Swalwell Funds $15 Million in Local Projects
Just before Christmas, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell announced that more than $15 million dollars is on its way to the East Bay and will be dedicated to 15 local projects.
The funding is part of the recently passed "Fiscal Year 2023" government funding package, which is designed to keep the federal government running until September 2023. President Biden is expected to sign the bill following a 225-201 vote by the US Congress.
The money will go to community non-profits and public institutions within Swalwell's district (CA-15), which includes Castro Valley, Hayward, Union City, parts of Fremont in the west, and Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, and parts of San Ramon to the east.
"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," Swalwell said in a statement. "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."
The direct federal funding includes:
· $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
· $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
· $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
The Fiscal Year 2023 government funding package also includes $44.9 billion in 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.