Project Title: | Centerville Village Sewer Expansion Project | Amount of Request: | $24,400,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | Town of Barnstable, 367 Main Street,Hyannis, Massachusetts | Description: | The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it extends municipal sewer within the Village of Centerville, consistent with the Town of Barnstable's Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP), in order to address nitrogen impairment in the Centerville River. The project will install approximately 5.3 miles of sewers, require 6 new sewer pump stations, connect approximately 350 properties to the municipal sewer system, collect approximately 66,000 gallons per day of wastewater, and remove approximately 6.6 kg/day of nitrogen from the Centerville River Watershed. | Funding Subcommittee: | Interior and Environment | Funding Bureau: | State and Tribal Assistance Grants | Funding Account: | Clean Water State Revolving Fund | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Clean Drinking Water for Affordable Housing, Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District | Amount of Request: | $2,000,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | Pine Tree Village Residents Association, 52 Wareham Street, Carver, Massachusetts | Description: | This project will fund a new drinking water system for the Pine Tree Village Resident's Association, a resident-owned mobile home park in Carver, Massachusetts. The existing water system is sub-standard and has resulted in three non-compliance orders from the Massachusetts Department of Environment Protection in the last year alone. Of the 350 residents of the community, 85% have incomes below 50% of the Area Median Income. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Community Track & Gymnasium, Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District | Amount of Request: | $5,000,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | Young Men's Christian Association of Cape Cod, 2245 Iyannough Rd West Barnstable, Massachusetts | Description: | The funding will be used for the construction of an indoor gymnasium and exercise track. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will provide resources for senior citziens and young people to maintain active and healthy lifestyles in a community where more than one third of students are receiving free and reduced lunch and the median age is over 60 years old. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Housing Families in Need through Rehabilitation & Construction, Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District | Amount of Request: | $2,300,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth, Inc. , 160 North Main St Carver, Massachusetts | Description: | The funding will be used to acquire land for the construction of ten homes for families in need of secure shelter in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will assist ten families who are not currently housing-secure in realizing the dream of home ownership while also improving ten blighted properties that are currently a burden to municipal taxpayers. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Outdoor Therapeutics for the Disabled, Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District | Amount of Request: | $434,395.00 | Project Sponsor: | Cape Cod Village, Inc., 19 Childs Homestead Road Orleans, Massachusetts | Description: | The funding will be used for the construction of exercise equipment for physically disabled and developmentally delayed persons in Barnstable County. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will benefit the physically disabled and developmentally impaired, many of whom are dependent on federal resources for dailyliving. The one-time investment in this project will continue to pay dividends going forward by encouraging healthy living which in turn will reduce healthcare expenses, including Medicare and Medicaid costs, going forward. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Quittacas Water Treatment Plant Upgrades Project | Amount of Request: | $10,000,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | City of New Bedford, 113 William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts | Description: | The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it ensures compliance with modern drinking water standards. Providing state-of-the-art upgrades protects this resource for the approx. 100,000 people of New Bedford and the additional 60,000 people served through our intermunicipal service. The treatment plant went online in 1974 and has received no substantive upgrades until recently. | Funding Subcommittee: | Interior and Environment | Funding Bureau: | State and Tribal Assistance Grants | Funding Account: | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Regional Food Pantry Facility, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District | Amount of Request: | $815,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | The Family Pantry - Damien's Place, 3065 Cranberry Hwy East Wareham, Massachusetts | Description: | The funding will be used to build a permanent facility to provide one of the most basic needs, food, to the most vulnerable in our community, seniors, the disabled, children, the working poor, and those unemployed. For these individuals and families, hope is sometimes provided in a carriage full of groceries and we plan to be there for them in their time of need. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because Damien's Family Food Pantry plays a critical role in food security for many vulnerable groups. Hunger carries with it severe and long-lasting physiological, psychological, and behavioral problems if left unaddressed, and these costs are often borne by the taxpayers. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Safe & Accessible Transportation for Disabled Adults, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District | Amount of Request: | $1,617,675.00 | Project Sponsor: | Cape Abilities, Inc., | Description: | The funding will be used to replace an aging and unreliable fleet of transport vans that serve the adult disabled community. The project calls for funding the purchase of fifteen new vans that will be able to transport Cape residents in a safe, reliable manner to medical appointments, social activities, and other engagements that they would otherwise not be able to attend without the help of Cape Abilities. This project will result in reliable transportation for disabled adults, a service that Cape Abilities has been hampered from providing on a reliable basis due to significant mechanical issues with its aging fleet. By purchasing new vehicles of the same model, repairs and maintenance will be streamlined at a lower cost. Additional savings will be realized through more modern, efficient engines in the new vehicles. This project is a priority because public transit on Cape Cod is limited, and Cape Abilities fills that void by ensuring that the disabled community can travel to their appointments and other engagements in a reliable manner and with dignity. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Safe & Modern Boys & Girls Club Facility, Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District | Amount of Request: | $5,000,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club Inc., 44 Robinson Road Edgartown, Massachusetts | Description: | The funding will be used to replace the existing facility which is over 40 years old and has multiple issues, such as mold, water leaks, insufficient spaces, and limited storage. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Club serves nearly 20% of the island's K-8 students and their families, many of whom struggle with food and housing
