Cárdenas Requests Nearly $27 Million in Federal Funds for San Fernando Valley Community Projects
The Congressman submitted Community Project Funding Requests to support job creation, youth programs, mental health care, community empowerment, improvements to healthcare and more
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY — Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) has announced he is requesting $26,745,246 in federal Community Project Funding for initiatives and programs in the San Fernando Valley. The funding would support job creation, youth programs, mental health care, community empowerment, improvements to healthcare and more. Congressman Cárdenas recently delivered over $12.5 million in federal Community Project Funding to the Northeast San Fernando Valley.
“I’m in Congress to make sure that the people of the Northeast San Fernando Valley get the resources they need to grow and improve our community,” said Congressman Cárdenas. “This year, my office has requested nearly $27 million in funds that would go directly to 15 organizations working in community empowerment, workforce development, juvenile justice, healthcare, education and more. I want to thank all the local leaders who have worked with us to ask for this funding. We will continue to work in Congress to secure federal dollars that will help our community today and for years to come.”
Rules adopted by the House of Representatives in the 117th Congress allow each Representative to submit funding requests for up to 15 projects for FY23, without any guarantee of approval. Project requests must fall within a limited scope of federal accounts and direct funds to state and local governments and select non-profits. Each Member must certify that they and their family have no financial interest in any project they request funding. More information can be found here.
Cárdenas’ CPF requests, with full details including accounts, disclosures and letters to the House Committee on Appropriations explaining the requests, are available here and below.
Education/ Workforce Development
1. Project Name: Support to increase inclusive and equitable STEM workforce and Allied Health Programs
Intended Recipient: Los Angeles Mission College
Address: 13356 Eldridge Ave., Sylmar, California
Requested Funding: $2,000,000
Summary: This project will create a comprehensive program to support non-English speaking and foreign-born STEM workers, those new to STEM fields and those interested in entering the STEM professions and will expand the Allied Health programs to include vocational nurses, phlebotomists, cardiovascular technicians and medical assistants.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: LAMC_FDL
2. Project Name: STEAM & Civic Program for Youth and Teens for San Fernando
Intended Recipient: YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles – Mid Valley
Address: 6901 Lennox Ave., Van Nuys, California
Requested Funding: $2,000,000
Summary: This project seeks to provide educational programs for Valley youth and teens interested in STEM/STEAM. The program will help advance the next generation of K-12 students by teaching them on-demand STEM skills, workforce development and career pathways in civic education. This will help ensure young people get and stay involved in leading our community forward.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: YMCA_FDL
3. Project Name: Community Empowerment Through Education Project
Intended Recipient: Plaza Comunitaria Sinaloa
Address: 15012 Harvest St, Mission Hills, California
Requested Funding: $800,000
Summary: This project seeks to expand on current educational programs as well as implement a series of workforce development programs that provide low-income individuals with better job opportunities. The programs allow non-traditional students to continue their education and gain valuable skills that prepare them for a new career path.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: PCS_FDL
4. Project Name: Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley Workforce Development Program
Intended Recipient: Boys & Girls Club San Fernando Valley
Requested Funds: $500,000
Address: 11251 Glenoaks Blvd, Pacoima, California
Summary: Boys & Girls Clubs of San Fernando Valley (BGCSFV) Workforce Development Initiative is designed to promote the development of critical employment skills among youth through research-informed youth development practice, training and experiential learning opportunities that lead to first job readiness and a plan for pursuing postsecondary and/or career aspirations. BGCSFV’s Workforce Development Initiative increases teens’ employability through career exploration, mentorship, opportunities to earn credentials, soft skills training, technical skills training and career experiences. Funds would be used to support San Fernando Valley youth with programs such as: College and Career Center, the Exploring LA project, Teen Summit and Workforce development – KOLLAB, adding a Development & Marketing position and Program support staff and improving Social Emotional Programs along with classes and discussions about Social Justice.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: BGCFSFV_FDL
5. Project Name: Empowering the San Fernando Valley Initiative
Intended Recipient: Community Development Corporation (ICON CDC)
Address: 14553 Delano St, Van Nuys, California
Requested Funds: $500,000
Summary: This project seeks to expand on the current Business Development program administered by the North and South Valley BusinessSource Centers, which currently offer entrepreneurial training, business consulting, and access to capital to small businesses and micro enterprises located only in the City of Los Angeles. Additional funds will allow ICON CDC to include businesses in the City of San Fernando and other areas outside the City of LA with the goal of creating more job opportunities in the CA-29 district.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: ICONCDC_FDL
Environment, Climate Change and Infrastructure
6. Project Name: San Fernando Gardens – Adapting to Climate Change
Intended Recipient: HACLA - Housing Authority of Los Angeles County
Address: 2600 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California
Requested Funding: $3,573,240
