Bowman Announces $5.4M Passed by House Will Come to NY-16

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Rep. Jamaal Bowman announced this week that federal funds for community projects large and small are making their way to the Sound Shore.

Bowman announced the passing of community project funding of over $5.4 million for NY-16 in the U.S. House of Representatives. These funds will be a part of the Appropriations FY 2022 bill.

"Delivering resources to our communities and helping to meet the needs of our neighbors has been my number one priority, and I am thrilled to have secured over $5 million in new federal funding to reach people where they are and improve our district," Bowman said. "We had the incredible opportunity to listen to our neighbors and work to make sure our federal funding reflects their voices and what's important to them. We did that by collaborating with hundreds of our community members throughout the appropriations process and finding opportunities to turn their pleas for more resources into millions of tangible dollars that will help transform NY-16."

Bowman said that after arriving in Congress, one of the first things he did was to organize outreach efforts to hear what the most pressing needs were in NY-16 communities that could benefit from federal funding. In April 2021, Rep. Bowman submitted ten Community Project Funding requests to the House Appropriations Committee, which was in charge of vetting all requests submitted by members of Congress. The legislation was passed as part of the FY 2022 spending bill and will move to the U.S. Senate for final passage, before reaching President Biden's desk for final approval.

The House-approved allocations for Community Project Funding include:

• $1,500,000 to the City of Mount Vernon for Sewage Cleanup Project to Promote Equity and Resilience
• $500,000 to the YMCA of New Rochelle for Education Achievement Gap Project
• $500,000 to WestHab, Inc. for Affordable Housing Preservation to Promote Housing Equity in Southern Yonkers
• $496,000 to the Yonkers YMCA for Promoting Health Equity and Affordable Swim Access through Yonkers YMCA Pool Improvements
• $375,000 to the Westchester Public/Private Membership Fund for Aging Services for Telehealth Intervention Programs for Seniors
• $308,000 to the Town of Mamaroneck for Senior Center Renovations and Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
• $100,000 to the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. for Expanding Behavioral Health Services for Homebound Elderly and Disabled Adults Through Home Visiting To Reduce Impact of Mental Health Challenges