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 15 Community Project Funding requests across all subcommittees for Fiscal Year 2023 and there is no guarantee that all requested projects will be funded. The FY2023 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:
- Congresswoman Brownley will NOT accept CPF requests for projects outside of CA-26.
- All projects must meet the relevant statutory and administrative criteria for funding through the grant program under which it is submitted.
- A request submitted to Congresswoman Brownley does NOT guarantee the project will be selected.
- The selection of a project does NOT guarantee it will be funded by the Appropriations Committee.
- The Committee will NOT provide cost-share waivers and grantees are legally responsible for meeting the non-federal cost share requirements and all other applicable grant criteria.
More information on the process can be found on the House Appropriations Committee website. 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.
The deadline for submitting CPF requests to Congresswoman Brownley is April 13, 2022.
If you have any questions about Congresswoman Brownley’s project submission process or need copies of the requisite forms, please reach out to Sharon.Wagener@mail.house.gov.
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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 FY2023 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.
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Eligible Accounts by Subcommittee
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
- Agricultural Research Service, Buildings and Facilities
- Rural Development, Rural Community Facility Grants
- Rural Utilities Service, ReConnect Grants
- Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants
- Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Operations
Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS)
- Department of Commerce; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Scientific and Technical Research and Services
- Department of Commerce; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Construction of Research Facilities
- Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Operations, Research, and Facilities
- Department of Justice; Byrne Justice Assistance Grants (JAG)
- Department of Justice; Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology and Equipment
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Safety, Security and Mission Services
Defense
- Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Army
- Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Navy
- Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Air Force
- Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Space Force
- Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Defense-Wide
Energy and Water Development
- Corps of Engineers: Investigations
- Corps of Engineers: Construction
- Corps of Engineers: Mississippi River and Tributaries
- Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance
- Bureau of Reclamation: Water and Related Resources
- Department of Energy
- Topics include:
- energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transportation
- cybersecurity, energy security, emergency response
- electricity, energy storage
- nuclear energy
- fossil energy, carbon management, critical minerals
- Topics include:
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG)
- Small Business Administration, Small Business Initiatives
- General Services Administration, Federal Buildings Fund
- New Construction
- Major Repairs and Alterations
- Basic Repairs
Homeland Security
- Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants
- Emergency Operations Center Grants
Interior and Environment
- National Park Service, Save America’s Treasures (SAT)
- Federal land acquisitions, Land and Water Conservation Fund
- EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grants
- U.S. Forest Service, State and Private Forestry
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (LHHS)
- Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Training and Employment Services
- Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Facilities Construction and Equipment
- Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Child Abuse Prevention
- Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Social Services Research and Demonstration
- Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Aging and Disability Services Programs
- Department of Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Innovation and Improvement
- Department of Education, Postsecondary Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (MilCon/VA)
- Construction and Unspecified Minor Construction – Active Components
- Army
- Navy and Marine Corps
- Air Force
- Space Force
- Defense-Wide
- Construction and Unspecified Minor Construction – Reserve Components
- Army National Guard
- Air National Guard
- Army Reserve
- Navy Reserve
- Air Force Reserve
- Planning and Design
- Army
- Navy and Marine Corps
- Air Force
- Space Force
- Defense-Wide
- Army National Guard
- Air National Guard
- Army Reserve
- Navy Reserve
- Air Force Reserve
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD)
- Department of Transportation, Transit Infrastructure Projects
- Department of Transportation, Highway Infrastructure Projects
- Department of Transportation, Airport Improvement Program
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic Development Initiative
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Transparency
The final CPF requests selected and submitted by Congresswoman Brownley 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.
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Projects Requested
NOTE: Projects are listed alphabetically by Subcommittee.
