Tenney Announces Initial Round of FY23 Community Project Funding Approvals

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) today announced that the House Appropriations Committee, as part of the fiscal year 2023 (FY23) Community Project Funding (CPF) process, selected 14 projects totaling over $27 million, from New York’s 22nd Congressional District. In May, Congresswoman Tenney submitted these projects to the Committee for consideration after in-depth consultations with community leaders and a thorough review of each submission. The selected projects will benefit communities across New York’s 22nd District through supporting local police, ensuring access to clean water infrastructure, improving facilities for mental health services, and much more.

The CPF process allows localities and non-profits to submit requests for federal funding for high-priority community projects in New York’s 22nd Congressional District, bypassing the ordinary bureaucratic federal grants processes that too often benefit larger cities and metropolitan areas. Congresswoman Tenney’s office received more than 100 funding requests from applicants across the 22nd District for a range of projects, making the selection process for 15 available slots extremely competitive. Final submissions were chosen based on a range of factors, including a demonstration of community support as well as how well they fit with the terms of the available federal funding programs.

The projects Congresswoman Claudia Tenney supported are listed below, each of which fall into one of three categories: (1) water infrastructure improvements; (2) research and economic development; and (3) health care services and public safety. For any award that may be granted, Congresswoman Tenney’s office will work closely with all recipients to ensure federal funds are spent appropriately and in the interest of the American taxpayers. As with any federal program, Community Project Funds must be held to the highest standards of accountability.

As part of the FY22 CPF process last year, Congresswoman Tenney submitted 10 projects for consideration. Eight of the projects, totaling more than $12 million, were included in the final spending bill, and the communities are beginning to receive the funding now.

More information about the CPF process can be found on Congresswoman Tenney’s website here.

FY23 CPF Requests Approved by the Appropriations Committee:

• $864,078 for Binghamton Community Policing and Crime Prevention;
• $2,850,000 for City of Norwich Water Main Replacement;
• $3,000,000 for City of Rome Park Drive Revitalization Project;
• $2,995,000 for Cortland Rural Mental Health Facility Capital Project;
• $3,000,000 for Griffiss Institute Smart-X Internet of Things (IOT) Living Lab;
• $1,000,000 for Oneida Health System Behavioral Health Services;
• $1,580,628 for Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District Upper Susquehanna Watershed Community Resiliency;
• $2,351,200 for Town of Orwell Water System Improvements;
• $1,000,000 for Town of Schuyler Graham, Brown and Newport Road Water District;
• $227,400 for Town of Whitestown Buy-out of Repetitive Flood Loss Properties;
• $734,014 for Utica University Crime Lab;
• $2,000,000 for Valley Health Services Skilled Nursing and Neurobehavioral Care Facility;
• $1,507,605 for Village of Canastota South Canal, Commerce and State Street Sewar Separation;
• 4,152,000 for Village of Oneida Castle Sanitary Sewer Collection System.

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