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Community Project Funding RequestsLHHS/HRSA
Washington,
April 29, 2021
Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro announced that the House Committee on Appropriations will be accepting Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from Members. This is in addition to the standard programmatic and language-based requests. Each Member is limited to no more than 10 Community Project Funding requests across all subcommittees for Fiscal Year 2022 and there is no guarantee that all requested projects will be funded. The FY2022 CPF process has a limited scope with combined earmarks capped at 1% of all discretionary spending and eligible accounts restricted to those listed in the table below. Please note:
More information on the process can be found on the House Appropriations Committee’s page here. Staff may follow up for additional information to support the CPF request such as budget justification, documentation of community support and need, or proof of ability to meet match requirements once an initial request is submitted. _________________________ Eligible Entities & Projects Only state and local government entities, public institutions, and non-profit entities are eligible to submit and receive funding through CPF. Funding cannot be directed to for-profit entities and will not include waivers for State or local match requirements. While matching funds do not have to be in-hand prior to the request, requesting entities must have a plan to meet such requirements for the project to be viable. Additionally, each submission must be for FY2022 only and cannot include multi-year funding requests. The Committee will only consider projects with demonstrated community support in the form of: letters from local elected officials; press articles highlighting need; support from newspaper editorial boards; mentions on State intended use plans, community development plans, or other publicly available planning documents; resolutions passed by city councils or boards; etc. _________________________
Descriptions of eligible accounts can be found here. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS)
Defense
Energy and Water Development
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG)
Homeland Security
Interior and Environment
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (LHHS)
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (MilCon/VA)
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD)
_________________________ Transparency The final 10 CPF requests selected and submitted by Congressman Beyer to the Appropriations Committee will be posted on this page. Members will be required to certify that neither they nor their immediate family have a financial interest in the CPF requests made. _________________________ Projects Requested NOTE: The projects are listed alphabetically by Subcommittee. Subcommittee/Agency/Account: THUD/DOT/Local Transportation Priorities (Bike/Pedestrian) Subcommittee/Agency/Account: THUD/ DOT/Local Transportation Priorities (Pedestrian/Bike) Project Name: Clifford Ave, Fulton St & Manning St Storm Sewer Improvements Recipient: City of Alexandria Address: City of Alexandria government, 301 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Amount Requested: $420,000 Project Description and Explanation: Communities across the Commonwealth are facing more frequent severe flooding events. In Alexandria, these events impact our City far beyond our well known Potomac River waterfront area. We are currently working to implement short-range and long-term flood mitigation measures to reduce and resolve the impacts of this recurrent flooding in our community. As part of this comprehensive flood mitigation program, the City is working to fund and implement spot improvements in particularly impacted areas of our community. These spot improvements are new storm sewer projects such as detention, pipes and other drainage improvements that make neighborhoods more resilient to climate change and flash flooding. Projects are typically $50,000 to $1 million each (depending on project location and scope) and can be delivered in 8-20 months. The City plans to spend a total of $2.5 million in FY 2022 to deliver eight projects. An additional $420,000 would allow the City to accelerate a key project area currently planned for FY 2023. Storm sewer systems in this neighborhood were designed and installed approximately 75-years ago and as such do not account for changes in climate now effecting the local weather patterns which form extreme rainfall events precipitating flash flooding on an alarmingly frequent basis. The project proposes to increase the inlet sizes and connecting pipes at key locations to more effectively move stormwater from the streets into the storm sewers and out to Four Mile Run. Signed Disclosure Letter: Here Subcommittee/Agency/Account: THUD/DOT/Local Transportation Priorities (Highway) Project Name: George Washington Memorial Parkway - Traffic and Safety Context Sensitive Solutions, Belle Haven to City of Alexandria Recipient: City of Alexandria Address: 2700 George Washington Memorial Parkway, Arlington, VA 22202 Amount Requested: $300,000 Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used Safety Improvements along the Southern George Washington Memorial Parkway – Belle Haven Park to City of Alexandria border. In 2020, the National Park Service (NPS) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) completed a traffic and safety assessment on the southern section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The Southern George Washington Memorial Parkway Safety Study focused on nine key intersections on 6.3 miles of road between the City of Alexandria and George Washington’s estate Mount Vernon. The study identifies context sensitive solutions that make the road safer and protect the scenic and historic values that justify the parkway’s inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. This project would advance the goals of the study by implementing new lane markings and pilot access management options. This project would advance the goals of the study to identify context sensitive solutions that make the road safer for drivers and vulnerable road users and protect the scenic and historic values that justify the parkway’s inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. This funding proposal focuses on