Reps. Honda and Lofgren Announce Over $13 Million for Santa Clara County Projects
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Mike Honda (CA-15) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) today announced that they have secured over $13 million for water, justice, transportation, housing, and health projects in Santa Clara County. These funds, secured in the Energy and Water, Transportation/Housing Urban Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Labor/Health and Human Services FY08 appropriations bills, are allocated to projects that improve the quality of life for all the county’s residents.
Rep. Honda commented, “As a Santa Clara County native representing his family, friends and neighbors in the U.S. Congress, my greatest responsibility is to ensure that our region’s vital public services, innovative, entrepreneurial spirit and critical infrastructure remain world class. The appropriations bills passed out of committee this week address some of our area’s — and the nation’s — most important needs. As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am honored to be able to play a role in this process, in Santa Clara County and, indeed, across the country.”
“I’m delighted to announce these funds for local projects,” noted Rep. Zoe Lofgren. “Whether it’s housing for working families, job training for at risk youth, transit improvements, or flood control, the projects funded by these federal dollars benefit all of San Jose’s residents. I’d like to thank Rep. Honda for his diligence and dedication in our efforts to help secure these funds. Together, we will work to ensure that federal dollars continue flowing into our community.”
The projects receiving funding are:
Coyote and Berryessa Creeks Protection $1,500,000
Santa Clara Valley WaterSan Jose Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Project $1,500,000
Santa Clara Valley WaterUpper Penitencia Creek Project $300,000
Santa Clara Valley WaterGuadalupe River Flood Control Project $1,000,000
Santa Clara Valley WaterSouth San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study $500,000
Santa Clara Valley WaterSan Luis Reservoir Low Point Improvement Project $1,400,000
Santa Clara Valley WaterSanta Clara County for Juvenile Detention Reform $388,000
Santa Clara County for the Crime Lab $1,000,000
City of San Jose for the BEST Youth Gang Reduction Program $375,000
San Jose State University $225,000
for Training the Next Generation of Weather ForecastersUniversity of California, Santa Cruz $300,000
for the Bio-Info-Nano Research and Development Institute (BIN-RDI)Robotic Exploration Technologies in Astrobiology $300,000
(RETINA) projectCalifornia Indian Legal Services $300,000
Tribal Court Development ProjectNational Institute on State Policy $400,000
on Trafficking of Women and GirlsGardner Health Clinic $300,000
Community Health Partnership — $200,000
Healthy Women, Healthy ChoicesIndia Community Center $300,000
City of Early Start/Great Start $172,000
City of San Jose — Services for New Immigrants $200,000
Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN) $100,000
Santa Clara University Library $500,000
Building Trade Jobs for At-Risk Out-of-School Youth $250,000
Center for Employment TrainingEarly Childhood Development Initiative-NHU $150,000
City of San Jose, National Hispanic UniversityAACI Community Health Clinic $378,000
Asian Americans for Community InvolvementBlossom Hill/Monterey Grade Crossing $100,000
Affordable Homes for San Jose Families $150,000
San Jose Conservation Corps & Charter School YouthbuildFirst-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program $150,000
Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, Inc.Bus Rapid Transit Alternatives Analysis $100,000
Santa Clara VTASobrato House Youth Facility $200,000
Emergency Housing ConsortiumSan Tomas Expressway Culvert Repair $250,000
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) $250,000
<!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]-->High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanesVTA Zero Emission Bus Program $400,000
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is serving her seventh term in Congress representing most of the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County. She serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. She also Chairs the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections and serves on the House Homeland Security Committee. Congresswoman Lofgren is Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation consisting of 34 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.
