14th Congressional District Funding Requests for Fiscal Year 2010
The following requests have been submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for the 14th Congressional District of California and include only public agencies and non-profit entities, this is the first step and there are several steps ahead:
Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education
East Palo Alto Green Job Training Initiative
City of East Palo Alto
FY10 federal funding request: $1 million
2415 University Avenue East Palo Alto, CA 94303
The City wants to create a "Green Jobs" training program that will prepare unemployed residents to take on new green jobs. East Palo Alto's unemployment rate is double that of the county average.
Expansion of Eden Housing's Digital Connector At-Risk Youth Program
Eden Housing
FY10 federal funding request: $170,930
22645 Grand Street Hayward, CA 94541
Eden Housing provides affordable housing units for low-income students. They want to expand their Digital Connector program into East Palo Alto, which trains children who live in the Eden housing complexes in technology use, hardware and software, so that they may use these skills later on.
Project Read - Menlo Park
City of Menlo Park
FY10 federal funding request: $80,000
800 Alma Street Menlo Park, 94205
This funding would go toward providing English classes and computer instruction for non-native speakers. English classes of thirty students each meet twice weekly for 90 minutes over a 12-week term.
Santa Clara Family Health Plan's Childhood Obesity Prevention and Education
Santa Clara Family Health Foundation
FY10 federal funding request: $231,400
210 East Hacienda Avenue Campbell, CA 95008
The program seeks to impact obesity and its complications among high-risk, low-income children in Santa Clara County through a comprehensive case management approach.
2-1-1 Santa Clara County
United Way of Silicon Valley
FY10 federal funding request: $100,000
1400 Parkmoor Avenue Suite 250 San Jose, CA 95126
This funding will help to implement the non-emergency, 3 digit phone number which has been authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission for use within the County of Santa Clara, in order to streamline access to critical health and human services.
CK-12 Flexbooks for Elementary School, Middle School and High School STEM Curriculum
CK-12 Foundation
FY10 federal funding request: $3 million
1860 Embarcadero Road #100 Palo Alto, Ca 94303
This project would create a baseline archive of educational assets (termed "Flexbooks") of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses that shall be available free of cost to all K-12 entities. This library will be created through a combination of seeding CK-12 commissioned content, promoting incentives for community-based authoring, and from content created through university collaborations.
Student Dropout Prevention and Teacher Resiliency Initiative
Institute of Heartmath
FY10 federal funding request: $395,000
14700 West Park Avenue Boulder Creek, CA 95006
The program addresses student dropout and teacher resiliency, focusing on structural, "socioemotional," and programmatic causes of student dropout. The funds will be used in East Palo Alto and Ravenswood.
Palo Alto Arts Center
City of Palo Alto
FY10 federal funding request: $100,000
250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301
The project will upgrade, replace and install energy efficient HVAC and lighting systems that have been in place since 1951. The upgrades will bring the lights up to current codes and energy efficiency. Renovations are being done throughout the building but federal funds would be used for lighting upgrades.
Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education National Requests (Multi-Member)
Teach for America
Teach for America
FY10 federal funding request: $25 million
315 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018
Explanation of the Request: Teach for America is an authorized federal program under P.L. 110-315. The purpose of the funding is to go towards the recruitment, selection, placement and professional development of an estimated 8200 first- and second-year teachers in 39 low-income regions across the nation. These teachers will reach an estimated 525,000 underserved students. The $25 million in federal funds will leverage roughly $160 million in corporate, foundation and individual dollars and will make up an estimated 13 percent of Teach For America's anticipated 2010 operating revenue of $190 million. This is a valuable investment of federal funds as this national corps of outstanding college graduates and young professionals of all academic majors, career interests and backgrounds commit at least two years to teach in urban and rural public schools in our nation's lowest-income communities and become lifelong leaders for expanding educational opportunity. Teach For America is a non-profit with a mission of enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the movement to eliminate educational inequality. This is accomplished by building a diverse, highly selective national teacher corps, ensuring that corps members are highly effective classroom teachers in the highest-need classrooms across the country, and supporting the corps members beyond their two-year commitment to ensure their lifelong engagement.