drainage repairs, striping, and sealing along the parkway from the City of Alexandria to Belle Haven Park. The project will improve safety for motorists as well as vulnerable road users utilizing and crossing the Parkway by ensuring that lane markings are clearly distinguishable and degraded drainage surfaces and grates are stabilized. Signed Disclosure Letter: Here Subcommittee/Agency/Account: THUD/HUD/Economic Development Initiatives Project Name: Electric School Bus and associated electric vehicle charging infrastructure Recipient: City of Falls Church Address: 150 S. Washington St., Ste. 400, Falls Church, VA 22046 Amount Requested: $396,227 Project Description and Explanation: The City of Falls Church and Falls Church City Public Schools are requesting funding for one electric school bus and associated electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure (to provide for a phase 2 set up to four buses), to realize energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction benefits of electric school buses. The City is an ideal location to demonstrate all of the advantages of electric vehicle adoption on a small scale, in a challenging environment that can prove the benefits. The proposed location of the charging station is one block from key infrastructure: two city schools, legacy commercial and residential real-estate, a major, new 10 acre commercial development already slated for construction, and further large developments in the future. The City is well-known for its commitment to high quality public education, and community members are exceptionally engaged in the schools. Many parents move to this area specifically for the schools, and are willing to pay more in housing costs to do so. That does not mean, however, that they are not cost-conscious. Reduced lifecycle and operating costs for school buses would allow more funding to go to academic programs. The health benefits to our children from cleaner air and reduced noise in and around the buses also resonate strongly in a community rated one of the healthiest in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Environmental sustainability and resilience are core values of our community, and Falls Church City Public Schools is an active partner in the City s goals. Our curriculum and outreach programs influence our students to understand the social and technical aspects of our use of energy resources. Signed Disclosure Letter: Here Subcommittee/Agency/Account: Interior/ Environmental Protection Agency - State and Tribal Assistance Grants/CWSRF Project Name: Lincoln Avenue Stormwater Project Recipient: City of Falls Church Address: 300 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046 Amount Requested: $400,000 Project Description and Explanation: The City of Falls Church section of Lincoln Avenue is currently lacking underground stormwater infrastructure, forcing stormwater to travel in the roadway. This runoff frequently overtops the curb and floods residential houses. This project will reduce flooding of streets and houses due to stormwater overtopping curbs by adding underground detention, piping, regrading, and curb modifications to detain and redirect flows away from homes. Lincoln Ave is a major transportation thoroughfare intersecting the Tripps Run waterway, which is in an Army Corps Protected Floodplain and serves as a conduit connecting Northwest portions of the City contiguous with Fairfax and other small areas located in the East of the City contiguous with Arlington County. This project will capture, manage, and treat stormwater originating upstream in Fairfax County as well as provide treatment and water quality benefits to stormwater discharges downstream destined for the Tripps Run floodplain and adjacent Fairfax County. Signed Disclosure Letter: Here Subcommittee/Agency/Account: THUD/ DOT/Local Transportation Priorities (Pedestrian/Bike) Project Name: Pohick Road Sidewalk (I-95 to Richmond Highway) Recipient: Fairfax County Government Address: 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035 Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Project Description and Explanation: The project will construct missing links of the sidewalk on the roadway between I-95 and Richmond Highway (US Route 1). By building the missing sidewalks, this project will improve multimodal mobility along this roadway. The project connects high density residential neighborhoods to Richmond Highway and significant public transit service that runs along Richmond Highway, improving mobility and access to jobs for the community. Signed Disclosure Letter: Here Subcommittee/Agency/Account: LHHS/HRSA Project Name: Regional Projects Data Warehouse Recipient: Fairfax County Government Address: 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035 Amount Requested: $800,000 Project Description and Explanation: Funding will be used to establish a Regional Projects Data Warehouse and the integration and interface connecting platform for all data sources to share their data as required by federal and state laws. This initiative would allow for greater interoperability and client continuity of care. The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Regional Projects office is the fiscal agent for projects supporting clients in Region 2, which includes Community Services Boards (CSBs) in Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Alexandria, and Arlington. The management and reporting from these projects to the state requires pulling data from multiple sources throughout the region including CSBs, private and state hospitals, the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute (NVMHI), and other relevant providers. The overwhelming data reporting requirements would benefit greatly from the establishment of a Regional Projects Data Warehouse that allows data to be reported using business intelligence tools as well as efficient and timely reporting. This data warehouse capability would also allow greater flexibility for dissecting data in multiple ways to evaluate the effectiveness and benefit of programs being administered under the Regional Projects umbrella. Utilizing a regional data warehouse would increase the reliability and cadence in which data will be reported to the State, which would allow for timely decision making. This initiative would also allow for greater interoperability and client continuity of care. Signed Disclosure Letter: Here |