Subcommittee/Agency: CJS/Department of Justice
Project Name: Ventura County Family Justice Center Oxnard Satellite
Recipient: County of Ventura
Address: 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009-1940
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for expanding the Ventura County Family Justice Center (FJC) to serve the Oxnard area. The FJC currently serves roughly 2,000 crime victims per year with wraparound services under one-roof. Partnering with the City of Oxnard and the City of Port Hueneme, the County of Ventura will establish a satellite FJC in Oxnard to help crime victims in that community and the surrounding unincorporated areas. The requested $1,500,000 would be used to pay equipment and staffing costs of local service providers to provide culturally competent one-on-one counseling, services, and outreach for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and both labor and sex trafficking.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Energy and Water/Department of Energy
Project Name: Port of Hueneme, Reducing Emissions, Supporting Health (PHRESH) Climate Action Plan
Recipient: Port of Hueneme
Address: 333 Ponoma Street, Port Hueneme, CA 93041
Amount Requested: $375,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for development of the Port of Hueneme’s comprehensive climate action and adaptation plan (CAAP). This plan called PHRESH (Port of Hueneme, Reducing Emissions, Supporting Health) would be a robust program planning document comprised of existing emissions inventories, future emissions reduction strategies assessment for pathways to ZE, goal setting for timelines of emissions reductions and transitions to future zero emission operations. This PHRESH Plan would have a solid quantified foundation as it would build on the technical outputs from an ongoing two-year zero emission technical assessment Blueprint to Decarbonization Plan currently underway. In addition, PHRESH would include a robust social equity element that would help ensure that the goals and vision of the plan, as well as the public process of developing plan along with the implementation of the plan all incorporate inclusive equity elements. This would include measurement and analysis of the implementation of the plan and policies to ensure that strong equity outcomes are achieved. The $375,000 requested would help the Port complete the plan. The project would be developed in coordination with Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) proactively together, including joint work on goal setting and strategy implementation and funding assessments. The type of proactive CAAP between and Port and an air quality regulatory agency would be the first of its kind.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Energy and Water/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Name: Santa Paula Creek
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Address: 915 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Amount Requested: $500,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for continued work on the Santa Paula Creek project. The $500,000 requested would be used by the Corps for environmental coordination, completion of the O&M Manual, and turn over. The funds are necessary to address the reasonable and prudent alternatives from the jeopardy biological opinion.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Energy and Water/Bureau of Reclamation
Project Name: Ventura River
Recipient: Bureau of Reclamation
Address: 1243 N. Street, Fresno, CA 93727
Amount Requested: $1,125,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the Bureau of Reclamation to partner with the Ventura County Public Works Agency – Watershed Protection, in partnership with Casitas Municipal Water District and other agencies, partners and stakeholders, to address sediment transport, fish passage, flood protection and water diversion challenges at the Ventura River Project’s Robles Diversion Facility in Ventura County, CA. The $1.125 million for the project will provide funding for the Hydraulics Lab at Reclamation’s Technical Service Center to undertake physical modeling of the Robles Diversion to assist with alternatives refinement, design development and ultimately to test the most promising options developed through the collaborative re-design effort. Physical model results will help to build confidence around the preferred design alternatives and will expedite completion of final design plans and approvals to enable the timely pursuit of implementation funds and construction of associated improvements.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Homeland Security/FEMA
Project Name: Microgrid installation for the Municipal Service Center
Recipient: City of Thousand Oaks
Address: 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Amount Requested: $1,875,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for installation of a battery energy storage system with accompanying microgrid electrical infrastructure, including switch gear, metering, inverter, controls system, and related system components to allow for off-grid autonomous operation of the City’s Municipal Service Center (MSC) facility during wildfires and power outages. The $1,875,000 in federal funds will go toward the design, construction, and installation. The MSC is considered critical infrastructure to our community. The MSC supports utility services such as water and wastewater, street and landscape maintenance, as well as public buses and fleet. MSC serves as one of the City’s primary emergency operations centers. Microgrids provide resilient power supply during natural disasters and for emergency operations. A microgrid system will utilize onsite solar energy production during power outages and reduce the need for diesel generator use and thereby reduce greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Interior/EPA
Project Name: City of Oxnard Water Pipeline Replacement
Recipient: City of Oxnard
Address: 300 W. Third St, Oxnard, CA 93030
Amount Requested: $2,846,400
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for replacement of aging water pipeline infrastructure. The $2,846,400 in requested funds will ensure the city can move forward with this important project to ensure city residents have access to clean and affordable drinking water.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Interior/EPA
Project Name: Harvard Boulevard Water and Sewer Pipeline Replacement
Recipient: City of Santa Paula
Address: 970 Ventura Street, Santa Paula CA, 93060
