WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) secured $11,184,031 in federal funding for 15 Los Angeles community projects in the government funding packages that passed the House today. The community projects respond directly to some of the most pressing needs in Los Angeles, including affordable housing projects, education hubs, recreation centers and green spaces.
“I came to Washington to champion the needs of Angelenos and ensure our taxpayer dollars are felt and seen in our community—I’m proud to bring home $11 million in additional funding to do that today. Among other things, this funding will kickstart investments in affordable housing, accessible green spaces, education programs, arts and culture, and recreation opportunities that will make our city a better place to live,” said Gomez. “I look forward to seeing these projects break ground and the positive impact they will have on our community.”
All of Rep. Gomez’s Community Project Funding requests—15 out of 15—were included in this final version of government funding legislation for fiscal year 2024. These include:
- $500,000 for 411 N. Vermont Site Preparation to provide new permanent supportive housing units and services for the housing insecure.
- $750,000 for Barrio Action Youth & Family Center to modernize facilities to provide crucial resources to underserved children and families.
- $1,000,000 for Belvedere Community Regional Park Soccer Complex to support youth and adult competitive soccer and outdoor healthy activities for low-income families.
- $1,000,000 for Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club Northeast LA Community Center Renovation to maximize youth services, community pantry supplies, and community space to reduce community violence.
- $959,752 for California Department of Parks and Recreation, Angeles Division for Taylor Yard Stormwater Project to improve water quality and restoration of wetlands for Northeast Los Angeles communities and its natural habitat.
- $500,000 for Homeboy Industries’ FeedHOPE Commissary Training Complex to serve gang impacted, formerly incarcerated Angelos with job training, food services, and social supports.
- $850,000 for Highland Park Housing for Transition-Age Foster Youth to increase affordable housing in a live-work community for transition-age youth exiting foster care.
- $1,116,279 for Highland Park Youth Arts Center to retrofit a city facility into a youth arts center to attract cultural and economic activity as Los Angeles recovers from the pandemic.
- $850,000 for Nueva Maravilla Public Housing-Community Green Space, Smart Irrigation and Senior Garden Plots to build a park-like space and a weather-based smart irrigation system to assist surrounding Angelo residents in saving in utility bills.
- $500,000 for Preserving Pico Gardens and Las Casitas as Affordable Housing with New Cool Roofs to keep the residents cool during the hot summer months by installing new cool roofs to bolster housing security, economic resiliency, and health resiliency.
- $850,000 for PUENTE Learning Center Facility Renovation Project to renovate the multi-generational and culturally rich PUENTE Learning Center with benefits to elementary school, English Learning, high school completion, and career skill programs.
- $558,000 for Ranger Protection Services: Elephant Hill to protect the Los Angeles Mountains National Parks’ natural resources with protective park ranger patrol presence.
- $500,000 for Rose Hill Courts Phase IIB to renovate the center by creating affordable housing supports with new high quality multi-family units, parking spaces, central green space, and a Community Building.
- $1,000,000 for Upgrades to the La Kretz Innovation Campus to upgrade physical building systems to empower the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator in building EV infrastructure and microgrid technology.
- $250,000 for Alma's Girls Today Womens Tomorrow Youth Center Renovation to offer critical leadership mentorship to low-income girls and a safe environment for youth.
This legislation will now be sent to the Senate and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden later this week. A detailed summary of the bill is available here.
House Democrats were successful in removing harmful, extreme House Republican policies from these bills that attempted to make abortion illegal everywhere, slash efforts to fight climate change and threaten national security. Instead, these final bipartisan 2024 funding bills will help keep communities safe, fight rising costs and boost the economy. Taken together, the funding for California’s 34th District and the funding increases for critical government programs will continue to grow our local economy and support our communities.
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