Community Project Funding Requests FY23
Member Community Project Funding Requests Submitted to U.S. House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks has submitted 15 requests for Member Designated Community Project Funding (CPFs) to the House Appropriations Committee for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). Congressman Meeks requested a total of $16.7 million in CPFs.
Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 15 projects in their community for fiscal year 2023 – although only a handful may actually be funded. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding. Additional information on the reforms governing Community Project Funding is available here.
In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Rep. Meeks has certified that he, his spouse, and his immediately family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.
For an explanation of the requests, including the purpose and a description for why these projects are a valuable use of taxpayer funds, please refer to my letters addressed to the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education. All projects are listed in alphabetical order.
Project Sponsor: Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Citizen’s Center
Project Name: Funding for a Center Mini-Bus
Amount of Request: $154,000
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used to provide a minibus service to its senior members for assisted transportation.
Project Sponsor: Black Spectrum Theater Co. Inc.
Project Name: History Park Project
Amount of Request: $1,275,750
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used to create a pilot program designed to provide an experience for students to increase their understanding of important moments in African American history through historical reenactments.
Project Sponsor: Chhaya
Project Name: Small Business Assistance Program
Amount of Request: $150,000
Explanation of Project: The funding would be used to provide assistance and services to a diverse population of small business owners.
Project Sponsor:Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Project Name: Small Batch Manufacturing Development
Amount of Request: $2,000,000
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used for acquiring and renovating a building to provide local manufacturers with a modern space to work and help their small businesses.
Project Sponsor:Haitians Americans United for Progress
Project Name: Youth Development Project
Amount of Request: $364,558
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used to support youth leadership and youth workforce programming.
Project Sponsor: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Project Name: Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery Operating Room Equipment
Amount of Request: $2,400,000
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used to purchase and install neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery operating room equipment.
Project Sponsor:Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Project Name: Surgical Robotics System
Amount of Request: $1,905,000
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used for the purchase of equipment for a surgical robotics system.
Project Sponsor: Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, Inc.
Project Name: Diabetes Wellness Center
Amount of Request: $325,000
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used to create a Diabetes Wellness Center at its primary site to meet community needs with respect to Type 2 Diabetes.
Project Sponsor:Long Island Cares
Project Name: Valley Stream Service Center
Amount of Request: $360,100
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used for the start-up costs for the creation of the Valley Stream Service Center.
Project Sponsor: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
Project Name: Emergency Food Programming
Amount of Request: $1,000,000
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used to provide an elderly emergency feeding system and provide kosher and halal food items for use at food pantries.
Project Sponsor: Roxbury Volunteer Emergency Services, Inc.
Project Name: New Ambulance Purchase
Amount of Request: $257,000
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used for the purchase of a new ambulance.
Project Sponsor: St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Episcopal Health Services Inc.
Project Name: Behavioral Health Equity Renovation
Amount of Request: $3,381,063
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used for construction costs to improve the Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit at the hospital.
Project Sponsor: York College, CUNY
Project Name: Infrastructure Job Preparation of Geology Students
Amount of Request: $1,267,500
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used to support students, personnel, and the purchase of equipment for CUNY’s Geology and Environmental Health Services Program.
Project Sponsor: York College, CUNY
Project Name: Lab for Pharmaceutical Science Workforce
Amount of Request: $850,000
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used to create a state-of-the-art Pharmaceutical Analytical Laboratory.
Project Sponsor: Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York
Project Name: Jamaica Y & Rockaway Y Operations
Amount of Request: $1,000,000
Explanation of the Project: The funding would be used to support the Jamaica Y and Rockaway Y in providing programs to youth in the community.