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Consider approval of Monterey County's Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for submission to the County's federal legislative delegation for consideration of funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations process.
Report
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider approval of Monterey County's Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for submission to the County's federal legislative delegation for consideration of funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations process.
SUMMARY
It was recently announced that members of the U.S. Senate would have the opportunity to submit Community Project Funding (CPF) requests as part of the fiscal year 2024 appropriations process. Community Project Funding (CPF) is a source of grant funding for public projects whose recipients and purposes are specifically identified by Congress in an appropriations act, the annual process of funding programs and projects. Community Project Funding (CPF), also known as Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) or "earmarks", could bring critical federal funding to Monterey County for priority projects submitted to the County's federal legislative delegation.
In the 2023 appropriations bill Monterey County was awarded $900,000 for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) for a supplemental well rehabilitation/replacement project; and $275,000 for the South County Family Justice Center (FJC).
Project nominations for 2024 federal appropriations funding are due March 3, 2023, to U.S. Senator Alex Padilla and March 13, 2023, to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. As of the writing of this report, no deadlines have been announced for the U.S. House of Representatives. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees typically prioritize projects that are "shovel ready" and need a one-time infusion of funding to help get over the finish line.
Staff seeks the Board's direction and approval of projects to submit to the County's federal legislative delegat...
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