insecurity. The new facility will allow the Club to expand its programs and services, providing educational, social-emotional, and mentorship opportunities to island youth while addressing the critical need for youth services. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Scituate Water Treatment Plant Project | Amount of Request: | $5,000,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | Town of Scituate, 600 CJC Highway ,Scituate,Massachusetts,02066 | Description: | The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will allow the Town to meet the growing demand for water, mitigate decades-long concerns over water quality, and treat for emerging concerns such as PFAS. The Town of Scituate has aggressively invested more than $58,000,000 into its water infrastructure since FY2010, and has increased water rates by 128.9% over that same period. The critical need for this project is also underscored by its high ranking on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Intended Use Plan for the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. | Funding Subcommittee: | Interior and Environment | Funding Bureau: | State and Tribal Assistance Grants | Funding Account: | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | South Shore Regional Emergency Communications Center Dispatch System Improvements Project | Amount of Request: | $1,850,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | South Shore Regional Emergency Communications Center , 210 Central Street, Hingham, Massachusetts | Description: | The funding will be used to upgrade the emergency communications center's operating system and install two fiber optic loops to the Town of Norwell and Town of Cohasset. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide critically important upgrades to the emergency operation center's primary operating system, and to its inter-community connectivity enabling rapid response and coordination of first responders in the communities of Norwell, Cohasset, Hingham, and Hull. | Funding Subcommittee: | Commerce Justice Science | Funding Bureau: | Community Oriented Policing Services | Funding Account: | Technology and Equipment (Project Request Only) | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Tribal Child Care Center, Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District | Amount of Request: | $1,000,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, | Description: | This project will result in the construction of a 6,650 square foot early childhood center serving the majority of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe who live within three miles of the proposed facility will economically empower low to moderate-income tribe members and residents of Barnstable County by creating new childcare opportunities that will allow parents to enter the workforce and/or expand their working hours, reducing dependence on government support. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Westport Trunk Sewer and Water Project | Amount of Request: | $5,500,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | Town of Westport, 816 Main Road Westport, Massachusetts | Description: | The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it removes major sources of nitrogen contamination (septic and cesspools) in the Westport River, an EPA-designated water of the United States. Improved water quality in the Westport River, which flows to Buzzards Bay, creates a healthier and more sustainable Buzzards Bay, a critical South Coast natural resource. This would also provide clean water to North Westport, containing an environmental justice census block, where wells are demonstrating bacterial contaminations due proximity to on-site wastewater facilities and are showing emerging evidence of PFAS contamination. | Funding Subcommittee: | Interior and Environment | Funding Bureau: | State and Tribal Assistance Grants | Funding Account: | Clean Water State Revolving Fund | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | Workforce Training and Development Center, City of New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District | Amount of Request: | $800,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | Boys & Girls Club of Greater New Bedford, 166 Jenney Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts | Description: | This project will enable the Boys & Girls Club of New Bedford to make improvements to their 63-year-old facility that will support their Workforce Training & Development Center. The project centers around the restoration of the 3,530 second floor of the existing facility that will result in a clean, modern space that will support workforce training meetings. Additional components of the project include repairing the existing elevator to ensure accessibility and improvements to the building monitoring systems to comply with current building codes. This project will serve residents of the City of New Bedford, including those residing in the seven Qualified Census Tracts within the City, who are unemployed or under-employed. The current unemployment rate in the City of New Bedford is 6.2%, significantly higher than the statewide rate of 3.7%. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
Project Title: | YWCA Residential Services Renovation Project | Amount of Request: | $500,000.00 | Project Sponsor: | YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts, 20 S 6th Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts | Description: | The funding will be used to complete the renovation of 12 units of housing for women over the age of eighteen in need of housing. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will supports the YWCA's mission to help low-income women attain self-sufficiency by providing a direct and critical human service that facilitates their overall health, safety, continuing education, and/or re-entrance into the workforce.. | Funding Subcommittee: | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development | Funding Bureau: | Economic Development Initiatives | Funding Account: | Economic Development Initiatives | | | Member Certification Letter |
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