Reach Out and Read National Center
Reach Out and Read
FY10 federal funding request: $10 million
56 Roland Street, Boston, MA 02129
Explanation of the Request and why it is a valuable use of taxpayer funds: Reach Out and Read is a national program that promotes literacy and language development in infants and young children, targeting disadvantage and poor children and families. Through fifteen years of peer-reviewed and published research, an extensive body of documentation now clearly demonstrates the importance of promoting early language and literacy skills so that children have the essential reading skills to begin school successfully. Yet today, a large number of children do not receive the necessary support and assistance to develop these skills and begin kindergarten read to learn. To close this gap, the federal government provides funding for a variety of literacy programs and strategies that reach children and parents, and the professionals who interact with them. ROR has proven to among the most effective strategies to promote early language and literacy development and school readiness: pediatricians and other healthcare providers guide and encourage parents to read aloud to their children from their earliest years of their life, and send them home from each doctor visit with books and a prescription to read together. Currently, nearly 50,000 doctors and nurses have been trained in ROR's proven strategies, and more than 3,500 clinics and hospitals nationwide are implementing the program, reaching more than 25% of America's at-risk-children. Funding provided by Congress through the U.S. Department of Education has been matched by tens of millions of dollars from the private sector and state governments.
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science
NASA Research Park
University of California - Santa Cruz
FY10 federal funding request: $2,000,000
1156 High Street Santa Cruz, California 95064
University Associates - Silicon Valley will use this funding to conduct a full system detail design of a facility dedicated to education, research and innovation in green technologies on 75 acres of land in the NASA Research Park, Moffet Field. It will ensure the project is in full compliance with and meeting the highest standards of the California Environmental Quality Act and sustainable architecture.
East Palo Alto Violence Prevention Initiative
City of East Palo Alto
FY10 federal funding request: $1,000,000
2415 University Avenue East Palo Alto, California 94303
The anti-gang initiative cooperates with 13 other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to address gang violence. Any funds appropriated will be used to enhance and support existing anti-gang programs.
YWCA Rape Crisis Center
YWCA of Silicon Valley
FY10 federal funding request: $250,000
375 South Third Street San Jose, California 95112
The YWCA is requesting this funding in order to achieve optimal staffing levels and provide the comprehensive sexual assault and violence prevention and intervention services that the community needs.
Mobile Emergency Command Center
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
FY10 federal funding request: $622,500
400 County Center Redwood City, California 94063
This funding would go toward the purchase and equipping of a mobile command center for the San Mateo County Operational Area. This mobile command center would enhance the region's ability to maintain continuity of emergency and law enforcement operations in the event of a catastrophic event.
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
Half Moon Bay Library
San Mateo County
FY10 federal funding request: $500,000
400 County Center, 1st Floor Redwood City, California 94063
The library was constructed in 1971 to serve 3,500 people and by 2020 will be expected to serve over 36,000. The expansion will improve service points, new technologies, gathering areas for children, a space for teens to study, a family literacy center and a community meeting space.
Revolving Loan Trust for First-Time Homebuyers
The Housing Trust of Santa Clara County
FY10 federal funding request: $400,000
95 South Market Street, Suite 550 San Jose, California 95113
This project will fund up to 62 loans for first-time homebuyers in Santa Clara County. The Housing Trust's cumulative investment of $14 million has helped 2,039 families buy their first home.
Scotts Valley Public Library
City of Scotts Valley
FY10 federal funding request: $500,000
1 Civic Center Drive Scotts Valley, California 95066
This project will fund the construction of a 15,000 to 20,000 square foot public library in Scotts Valley with affordable housing above the first floor. The current library is in a 5,500 square foot rented space.
Felton Branch Library
County of Santa Cruz
FY10 federal funding request: $500,000
701 Ocean Street, Room 520 Santa Cruz, California 95060
This project will fund securing the environmental clearance and permits, as well as developing the conceptual design of an 8,800 square foot public library in Felton to replace the existing 1250 square foot building. The new facility is aimed at meeting the needs of 16,000 residents in 8 communities by providing a community based learning center and after school tutoring.
