Project Requests
As part of the yearly appropriations process, members of Congress may request funding for specific projects in their communities, so long as the projects have a federal nexus and meet other requirements established by federal law, House Rules, and the Appropriations Committee. Guidance for Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding is available here.
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PROJECTS REQUESTED
Offshore Wind Tribal Engagement
Northern California Indian Development Council
Eureka, CA
$1,500,000
The funding would be used to expand Tribal capacity for engagement in the large offshore wind energy project. The offshore wind energy project is being developed off of the Humboldt County coast and serviced through Humboldt Bay Harbor in California. Tribes and Tribal organizations will be reimbursed for the time and resources to participate in meetings, workshops, and other planning activities that will be occurring regularly through the county, state and nation over the next year. This will include travel reimbursement to allow staff and Native community leaders to attend meetings, workshops, and conferences they may not otherwise be able to attend due to limited resources. Thoughtful and equitable development protects our coastal community’s character and health and promotes appropriate coastal-dependent uses and industries. This funding will ensure that underrepresented groups, Indigenous people and Tribes, are involved in the planning of a project that will radically change our region going forward. This project fundamentally supports the goal of having all residents contribute to the vision of the future for their own community.
Member Certification Letter
The Purchase and Renovation of the West Marin Pharmacy
Petaluma Health Center, Inc.
Point Reyes Station, CA
$500,000
The funding would be used for Petaluma Health Center, Inc.to assist in the purchase, renovation and equip the West Marin Pharmacy in Point Reyes Station to serve the residents of rural West Marin. This one-time investment will allow this rural community to continue to have a local pharmacy in its community. Petaluma Health Center has developed a business plan for this pharmacy that will allow it to cover the costs of operating the pharmacy once it is renovated. Low-income patients in West Marin must travel to Petaluma to access free or low-cost medications available through the 340B federal pharmacy discount program. This project will increase access to pharmacy services for all residents of West Marin, and especially for low-income essential workers and low-income families who will gain access to free or low-cost medications.
Member Certification Letter
Spud Point-Bodega Bay Ice-making Plant
County of Sonoma
Bodega Bay, CA
$1,200,000
The funding would be used to replace the Spud Point - Bodega Bay ice-making plant with new, energy-efficient, climate friendly refrigeration equipment that is critical to the commercial and recreational fishing operations along the Northern California coast. The current equipment is over forty years old and requires costly maintenance every year to ensure this industry has a reliable source of ice to preserve their catch. Failure of this equipment will directly impact the local coastal commercial fishing economy stretching from North of Half Moon Bay up through Marin, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties. During the large commercial seasons of Dungeness crab and salmon, the ice plant supplies operations from the state of Washington to Southern California. Without this ice plant, fish buyers throughout Sonoma County and throughout Northern California would be unable to buy seafood products from the commercial fishing fleet because the ice is needed for transporting fresh fish after being offloaded at the Bodega Bay Marinas.
Member Certification Letter
Marin County Environmental Infrastructure
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Marin Municipal Water District
Marin County, CA
$1,000,000
The funding would be used to install a new pipeline to connect Marin Water’s Soulajule Reservoir to Nicasio Reservoir. This funding request would allow Marin Water to work with the Army Corps of Engineers to initiate Phase I of the project to bring Soulajule Reservoir "online," starting with a dedicated conveyance pipeline that will reduce water loss and impact to neighboring landowners, and improve operational flexibility. Connecting Soulajule Reservoir to the rest of Marin Water's drinking water system and improving its pumping operations will make the region's water supply more resilient to climate and drought stressors while measurably reducing water loss from conveyance and improving the cost, flexibility, and GHG and air pollution emissions of accessing water stored at Soulajule. This will bring a federal partner into Marin Water's work to improve water supply reliability and climate resilience -- with the potential to benefit the entire North Bay once the rest of the water supply roadmap is completed.
