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Ahead Of Vice President Harris’ Event In Falls Church, Beyer Submits Community Project Requests To Fund Northern Virginia Initiatives
Washington,
May 20, 2022
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, today announced his submissions on behalf of Virginia’s 8th Congressional District requesting federal funds from the Fiscal Year 2023 Community Project Funding (CPF) Program, which will provide targeted funding for local projects across the country. All of Beyer’s FY22 requests were fully funded by appropriations legislation signed into law in March, including a request on behalf of Falls Church for an electric school bus and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Later today Beyer will welcome Vice President Kamala Harris, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, and White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu to Falls Church for an event touting investments in clean school buses funded by bipartisan legislation including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “Each of the Community Project Funding requests I submitted on behalf of Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax would benefit local initiatives in our community,” said Beyer. “The projects for which I requested funding would build on previous funding I secured to improve pedestrian and bicycle routes, support new EV charging stations and green infrastructure, mitigate flooding risks and improve sewer infrastructure, and support full deployment of body-worn cameras for the Alexandria Police Department. New requests would also fund mental health resources, affordable housing amenities, efforts to alleviate food insecurity, help bridge the digital divide, and provide emergency assistance to Afghan evacuees in Northern Virginia. These are worthy projects deserving of federal funding.” New rules adopted by the House of Representatives allow each Representative to submit funding requests for up to 15 projects within their district for FY23, without any guarantee of approval. Project requests must fall within a limited scope of federal accounts and direct funds to state and local government and select non-profits, and each Member must certify that they and their family have no financial interest in any project for which they request funding. Beyer’s FY23 CPF requests follow below, with full details including accounts, disclosures, and Beyer’s letters to House Appropriations Committee explaining the requests available here. Recipient: ALIVE!, Inc. Recipient: Arlington County Recipient: Arlington County Recipient: Arlington County Recipient: Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) Recipient: City of Alexandria Recipient: City of Alexandria Recipient: City of Alexandria - Recipient: City of Falls Church Recipient: City of Falls Church Recipient: Fairfax County Recipient: Fairfax County Recipient: Fairfax County Recipient: Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) Recipient: The Tahirih Justice Center |