Santa Cruz County 511 System
Santa Cruz County 511 System
FY10 federal funding request: $1.5 million
1523 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, California 95060
Funding for this project will go towards deploying a multi-modal travel information system via the telephone and Internet in order to manage transportation demand in the heavily congested Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay regions. These greater efficiencies should lead to increased mobility in the area transportation system, reduce travel times, and assist with important public safety activities.
University Avenue Interchange Improvements
City of East Palo Alto
FY10 federal funding request: $2 million
2415 University Avenue East Palo AltoCalifornia 94303
Funding will go towards construction of a diagonal southbound off-ramp, widening of the University Avenue overcrossing for pedestrians on the west side of the structure, and adding approximately 400 meters of auxiliary lane on the southbound approach to University Avenue at Route 101, and widening of the road for bike lanes.
Central Expressway Auxiliary Lanes
Santa Clara County, Roads and Airport Department
FY10 federal funding request: $750,000
101 Skyport Drive San Jose, California 95110
Central Expressway is a reliever route for US 101 with 4-6 lanes, carrying 110,000 to 150,000 users daily. To improve the operational safety between Mathilda and Fair Oaks Avenue, an auxiliary lane will be built in each direction to allow vehicles room to merge on and off the Expressway.
East Palo Alto Free Community Shuttle Program
City of East Palo Alto
FY10 federal funding request: $250,000
2415 University Avenue East Palo Alto, California 94303
Launched in 2005 with federal Jobs Access and Reverse Commute funds, this program serves the most vulnerable residents, ensuring that people without access to reliable transportation are still able to maintain employment and conduct their daily activities. In the last three months of 2008 alone, 11,000 senior citizens, youth and economically disadvantaged citizens used this service.
Positive Train Control System
Caltrain
FY10 federal funding request: $500,000
1250 San Carlos Avenue San Carlos, California 94070
The Collision Avoidance System Project is an integrated signal and communication system that will improve reliability and safety while responding to demand for expanded service along the U.S. 101 corridor. Federal support for this project will enable critical preliminary demonstration and deployment of this railroad traffic signal and control system.
San Mateo County Smart Corridors (ITS) Project
San Mateo County
FY10 federal funding request: $1.5 million
555 County Center Redwood City, California 94063
The project, located along portions of the US 101 corridor including SR 82 and local arterial streets, will implement inter-jurisdictional traffic management strategies by deploying integrated Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) elements and providing local jurisdictions the tools to mitigate recurring/non-recurring traffic congestion, improve traffic operations, and optimize existing roadway facilities.
Grand Boulevard Initiative
SamTrans
FY10 federal funding request: $500,000
1250 San Carlos Avenue San Carlos, California 94070
Capital improvement projects on El Camino Real/Mission Street that support the Grand Boulevard vision of revitalizing the roadway, including improving pedestrian access, transit use and the quality of life along El Camino Real.
Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation
City of Mountain View
FY10 federal funding request: $2 million
500 Castro Street Mountain View, California 94039
The Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation project will eliminate an at-grade railroad crossing of a major arterial roadway by constructing a grade separated crossing of Rengstorff Avenue at the regional transportation Caltrain tracks. This project includes depressing Rengstorff Avenue under Caltrain tracks, reconnecting the roadway sidewalks, bike lanes, a separate bike/pedestrian overcrossing, acquiring land, and relocating utilities.
Highway 237/Highway 101/Mathilda Interchange
City of Sunnyvale
FY10 federal funding request: $1.5 million
456 W. Olive Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94086
This funding would be used for corridor improvements to two interchanges, roadway extension, and freeway improvements at Highway 237, Highway 101, and the Mathilda Interchange.
City of Sunnyvale Concrete Replacement for Curbs, and Sidewalks
City of Sunnyvale
FY10 federal funding request: $500,000
W. Olive Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94086
The funds will be used for work consistent with requirements of the Federal Americans with Disability Act (ADA) for accessible walkways. The project will provide greater wheelchair accessibility throughout the community for senior and disabled residents.