Member Certification Letter
Non-Expulsion Fuse Equipment Purchase
Trinity Public Utilities District
Trinity County, CA
$262,410
The funding would be used for purchase the 572 non-expulsion fuses. When a standard fuse operates, turning off power due to system overload or a fault detection on the circuit, the fuse opens and expels hot metal. Replacement of standard fuses with non-expulsion fuses reduces fire risk by eliminating the expulsion of hot metal onto the ground below the fuse, which may be covered with fuels, especially in the late summer months. These funds will benefit residents by reducing wildfire risk and vegetation management expenses within the Trinity PUD Service Territory.
Member Certification Letter
Gualala Community Center Rebuilding
Gualala Community Center
Gualala, CA
$2,000,000
The funding would be used for the rebuilding of a 7,500 square foot facility that was destroyed by an arson fire in February 2023. The original structure built in 1954 by volunteers was a multiuse facility that provided a central meeting location for public and private events on the south Mendocino and north Sonoma Coast. The facility will help generate economic value to the Gualala business community and serve as a safe haven for residents during catastrophic events. The venue will provide event services that will attract visitors to the community which will support local short term rentals. With an increase in visitors to the area, local retail businesses, restaurants, grocery stores
Member Certification Letter
Del Norte Center Construction
Partnership for the Performing Arts
Crescent City, CA
$1,500,000
The funding would be used for the construction of a new multi-purpose community civic center and Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it is an efficient, elegant, and cost-effective way to address multiple needs at once with a modest one-time investment of government funds. The Center will serve as a critical resource in the event of community emergencies, it will be a gathering place for residents of all ages, interests, and needs, it will be an invaluable asset to the area’s students, families, and schools, it will add a significant boost of economic activity by capturing revenue from visitors that is currently being lost, and it will be an important factor in increasing the livability and desirability of the community to young professionals, families, and older adults.
Member Certification Letter
Fairfax-San Anselmo Children’s Center Safety Upgrades
County of Marin
Fairfax, CA
$2,000,000
The funding would be used for major rehabilitation, safety improvements and property upgrades to ensure it can remain open to the working, low-income families it serves – including ADA ramps, retaining walls, Fire Alarm system, roofing, bathroom updates, abatement, wiring/electrical, lighting and parking lot upgrades for the Fairfax-San Anselmo Children’s Center. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because if the FSACC were to close, Marin County would permanently lose FSACC’s 110 state-subsidized slots which comprise 12% of the County’s 950 total slots. With more than 900, eligible, low-income children in Marin on the waiting list in Marin for a slot, the closure of the Fairfax-San Anselmo Children’s Center would be lasting and detrimental. Quality childcare offers children from low-income backgrounds a strong foundation for cognitive and socio-emotional development. Thus, subsidized childcare not only supports parental employment but also fosters intergenerational mobility.
Member Certification Letter
City of Santa Rosa Environmental Infrastructure Project
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - City of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, CA
$1,000,000
The funding would be used for rehabilitation of the Llano Trunk sewer line (Llano Trunk) which is critical to strengthening the City’s water resiliency by preserving the region’s recycled water supply, protecting our environment, and ensuring underserved areas are shielded from the impacts of climate change. The system includes roughly 1,200 miles of water and sewer pipelines. The funding provided is for purposes authorized by Section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, as amended. The Llano Trunk Line has significant potential to fail, which could cause catastrophic consequences to human and environmental health and safety. Such failure would interrupt wastewater flows to the Laguna Treatment Plant, causing a significant spill and backup of wastewater in the environment and the community, and inhibit Santa Rosa from delivering recycled water and helping produce clean energy for the region. With the prediction of less frequent but more intense storms, there is also significant concern that the added flows during these events will stress the region’s already crumbling infrastructure and lead to a costly and environmentally damaging failure.
Member Certification Letter
Open Door Community Health Centers Infrastructure Improvement
Open Door Community Health Centers
Arcata, CA
$960,000
The funding would be used for Open Door to complete infrastructure projects including re-opening a building in need of maintenance to add an acute care service, additional pediatric, and behavioral health capacity so patients can get into care faster. Despite the fact that in 2023 Open Door Community Health Centers provided services to 62,111 patients at over 250,000 visits, there are community members who lack access to care. This project will increase overall access and improve timely access to care. FQHCs have been demonstrated to provide excellent quality of care and to reduce the total cost of care to taxpayers.
