Congresswoman Waters Secures Almost $7 Million for 35th District

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) held a press conference today with community leaders to announce $6.64 million in funding for 12 projects in her district and the Los Angeles area. Funding for the projects was included in the Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President last year.

A list of the recipients and the funding amounts is below.

Congresswoman Waters released the following statement:

"I have always believed that the appropriations process is a critical tool meant to support organizations who work to improve the quality of life for the American people.

Each year, I carefully review the funding requests that I receive, and I work to be a strong advocate for these requests during the lengthy, complicated, and sometimes contentious appropriations process. It's important to note that earmarks do not cost the federal government ‘additional' money. Members of Congress direct portions of money from an existing fund to organizations that submit concrete proposals on the work they're doing to better their community and their country.

That's why I am pleased to congratulate the recipients of a combined $6.64 million in my district. These groups and their projects are as diverse as my congressional district, doing important work ranging from preventing homelessness; to increasing public safety; to improving water purity and delivery; to mitigating youth violence; to upgrading aging or outdated infrastructure.

I thank them for the work they do, and I look forward to continuing my advocacy in Congress on behalf of the cities, organizations and institutions that serve my constituents and improve their quality of life."

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• City of Gardena - Public Safety Surveillance Initiative: $350,000
• City of Inglewood - Water System Reliability Program Improvement Project: $100,000
• City of Lawndale - New Community Center: $300,000
• City of Hawthorne - Rosencrans Avenue/405 Freeway Ramp Widening Project: $499,915
• Beyond Shelter - Early Intervention Demonstration Project: $400,000
• TELACU - TELACU Neighborhood Stabilization Corporation: $500,000
• Centinela Youth Services- Parent Efficacy Program: $200,000
• First Community Development Corporation - Computer Lab Resource Center: $150,000
• Loyola Marymount University - Frank R. Seaver Science and Engineering Initiative: $1.76 million
• Los Angeles Southwest College - Health Careers Regional Academy: $297,000
• Flyer Defense LLC - Light Mobility Internally Transported Vehicle: $1.6 million
• West Basin Municipal Water District - Harbor/South Bay Water Recycling Project: $484,000

Total: $6,640,915