WIN on our Level Playing Field
WIN on our Level Playing Field
FY10 federal funding request: $150,000
235 Alma Street Palo Alto, California 94301
This project is aimed at creating a website to allow women and minority coaches in sports to have greater visibility in the hiring process within the NCAA.
Subcommittee on Agriculture
Best Practices in Agriculture Waste Management Project
California Polytechnic State University
FY10 federal funding request: $300,000
One Grand Avenue San Luis Obispo, California 93401
The funding would be used to support research on best practices for agriculture waste management at Swanton Pacific Ranch in Davenport and California Polytechnic State University.
The Quagga and Zebra Mussel Prevention Project
Santa Clara County
FY10 federal funding request: $250,000
1553 Berger Drive, Building 1 San Jose, California 95112
The funding would be used for supporting inspection and monitoring of boats in Santa Clara County to help mitigate further spread of quagga and zebra mussel infestation, thereby protecting water delivery systems and the agricultural industry.
Subcommittee on Interior and Environment and Related Agencies
East Palo Alto Water Supply Improvement Project
City of East Palo Alto
FY10 federal funding request: $1.9 million
2415 University Avenue East Palo Alto, California 94303
Federal funding is needed to upgrade infrastructure to ensure a safe and reliable water supply. Existing water supply is insufficient to meet the demands of current redevelopment projects. The water distribution system in the Ravenswood Area of East Palo Alto does not have sufficient water storage capacity, and is in decay.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
California State Parks Foundation
FY10 federal funding request: $525,000
50 Francisco Street, Suite 110 San Francisco, California 94113
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, located in Pescadero California, is one of the oldest remaining lighthouses on the Pacific Coast. Funds would be used to restore the upper section of the lighthouse which is closed due to structural damage. Pigeon Point Lighthouse is one of only five lighthouse structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
San Mateo County Sewer Pipe Replacement Project
San Mateo County
FY10 federal funding request: $500,000
400 County Center, First Floor Redwood City, California 94063
In 2008, San Mateo County had a total of 43 sewer overflows, which pollute surface and ground waters, and threaten public health. The request will enable the county to complete several critical projects identified in the County's Sewer Master Plans.
San Francisco Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
California State Coastal Conservancy
FY10 federal funding request: $2 million
1330 Broadway, 13th Floor Oakland, California 94612
The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is managing 9,600 acres of the recently acquired South Bay Salt Ponds. Funding is needed to manage the lands, including installation and management of water control structures, levee maintenance, and monitoring of salt ponds. Other benefits of the restoration project include increased flood protection along the perimeter of the project area, and public recreation opportunities, including trails for hiking, cycling and jogging.
Clara Drive Storm Drain
City of Palo Alto
FY10 federal funding request: $825,000
250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, California 94301
The requested funds will be used entirely for construction to complete the project. This project will eliminate an area of chronic street flooding in the Palo Alto community, avoiding potential property damage and traffic disruption.
Wet Weather Flow Management Project
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
FY10 federal funding request: $550,000
1000 N. Cabrillo Highway Half Moon Bay, California 94019
The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) system cannot presently handle flows during large storm events, causing raw sewage to overflow into local beaches, specifically the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The proposed project increases the existing capacity of SAM's collection system by installing two parallel reinforced concrete storage pipes, with a capacity of approximately 200,000 gallons, to store excess flow during a storm event.
Naples Beach Sewer Pump Station Forcemain Realignment
Granada Sanitary District
FY10 federal funding request: $500,000
P.O Box 335 El Granada, California 94018
The current sewer forcemain pipeline is attached to an unmaintained and deteriorating pedestrian bridge over Medio Creek along the ocean, leaving the pipe vulnerable to breakage and subsequent spillage into the ocean. Sewage flow will be re-routed to a new forcemain connecting it to an existing main under Highway 1.