Summary: The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Gardens Public Housing residents are experiencing the dramatic impact of climate change on their daily lives. HACLA did not initially build San Fernando Gardens in 1955 to withstand the impacts of record-breaking heatwaves and the ongoing strain on our electrical grid. To adapt the site to mitigate climate change’s impact and provide relief for 1,586 residents, this project seeks to upgrade the site with 448 energy-efficient air condition units.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: HACLA_FDL
7. Project Name: Cool Pavement and Shade Structures
Intended Recipient: City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office
Address: 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, California
Requested Funds: $2,500,000
Summary: The Cool Pavement and Shade Structures project will implement cool pavement on 20 street segments in the San Fernando Valley of the City of Los Angeles. This project will also include the fabrication and installation of up to 30 shade structures designed to fit over bus benches at 32 bus stop locations within California’s 29th Congressional District. These structures will provide shade, shelter and relief from the effects of extreme heat for public transit users.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: LAMO_FDL
Mental Health/ Community Empowerment
8. Project Name: San Fernando Police Department Mental Health Clinician
Requester: City of San Fernando
Address: 117 North Macneil St., San Fernando, California
Requested Funding: $800,000
Summary: This project seeks to hire mental health clinicians at the City of San Fernando’s Police Department to help with critical incidents, outreach services for mental health services and support 988 cases.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: SFPDMentalHealthClinician_FDL
9. Project Name: Juvenile Justice Diversion Program (JJD)
Intended Recipient: Champions In Service
Address: 12605 Osborne St, Pacoima, CA
Requested Funds: $600,000
Summary: This project will take a holistic approach in providing services which address mental wellness, substance abuse and violence prevention to create positive outcomes. The program will consist of enrollments, intake assessments, care plans and intensive case management to meet our client’s needs and goals. When a young person completes the program, JJD will inform and notify the referring agency to ensure the removal of any pending charges.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: JJD_FDL
10. Project Name: New Directions for Youth, Health & Recreation Center Renovation
Intended Recipient: New Directions For Youth
Address: 7315 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, California
Requested Funds: $1,500,000
Summary: This project will renovate NDY’s Health & Recreation Center Facility to provide additional mental health, wellness, educational and employment services to low-income youth and families. NDY’s Center will renovate their existing facility to increase their ability to provide mental health services to low-income, underserved youth and families.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: NDY_FDL
11. Project Name: Family Empowerment & Economic Legacy (FEEL)
Intended Recipient: Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Address: 1104 E. Chevy Chase Dr, Pacoima, California
Requested Funds: $817,006
Summary: The Family Empowerment & Economic Legacy (FEEL) project will disrupt the generational trauma caused by incarceration by providing legal, socio-emotional and economic support to low-income, justice-involved individuals and their families. Using a trauma-informed approach, a team of legal and non-legal advocates will partner with justice-involved individuals to identify and address legal, social and health issues that create barriers to their self-sufficiency, and their family’s well-being.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: FEEL_FDL
12. Project Name: Los Angeles Peacemakers: Creating Community Safety and Reducing Violence
Intended Recipient: Urban Peace Institute & Los Angeles Violence Intervention Coalition
Address: 9512 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90002
Requested Funds: $7,400,000
Summary: The Los Angeles Peacemakers initiative will expand existing community-based public safety efforts and build the capacity of the region’s violence intervention agencies to reduce violent crime and save the lives of underserved residents. The Urban Peace Institute (UPI) will partner with up to 12 member agencies of the Los Angeles Violence Intervention Coalition (LAVIC) in the Los Angeles Peacemakers Initiative, which will create safety for over 50,000 Los Angeles County residents who are disproportionately impacted by gun and gang violence.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: UPI_FDL
Healthcare
13. Project Name: Practice Transformation to Bridge the Digital Divide for Virtual Care
Intended Recipient: Northeast Valley Health Corporation
Address: 1172 N. Maclay Avenue, San Fernando, California
Requested Funding: $1,655,000
Summary: This project aims to improve access to care for low-income, predominately Latino patients. This project will implement new and automated patient engagement solutions which will connect with patients through an electronic health record to help monitor and improve health outcomes.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: NEVHC_FDL
14. Project Name: Keeping Families Together - Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (PHCMC) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Expansion
Intended Recipient: Providence Holy Cross
Address: 15031 Rinaldi St, Mission Hills, CA
Requested Funds: $750,000
Summary: The Keeping Families Together NICU expansion will expand the NICU from 12 to 18 beds, upgrade technology and increase space to provide state-of-the-art care and support to reduce the need to transfer vulnerable infants.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: PHCMCNICU_FDL
15. Project Name: Pre- Health Career Enrichment Program (PHCEP): Increasing access to post-secondary healthcare education
Intended Recipient: Vida Mobile Clinic
Address: 1519 Woodworth St. San Fernando, CA
Requested Funds: $1,350,000
Summary: Vida’s Pre-Health Enrichment Program will increase access to post-secondary healthcare education by providing students from under-resourced communities with mentorship and enrichment opportunities. This program helps pre-health college students obtain the tools necessary to become competitive applicants to medical schools, physician assistant programs and nursing programs. This program also establishes university partnerships and outreach to high schools.
Signed Financial Disclosure Letter: VMC_FDL
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