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Deadline:  

The deadline to submit FY2024 Community Project Funding requests has now passed.

Submitted Projects for Fiscal Year 2024

Below you will find the projects my office submitted to the Appropriations Committee during the Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding request cycle.

FY2024 Projects Submitted:

Project Name: Nuevo Hueco Tanks Ground Storage Water Tank
Recipient: Lower Valley Water District
Address: 1557 FM 1110, Clint, Texas 79836
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the construction of a steel ground storage tank that will hold one-million gallons, a booster station, as well as approximately 8,000 linear feet of 16-inch ductile iron transmission lines to connect to existing transmission lines.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: Gateway West-Sparks Water Project
Recipient: Lower Valley Water District
Address: 1557 FM 1110, Clint, Texas 79836
Amount Requested: $1,700,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the installation of 9,019 linear feet of 12-inch PVC pipe, 42 linear feet of 8-inch PVC pipe, connecting new service lines and upgrading old service lines and replacing them with new lines, as well as installing fire hydrants.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: Arsenic Treatment Plant and Associated Raw & Treated Water Pipelines
Recipient: Town of Anthony
Address: 401 Wildcat Dr, Anthony, TX 79821
Amount Requested: $4,688,687.00
Project Description: The funding would be used for final design and construction of a 1.73 MGD Water Treatment Plan that will remove arsenic from the Town’s potable groundwater supply.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter


Project Name: Replacing Aging Emergency Generator and Adding Solar Capacity
Recipient: University Medical Center of El Paso
Address: 4815 Alameda Ave., El Paso, TX 79905
Amount Requested: $7,398,712.50
Project Description: The funding would be used to replace the University Medical Center's aging 2.5MW emergency generator and add power storage and solar capacity to the hospital.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: Aerospace Digital Engineering Research
Recipient: National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining
Address: 521 Texas Ave., El Paso, TX 79901
Amount Requested: 2,200,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to initiate a research project with El Paso manufacturers to develop pathways using cutting edge research and innovation to produce mission-critical and flight-qualified components and sub-assemblies through the state-of-the-art digital engineering.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter 

Project Name: El Paso County, TX (Flood Warning Project)
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Address: 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, New Mexico, Albuquerque 87109
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to develop the El Paso Flood Warning System to alert residents, businesses, planners, and emergency response personnel about potential flooding in El Paso County before it occurs or as soon as possible after it begins.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: Collective Training Barracks (Planning and Design)
Recipient: Fort Bliss
Address: 1733 Pleasonton Road, USAG Fort Bliss, Texas 79906
Amount Requested: $7,200,000
Project Description: This funding would be used for the Planning and Design of Collective Training Barracks required to provide housing for the many transient soldiers from Army Active, Army National Guard, and the Army Reserve supported by Fort Bliss. 
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: El Pasoans Fighting Hunger West
Recipient: El Pasoans Fighting Hunger
Address: 9541 Plaza Circle, El Paso, TX 79927
Amount Requested: $6,500,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to construct a new permanent operations center in the westernmost part of El Paso County that is historically underserved and lacks access to stable food assistance resources.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: Rural Utility Service Vehicles (PW)
Recipient: County of El Paso
Address: 500 E. San Antonio Ave, El Paso, Texas 79901
Amount Requested: $4,000,000 Project Description: The funding would be used for the acquisition of new equipment, including four street box sweepers, five tandem dump trunks, five truck tractors, and four grappler bulk waste loader trucks will help facilitate the swift removal of illegally dumped waste and the cleaning of roadways.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: Rio Vista Rehabilitation
Recipient: City of Socorro
Address: 124 Horizon Blvd, Socorro, Texas 79927
Amount Requested: $8,400,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the rehabilitation of six (6) buildings at the historic Rio Vista Farm for reuse as a small business incubator, workforce and continuing education classrooms, and the community’s first-ever public library.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: Sun Metro Micro Transit
Recipient: City of El Paso
Address: 300 N. Campbell, El Paso, TX 79901
Amount Requested: $750,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to purchase a small fleet of electric micro-transit vehicles, charging infrastructure, and appurtenances. 
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: Terminal Bridge Reconstruction
Recipient: City of El Paso
Address: 300 N. Campbell, El Paso, TX 79901
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to develop the Terminal Bridge Reconstruction Project (Project). The Project includes design and reconstruction of the Terminal Bridge, which serves as the primary exit from the El Paso International Airport. 
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: El Paso Region Ports of Entry System Development Study and Operational Plan
Recipient: El Paso Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Address: 303 N. Oregon Street, El Paso, TX 79901
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to initial a Regional Port of Entry Development Study and Operation Plan to include an analysis of the key needs of all land ports from Tornillo in El Paso County, Texas to Santa Teresa in New Mexico.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Project Name: Police Department Technology Augmentation
Recipient: Town of Anthony
Address: 401 Wildcat Dr, Anthony, TX 79821
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the acquisition stationary Outdoor, License plate recognition cameras in the areas identified as a high trafficking.
Financial Disclosure and Federal Nexus Letter