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
East Palo Alto Environmental Infrastructure Improvements Project, CA
City of East Palo Alto
FY10 federal funding request: $3 million
2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, California 94303
The funding will be used to construct a new storm water management and drainage system in the Ravenswood area. Authorized under Section 5158 of Water Resources Development Act 2007, this project will prevent flooding, protect sensitive wetlands and attract development. A project study report, topographic survey and preliminary plans have already been prepared and construction work on this project can start within four months once sufficient funds are allotted.
San Francisquito Creek, CA
San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority
FY10 federal funding request: $700,000
1231 Hoover Street Menlo Park, California 94025
The funding would be used to complete the feasibility study. The project will provide critical flood protection for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional developments in both Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, encompassing the aforementioned cities and Stanford University. The project will provide flood protection to three important bay area and state highway connector systems, a regional commuter rail system and a local airport.
Redwood City Harbor, CA
Port of Redwood City
FY10 federal funding request: $6.745 million
Port of Redwood City 605 Seaport Boulevard Redwood City, California 94063
The funding would be used to dredge the Redwood City Navigation Channel to its authorized depth of 30 feet. Dredging was completed in December 2008, but funding was insufficient to return the Channel to 30 feet. Channel depth is currently 26.5 feet.
Pillar Point Harbor, CA
San Mateo County Harbor District
FY10 federal funding request: $950,000
San Mateo County Harbor District 40 Oyster Point Boulevard Suite #300 San Mateo, California 94080
This funding would complete repairs to the breakwater already in progress and prevent or mitigate severe shoreline erosion. The project will provide several benefits including maintaining and improving navigational safety, better protecting existing structures, increasing public access and recreational use, increasing economic benefits, and improving beach habitat.
Redwood City Harbor, CA
Port of Redwood City
FY10 federal funding request: $900,000
Port of Redwood City 605 Seaport Boulevard Redwood City, California 94063
The funding would continue the Feasibility Study to determine the proper depth for Redwood City Navigation Channel to maximize operational efficiency for the larger vessels now transiting the Channel.
Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program
Bay Area Clean Water Agencies
FY10 federal funding request: $26.77 million
2500 Pittsburg-Antioch Highway Antioch, California 94509
The funding for the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program will be used to construct pipeline and related conveyance facilities to develop and expand the use of recycled water to augment surface water supplies, helping to preserve overdrawn river and groundwater supplies, protect the environment, and improve the overall security and reliability of the Bay Area's urban water systems.
San Francisco Shoreline
California State Coastal Conservancy
FY10 federal funding request: $2.8 million
1330 Broadway, 13th Floor Oakland, California 94612
This funding will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to make satisfactory progress on completion of the Feasibility Report as directed by the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. The project generated from the Shoreline Study is expected to provide tidal and fluvial flood protection for Silicon Valley, including approximately 42,800 acres, 7,400 homes and businesses, and major highways, parks and airports.
Defense Subcommittee
Conflict Mitigation through Women's Effective Political Participation
Women's Campaign International
FY10 federal funding request: $3,000,000
3701 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
Women's Campaign International (WCI) will use these funds to expand and sustain its conflict mitigation and parliamentary/governance strengthening programs in Afghanistan, Colombia, Liberia, Sri Lanka and Sudan. The original programs were funded by the Department of Defense in FY07. The program outlined in this proposal is designed to build upon WCI's relationships in these countries and the need for continued and sustained support for women candidates, elected officials, advocates and caucuses to transform conflict in these countries at the community and policy-making levels. WCI supports the U.S. Government's strategic goal of strengthening democracy and good governance as well as decreasing corruption by increasing the participation of women in political processes, increasing women leader's capacity and by promoting an active civil society.
Military Construction, VA Subcommittee
Main Gate Relocation California Air National Guard
FY10 federal funding request: $4.5 million
284 Moffett Blvd, Suite A Mountain View, CA 94043
The 129 Rescue Wing (RQW) needs to relocate the main gate and the new gate needs to meet Air Force and DOD antiterrorism construction standards to minimize the likelihood of terrorist attack. A physical barrier is required to secure the Air National Guard cantonment area from the rest of Moffett Federal Airfield under the management of National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC).
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