Congresswoman Brown Secures $13.7 Million in Funding for Northeast Ohio in Government Funding Package

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has secured $13,727,485 in federal funding for Northeast Ohio in H. Res. 1061, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, a package of six domestic funding bills focused on helping families and communities across the United States. The legislation now goes to the Senate for consideration.

The package includes 14 Community Project Funding requests championed by Congresswoman Brown. Having submitted these funding requests in 2023, they included money to rebuild local infrastructure, support local affordable housing, education and research, expand community centers and more.

“This funding bill is good for Northeast Ohio and for the country. I was proud to vote in favor of funding important local projects and advancing key national priorities like supporting women, families, and veterans,” said Congresswoman Brown. “My office worked with local partners to secure $13.7 million in federal funding for worthy projects in Northeast Ohio. Through months of unnecessary delay, House Democrats stood firm.  The result is a bipartisan win for the country rather than a radical conservative package. I strongly urge the Senate to pass this legislation so the President can sign the funding into law.”

 Community Project Wins for OH-11 in the Funding Bill:

• $500,000 to the May Dugan Center for expansion and renovation
• $795,950 to the Murtis Taylor Community Center for repairs and renovations
• $500,000 to the Western Reserve Land Conservancy for the Hough Community Green Space to bring high-quality park space to Hough
• $959,752 to the City of Lakewood for Lakewood’s Storm and Wastewater Pollution Prevention Project to support water infrastructure
• $850,000 to the City of Cleveland Heights for the Blanche Avenue Extension Project to allow for the construction of new housing
• $1,616,279 to the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation for the Innovation Square Phase 2: Affordable City of Cleveland project to construct affordable housing in the Fairfax neighborhood
• $500,000 to Cuyahoga County for the Cuyahoga County Fresh Water Institute Development Project to ensure healthy communities, a healthy lake, and a healthy economy
• $959,752 to the City of Cleveland, Division of Water Pollution Control for the West 70^th Street Sewer Project
• $959,752 to the City of Cleveland, Division of Water Pollution Control for the East 115^th Street Sewer Project
• $963,000 to the Ohio Aerospace Institute for the OAI – Precision Urban Agriculture Initiative
• $963,000 to the Cuyahoga Community College District for the Cuyahoga Community College Public Safety Center of Excellence supporting in-demand training to police officers throughout the region
• $847,000 to the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking for the Youth Human Trafficking Victims program to advance child welfare and enhance community response
• $2,350,000 to the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (CCLRC) aka Cuyahoga Land Bank to support Circle East District Revitalization in East Cleveland
• $963,000 to Case Western Reserve University for Advancing the State-of-the-Art in Metals and Semiconductor Technology tp support the acquisition of critical research equipment to advance U.S. research leadership and manufacturing technology 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act includes the following funding bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.

A detailed summary of the legislation which still must be passed by the Senate is available here.

The legislation resulted from the rejection of Republican demands for extreme domestic cuts and policies by House Democrats, colleagues in the Senate, and the White House. It includes key victories for women and families. Notably, it fully funds WIC—which was at risk of facing a funding shortfall and denying millions of families access to benefits. The bill also removes harmful anti-abortion policies supported by House Republicans.

• Helping everyday families with economic security, creating and sustaining tens of thousands of good paying jobs, fighting inflation, and providing full funding for key lifelines such as food assistance and more affordable housing and homeownership.
   
• Protecting women’s rights by blocking attempts to limit women’s access to reproductive health care, including abortion, and by increasing funding for gender-based violence prevention and prosecution programs.

• Confronting the climate crisis, fighting climate change, and ensuring America’s energy independence with robust, transformative investments in deploying clean energy technologies in communities across the country, and providing funding for cutting-edge scientific and climate-related research.

• Honoring our commitments to our veterans by ensuring they receive the care and benefits that they have earned and investing in veterans’ health care, including targeted investments that advance women's health, mental health, and homelessness assistance.

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