Rep. Norma Torres FY23 Appropriations
Form - Community Project Funds
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Thank you for your interest in submitting an appropriations request for FY2023. Please answer the following questions, broken up into the following sections:
Section 1. Requesting entity / organization information Section 2. Point of contact
Section 3. Ba sic request details
Section 4. Project description
Section 5. Funding request
Section 6. Additional Questions for Transportation Projects [skip if not submitting a transportation project)
Section 1. Requesting entity / organization information
1. Requesting entity/organization name (use legal name)
2. Type of entity (non -profit, university, government; note: for -profits are ineligible )
3. Full street address
4. Phone number
5. Website
Section 2. Point of contact
This is the point person at your organization who our staff may contact regarding this request.
6. Name of point of contact
7. Title within organization
8. Address
9. Phone number
10. Fax number
11. Email address
Section 3. Basic request details
12. Short title of the request
13. Suggest a clear and simple 1 -sentence description of the request
14. Subcommittee / Which Appropriations Bill
o Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration o Commerce, Justice, Science
o Defense
o Energy & Water Development
o Financial Services Gener al Government
o Homeland Security
o Interior & Environment
o Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
o Military Construction and VA
o Transportation, Housing, and Urban Developmen t
15. Which Agency within that Subcommittee?
16. Which Account? (Please note that some accounts require matching or cost share funding from non-federal sources. Please check with our office if you have questions.)
17. List all Members of the House and Senate who are also receiving this request
18. Priority number of this request (if submitt ing multiple requests)
Section 4. Project description
19. Provide a project description (Max 150 words)
20. Where is the project located?
21. Please describe the current developmental status of this project. Is this a new or ongoing project?
22. Please describe the current developmental status of this project. Is this a new or ongoing project?
23. What is the estimated start date of the project? (mm/dd/yy)
24. What is the estimated completion date of the project? (mm/dd/yy)
25. Provide a description of community support. Include any LINKS of the following: (1) letters of support from elected community leaders, (2) press articles highlighting the need for the requested community project funding, (3) support from newspaper editorial boards, (4) projects listed in state intended use plans, community development plans, or other publicly available planning documents, (5) resolutions passed by city councils or boards, or (6) other compelling evidence of community support). To provide ATTACHMENTS, please add them in the next question.
26. Attach documents demonstrating community support
27. Provide an explanation of the request, including an explanation of why this is a good use of taxpayer funds and how this project will benefit CA -35. (Max 250 words)
28. In what congressional district(s) is the project located?
29. Please provide the oversight and management structure for the Community Project, including accountability measures and performance standards to evaluate whether the program or project supporte d by the funds meets its mission.
Section 5. Funding request
30. What is the requested dollar amount for this project for fiscal year 2022?
31. Provide detailed budget information as to how the funding is anticipated to be spent.
32. Can the project obligate all of the requested funds by no later than 12 months after the enactment of the Appropriations Act? [yes/no]
33. Will the funds go to an organization that will make sub -grants of those funds to other organizations? [yes/no] If yes, please list the sub -grantees.
34. What is the total cost to complete the project?
35. Pleased provide a history of funding for the project, including Federal, state, or local government; non-profit; or corporate. (Include both formula funds and any discretiona ry grants and fiscal years. Include whether any of these funds came from this specific federal account in the past ten years, and if so, what fiscal years and for what purposes.)
36. If matching or cost share funds are required, please note the source, amoun t, and timeline for receipt of those funds.
37. How much, if anything, is being requested for this particular project in the Administration’s FY22 budget request?
38. If the Appropriations Committee is not able to provide the full amount of funding requested, can this project start in a limited capacity and spend a smaller amount of appropriated funds within 12 months of the enactment of the Appropriations Act? [yes/no]
Section 6. Additional Questions for Transportation Projects
PLEASE SKIP THIS SECTION IF NOT SUBMITTING A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
39. Does the project require an environmental review?
39a. What is the status of the NEPA category of action, if applicable (e.g., Categorical Exclusion, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact St atement)?
39b. If the project requires an environmental review, what is the status and/or outcome of the environmental review?
40.Type of project
o Bridge
o Highway
o Transit / transit rail new start
o Bike / Pedestrian
o Intermodal facility (passenger)
o Intermodal facility (freight)
o Bus, bus equipment, or bus facility
o Other:
41. Where is the project in the construction process?
o Planning and Environmental Review
o Final Design
o Right of Way
o Capital purchase or lease (including bus purchases)
o Construction
o Other:
42. Was the project on a State, tribal or territorial Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) or a metropolitan transportation improvement plan (MTIP) as of 12/31/2020? If yes, please provide a link to the plan.
43. Please provide the State, Tribal, or te rritorial transportation improvement program (STIP) ID number or metropolitan transportation improvement program (TIP) ID Number and specify which plan the ID number comes from.
43a. Attach documentation that the project is on STIP or TIP as well.
43b. If applicable, please provide a description of the process that has been or will be followed to provide an opportunity for public comment on the project.