Overview  

It is my great honor and privilege to serve as your representative in Congress and to ensure that federal dollars are being invested in El Paso. For Fiscal Year 2024, the House Committee on Appropriations will be accepting Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from Members. Since the start of Community Projects Funding in Fiscal Year 2022, I have been able to secure funding for 23 community projects, bringing back to El Paso nearly $36 million directly to our cities and towns, our schools, our universities, nonprofits, and companies. I am excited to continue to use this process to deliver for El Pasoans.  

Unfortunately, unlike the past two years under Democratic control, this Republican majority has unveiled a new set of rules on projects with aims to restrict funding and limit the types of projects we can advance for our community. The rules also effectively ban projects in three majors appropriations bills—Labor-Health and Human Services-Education, Financial Services, and Defense—a devastating rule that limits our ability to bring funding to entities like Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe or El Paso ISD schools, among many others.  

The Community Project Funding requests are in addition to the general programmatic and language-based requests which you can learn more about here. Updated reforms require rigorous vetting, limits 15 community project requests from each Member of Congress, public disclosure of potential recipients on the Congressmember’s website, and certification that no Congressmember’s family can benefit from the project.

Note:

• Only state or local governmental entities and certain eligible non-profit organizations are eligible to apply.
• All for-profit groups and entities are ineligible.
• You must be able to demonstrate the the request has community support.
• Funding must be for Fiscal Year 2024 only.
• All projects must meet the relevant statutory and administrative criteria for funding through the grant program under which it is submitted.
• If the project would normally require a funding match or cost share by a non-federal entity, then the requesting entity will need to demonstrate that it can provide this match if it makes a request.

More information on the process can be found on the House Appropriations Committee’s page here. Staff may follow up for additional information to support the CPF request such as budget justification, documentation of community support and need, or proof of ability to meet match requirements once an initial request is submitted. If you have any questions about Congresswoman Escobar’s project submission process, please email tx16.approps@mail.house.gov. 

For list of all previously funding Community Funding Projects from Fiscal Year 2022 and 2033, please click here.  

Submission Forms  

Please click the form links below to submit your Community Project Funding request:

NOTE: The House Appropriation Committee has different criteria and submission requirements for each of the eligible subcommittees and accounts below. If you are unsure about which subcommittee to submit your project through, please read our Resource Guide listed on this page to learn about the scope and eligibility requirement of all eligible accounts. 

• Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
• Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
• Homeland Security
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
• Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Resource Guide: 

In order to inform El Pasoans about the available accounts and funding, my office has compiled a comprehensive resource guide. This guide contains descriptions of what projects are eligible, insight on the process, frequently asked questions, and more. To view the resource guide, click here. 

Eligible Entities & Projects: 

FY22 and FY23 Submitted Projects:

A full list of all submitted projects from FY22 and FY23 can be found here.

Deadline:  

The deadline to submit FY2024 Community Project Funding requests has now passed. If you are a community stakeholder and need more time, you must email us immediately and my staff will evaluate requests on a case-by-case basis for extensions.