Member Certification Letter
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Computer Replacement
County of Humboldt, Sheriff’s Office
Eureka, CA
$146,170
The funding would be used to improve access to necessary digital tools. Technology continues to evolve, and new solutions can help Deputies complete their work more safely, efficiently, and effectively. Proper technology can streamline real time data to provide information that aids in decision-making, helps prevent crime, mitigates potential threats, and keeps our communities safe. The updated technology can significantly transform how personnel carry out their tasks. By enabling deputies to leverage modern tools and techniques, such as automated report writing and records management systems, they can enhance the efficiency and accuracy of their duties while minimizing the chances of human error. This can lead to better outcomes in criminal cases, streamline office tasks, and enhance overall productivity.
Member Certification Letter
Leggett Valley Fire Protection District Fire Station Modernization
Leggett Valley Fire Protection District
Leggett, CA
$843,750
The funding would be used to expand and modernize the Leggett Valley Fire Department Fire Station 570. Fire stations need to operate 24-7-365 and are crucial in providing for public safety. As an "Essential Facilities" this structure is vital to the socioeconomics of the area it protects and serves. The garage housing Leggett Fire's fleet of apparatus is over 50 years old and has no crew quarters. This project would expand the apparatus bay to accommodate all of Leggett Fire's vehicles, modernize with exhaust ventilation and separate PPE area with extractors and dryers, demo blighted dome building, and construct new crew quarters with training facilities and a kitchen. A because a modern fire station is out of reach by traditional means in the Leggett area. The region is economically depressed and needs funding to reach its goal of providing the high quality emergency services to the public.
Member Certification Letter
Oak Hill Workforce Housing
Marin County Public Financing Authority
San Quentin, CA
$1,000,000
The funding would be used for the Oak Hill Apartments develoment of approximately 8.3 acres of unused state property in the unincorporated area of San Quentin as a result of Executive Order N-06-19, executed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2019 to identify excess State-owned property for the development of sustainable and affordable housing. The Oak Hill development will be the most impactful project built in Marin County in six decades. It will convert a prominent, underutilized site in Marin County into affordable housing for public school teachers and staff, and County workers, that will have a significant and positive impact on Marin residents and families. Exorbitant housing prices and apartment rents, combined with a shortage of newly constructed housing makes it increasingly difficult for essential workers such as teachers, school staff, first responders, and other public employees to live in Marin County. This lack of housing adversely impacts not just the employees and their families, but all residents and families in Marin who depend on these public services and whose children attend Marin public schools.
Member Certification Letter
Eureka Operations Complex and Emergency Operations Center
City of Eureka
Eureka, CA 95503
$1,000,000
The funding would be used for the Eureka Operations Complex and Emergency Operations Center (Project) that will serve as the City’s new corporation yard, host daily operations for all City Public Works employees and equipment, and serve as the City’s emergency operations center during critical incidents, emergencies and natural disasters. The Project will construct a new facility that is sustainable, secure, and strategically located to ensure incident management, emergency response, and continuity of government services during a an emergency. Eureka is the largest municipal entity on the North Coast and serves rural residents and travelers throughout Humboldt County, and beyond to Trinity, Del Norte, and Mendocino Counties. The project will provide emergency operations in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency to ensure incident management, services, and support to the taxpayers during a critical event.
Member Certification Letter
Fort Bragg Gig
City of Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg, CA
$1,000,000
The funding would be used to provide one hundred percent of households and businesses within the City of Fort Bragg access to connect via underground conduit and fiber to Internet services. The network is designed to facilitate growth and future technological advancements, providing capabilities up to 10 Gbps Internet connectivity to all households, large and small businesses, anchor institutions and public safety entities. The infrastructure and framework for a climate resilient workforce will support enduring capacity for generations to come. Fort Bragg needs city-wide digital infrastructure to position our community for economic success, especially with forthcoming technologies expected in the coming years, all of which will require greater bandwidth that what is currently offered. Our vision is to train local people to enter marine and climate-focused jobs at every level. The community also needs access to remote learning and telehealth.
Member Certification Letter