The DeSaulnier Digest: Mark Secures over $21 Million for Contra Costa County

Happy holidays! As the year comes to a close, I wanted to share that today we passed a federal budget that included over $21 million in federal funding for 15 projects across Contra Costa County that will have a direct, meaningful impact on our everyday lives by reducing commute times, bolstering public safety, increasing access to education, improving quality of life, and more.

These projects are:

• $3,000,000 for the 100 38th Street Supportive and Family Affordable Apartments for Formerly Homeless, Veterans, and Large Families Project being undertaken by Eden Housing Inc.
• $500,000 for Choice in Aging, Pleasant Hill, CA for increasing access to and awareness of community-based alternatives to nursing homes
• $631,200 for the Citywide Traffic System Upgrade Phase 2 Project in the City of Concord
• $3,000,000 for the Concord-Port Chicago Building Restoration Project being undertaken by East Bay Regional Park District
• $1,000,000 for the Construction Trades Workforce Initiative's construction apprenticeship program in the East Bay
• $1,000,000 for the Contra Costa Community College District for an open educational resources project to reduce textbook expenses for students
• $600,000 for the Court Appointed Special Advocates Program, Inc. of Contra Costa for mental health services and education programming for former foster youth
• $150,000 for the First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission,for a childcare workforce compensation assessment to build a sustainable, well-compensated pipeline of childcare professionals
• $4,185,000 for the Lamorinda Smart Signal System Project
• $300,000 for the Office of Neighborhood Safety Community Violence Intervention Programs Project in Richmond
• $470,000 for Opportunity Junction's Antiochmedical assistant job training program and supportive services
• $3,100,000 for the School Street Safe Routes to School Project in Lafayette
• $1,180,000 for the Strategies for Supporting Youth in the Community Project for the Contra Costa County Probation Departmentto help law enforcement minimize violence and reduce arrests of young adults
• $105,000 for White Pony Express to add three local schools in Pittsburg, Brentwood, and Martinez to its School Pantry Program to support the nutritional needs of low income children in school
• $2,520,000 for the Ygnacio Valley Road Fiber InfrastructureProject in Walnut Creek

Serving you is my top priority in Congress and I could not be prouder to have secured this funding for our community.

Sincerely,

Mark DeSaulnier
Member of Congress