vehicles). Funding will allow for capital purchase of three (3) zero-emission battery electric vans, purchase and installation of three EV chargers and related wiring changes needed at ATN’s new Operations and Maintenance facility located at 1213 and 1227 S. Claudina Street in Anaheim. Vans will be used for on-demand Night Owl Microtransit service for West Anaheim neighborhoods. ATN’s research indicates that several thousand employees who work in Downtown Disney District, Disneyland Resort, California Adventure, Anaheim Convention Center and hospitality community with 51,000 rooms, live in West Anaheim and have no transit service after 10:00PM. Using all-electric passenger vehicles, the service will operate seven days a week, and 365 days per year. It will operate as an evening/late night service and will fill a void in transportation services and transit connectivity for service workers, who work 2nd and 3rd shifts. West Anaheim Microtransit will provide door-to-door or door-to-transit connections for workers during hours when traditional transit operations slow. ATN anticipates that annual ridership of 45,000 for the proposed new service. ATN has already secured seven vans for the service but needs funding to secure the final three

Signed Disclosure Letter: HERE