Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released the following statement:
“It is my privilege to serve El Paso and ensure federal dollars are being invested in our community. Each year through the appropriations process, my office requests funding for 15 community projects critical to the well-being of our community and region. I am proud to announce this year I was able to secure funding for all of our projects for a total of $15.6 million for El Paso. The projects selected will serve the borderland in a variety of ways, improving infrastructure, expanding educational opportunities, and investing in the incredible work already being done in our district.
“The impact that community project funding has in El Paso can be felt in every corner, which is why each year I make it a priority to advocate for the highest level of funding for these projects that truly make a difference in our community.”
Congress is still considering the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriation bills to fund various federal programs and services, including all Community Project Funding (CPF) requests.
FY25 Community Projects are:
Project Name: Ysleta Port of Entry Engineering Project-Design
Requesting Entity: City of El Paso
Address: 300 N. Campbell, El Paso, TX 79901
Amount Awarded: $3,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for a project-specific design for the expansion of the Ysleta Port of Entry.
Project Name: Innovation Factory Phase II
Requesting Entity: City of El Paso
Address: 300 N. Campbell, El Paso, TX 79901
Amount Awarded: $250,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to construct the Advanced Manufacturing District (AMD) Innovation Factory which involves developing nine modular Maker Spaces, back-office support, environmental management, product design and value chain, and access to advanced manufacturing, testing, and evaluation equipment.
Project Name: Animal Welfare Shelter to Serve Unincorporated Area
Requesting Entity: County of El Paso, TX
Address: 500 E. San Antonio, El Paso, TX 79901
Amount Awarded: $1,250,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the construction of a County Animal Shelter and Clinic.
Project Name: East Montana Water Tower
Requesting Entity: County of El Paso, TX
Address: 500 E. San Antonio, El Paso, Texas 79901
Amount Awarded: $1,105,800
Project Description: The funding would be used for the design and construction of the East Montana Water Tower, a 750,000-gallon elevated storage facility to supplement an existing and aging 75,000-gallon water tower.
Project Name: Corbin Sambrano Community Center
Requesting Entity: County of El Paso, TX
Address: 500 E. San Antonio, El Paso, TX 79901
Amount Awarded: $850,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for blight removal and clean up, site remediation, foundational soil preparation, and construction of the Corbin Sambrano Community Center.
Project Name: Transforming Juvenile Justice through Education Facility Expansion
Requesting Entity: County of El Paso Juvenile Justice Center
Address: 500 E. San Antonio, El Paso, TX 79901
Amount Awarded: $850,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the acquisition of equipment, furniture, and a prefabricated structure to support vocational and educational programs at the Challenge Academy.
Project Name: Paso del Norte Trail – Socorro Spine Alignment
Requesting Entity: City of Socorro, Texas
Address: 124 Horizon Blvd., Socorro, Texas 79927
Amount Awarded: $250,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the engineering and construction of a 3-mile connection between Ysleta and Socorro along Alameda Ave.
Project Name: Town of Anthony Police Department Command Post and Technology
Requesting Entity: Town of Anthony TX Police Department
Address: 401 Wildcat DR. Anthony, TX. 79821
Amount Awarded: $1,184,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to acquire a mobile command post and technology.
Project Name: Housing Authority of the Town of Anthony Home Upgrades
Requesting Entity: Housing Authority of the Town of Anthony, Texas
Address: 1007 Franklin St., Anthony, Texas 79821
Amount Awarded: $1,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to address critical renovations and upgrades to 26 Public Housing units that require extensive internal and external remodeling, including updates to electrical, gas, and water plumbing systems.
Project Name: Village of Vinton City Hall Renovation and Expansion
Requesting Entity: Village of Vinton
Address: 436 E. Vinton Rd., Vinton, Texas 79821.
Amount Awarded: $1,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the renovation, demolishing, and expansion of the Vinton city hall building.
Project Name: Manufacturing Research for All Domain Attritable Autonomous Systems
Requesting Entity: El Paso Makes
Address: 501 George Perry Blvd
Amount Awarded: $1,184,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to initiate a manufacturing research project with El Paso small and medium manufacturers to develop manufacturing models enabled by digital engineering and automation capabilities to support United States goals to produce All Domain Attritable Autonomous Systems (ADA2) to counter China’s military.
Project Name: Alberta Avenue Storm and Sanitary Sewer/Domestic Water Improvements
Requesting Entity: El Paso County Hospital District d/b/a University Medical Center of El Paso
Address: 4815 Alameda Ave. El Paso, TX 79905
Amount Awarded: $1,150,791
Project Description: The funding would be used to replace the existing underground stormwater, sanitary sewer, and domestic water systems of UMC.
Project Name: TTUHSC El Paso Oncology Center Research Initiative
Requesting Entity: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Address: 5001 El Paso Drive El Paso, Texas 79905
Amount Awarded: $1,184,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to acquire research equipment such as linear accelerators, or LINAC, to research the biological and therapeutic effects of varying dose of radiations on the body.
Project Name: Regional Interoperable Communications Upgrades
Requesting Entity: Rio Grande Council of Governments
Address: 8037 Lockheed, Ste. 100, El Paso, Texas 79925
Amount Awarded: $1,184,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to acquire and replace end-of-life or upgrade mobile and portable radios, also known as subscriber units.
Project Name: Regional Food Production, Distribution and Workforce Development Center
Requesting Entity: Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Address: 1380 A&M Circle, El Paso, TX 79927.
Amount Awarded: $250,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to acquire and upgrade a 24,556 square foot, large scale, food production, inspection, and distribution facility as a regional, full-scale Food Production, Distribution, and Workforce Center.
More information on community project funding can be found here.
