Rep. Eshoo Secures $2.8 Million in Funding for the 14th Congressional District

December 10, 2009
Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D - Palo Alto) voted today for H.R. 3288, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, legislation which contains $2.8 million in funding for critical undertakings in the 14th Congressional District, including law enforcement funding; green job training; library construction funds; transportation funds; crisis center funding; and first-time homebuyer assistance:

  • $600,000 for the East Palo Alto Green Job Training Initiative which will create a training program to prepare unemployed residents to take on new green jobs.
  • $300,000 for the creation of a Mobile Emergency Command Center for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. This mobile center will enhance the County's ability to maintain continuity of emergency and law enforcement operations in the event of a disaster.
  • $200,000 to expand the Half Moon Bay Library. Constructed in 1971 to serve 3,500 people, the library will serve over 36,000 by 2020. 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.
  • $200,000 for the YWCA Silicon Valley Rape Crisis Center to create jobs and fund sexual assault and violence prevention and intervention services for the community.
  • $700,000 for the Revolving Loan Trust for First-Time Homebuyers to fund as many as 62 loans for first-time homebuyers in Santa Clara County. The Housing Trust has helped 2,039 families buy their first home.
  • $100,000 to expand Eden Housing's Digital Connector At-Risk Youth Program into East Palo Alto and train children who live in the housing complexes in technology use, hardware and software, so that they may use these skills later on.
  • $215,000 to enhance and support the East Palo Alto Violence Prevention Initiative, which cooperates with local, state, and federal enforcement agencies to address gang violence.
  • $1,250,000 for Caltrain's Collision Avoidance System Project, an integrated signal and communication system which will improve reliability and safety while responding to demand for expanded service along the U.S. 101 corridor.

Overall, H.R. 3288 will create an estimated 1.5 million jobs by investing $41.8 billion in highway infrastructure in 2010; increase funding for new commuter and high-speed rail systems by over ten percent; provide a 35% increase in funding for the Small Business Administration, enabling it to support $28 billion in new lending for America's 25 million small businesses in 2010; and provide additional funds for school improvement, tutoring, mentoring, enrichment activities, and grants for low-income children.

The legislation passed the House by a vote of 221-202.

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