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the water and wastewater replacement portion of the Harvard Boulevard Water and Sewer Pipeline Replacement and Paving Rehabilitation Project — overall an approximately $16 million initiative. The $2 million request will install over 1.2 miles of utility pipeline, which will ensure the City can provide a reliable potable water distribution system and an efficient wastewater collection system to sustain operations in the community.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Interior/EPA
Project Name: Sewer Line Replacement near Easy Street and the Arroyo Simi
Recipient: City of Simi Valley
Address: 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, CA 93063
Amount Requested: $1,684,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for rehabilitation of a sewer pipeline near Easy Street and the Arroyo Simi. The $1,684,000 would be used for the pipeline project, which provides critical clean water services to the community.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Labor-HHS-Edu/Department of Education
Project Name: California State University Channel Islands, Cybersecurity Program
Recipient: California State University Channel Islands
Address: One University Drive, Camarillo, CA 93012
Amount Requested: $550,800
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for implementation of a new cybersecurity degree at California State University Channel Islands. The $550,800 requested will be used for development of the new program, including equipment purchases for cybersecurity lab spaces, hiring and training faculty, outreach to community partners, and piloting courses.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Labor-HHS-Edu/Department of Education
Project Name: Moorpark College Cybersecurity Protects Public Infrastructure Project
Recipient: Moorpark College
Address: 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, CA 93021
Amount Requested: $300,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for a project that provides student support and improves the quality of post-secondary education by expanding work-based learning opportunities for students. The $300,000 in funding for this project will support about 90 Moorpark College students in paid internships, pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships in the cybersecurity sector involving public infrastructure.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: Labor-HHS-Edu/Department of Education
Project Name: Oxnard College Faculty Teaching & Learning Center
Recipient: Oxnard College
Address: 4000 S. Rose Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93030
Amount Requested: $628,600
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to establish a Faculty Teaching & Learning Center on the Oxnard College Campus. The $628,600 requested would provide professional development to faculty in the areas of working effectively with diverse student populations, safe-space training, creating a culture of respect in the classroom, classroom management skills, improving online and multi-model teaching skills, and it would provide faculty a safe space to problem solve with more experienced faculty members. Improving faculty teaching and student interactions, lead to greater student retention, timely academic progress, and higher rates of degree completion.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: T-HUD/Department of Transportation
Project Name: Bridge Replacement at Las Posas Road (U.S. 101) and Ventura Boulevard
Recipient: City of Camarillo
Address: 601 Carmen Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the Bridge Replacement at Las Posas Road (U.S. 101) and Ventura Boulevard project (National Bridge Inventory No. 52C-0086). The $4 million request will be used to replace the deteriorating concrete bridge that crosses diagonally beneath the intersection of Las Posas Road and Ventura Boulevard in the City of Camarillo, California. The intersection is located just south of the U.S. 101 Las Posas Road southbound off ramp and receives an average of over 32,000 vehicles per day, connecting U.S. 101 to the Camarillo Airport, regional commercial and shopping districts, agricultural farmland, the Naval Base Ventura County, and Port of Hueneme. Las Posas Road is listed on both the National Highway System and the Strategic Highway Network. The proposed project will replace the bridge in its entirety and include an extension necessary to keep the intersection open during phased construction. This extension will also be used to bring the existing bridge up to current standards for pedestrian and bicycle use.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: T-HUD/Department of Housing and Urban Development
Project Name: Food Share Facility Construction
Recipient: Food Share
Address: 4156 Southbank Rd., Oxnard, CA 93036
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used to build a new 70,000 square foot warehouse facility. The $2 million requested would be used to construct warehouse space that will enable Food Share to accept and distribute more food. The planned space is also ample enough to accommodate program growth for times when operational ramp-ups are needed.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: T-HUD/Department of Housing and Urban Development
Project Name: New Moorpark City Library
Recipient: City of Moorpark
Address: 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, CA 93021
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for construction of a new 18,000 sq.ft. Moorpark City Library on City-owned property. The $3 million in requested funds would provide assistance so the city can move forward on this important community project.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here
Subcommittee/Agency: T-HUD/Department of Housing and Urban Development
Project Name: Simi Valley Senior Center Patio Shelter
Recipient: City of Simi Valley
Address: 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, CA 93063
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Project Description and Explanation: The funding would be used for the addition of a patio cover at the Simi Valley Senior Center, which would make the 3,500 square foot patio usable for seniors in the summertime when highs can exceed 100 degrees. The addition of a patio cover would also allow seniors to participate in activities, while maintaining distance and circulation of air, and it would encourage members, who have not yet felt comfortable due to the COVID pandemic, to return to the Center for outdoor activities. The $1 million request would ensure the facility can offer outdoor recreational activities and resources to Simi Valley seniors aged 50 and over.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here