FY 27 Appropriations Requests
For transparency, Members must post Community Project Funding requests, federal nexus documents, and a certification of no financial interest on their house.gov websites at the end of the technical assistance period. The information included:
• The proposed recipient
• The address of the recipient
• The amount of the request
• A short explanation of the request
• Federal Nexus and financial disclosure statement
Projects Requested
The projects Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson has submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations on behalf of her community are listed below.
(The projects are listed in alphabetical order by project name)
Commerce-Justice-Science CPFs
Project Name: Broward County Public Schools - Youth Empowerment and Safety Initiative (YES Initiative)
Proposed Recipient: Broward County Public Schools
Address of Recipient: 600 SE Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project explanation: The Youth Empowerment and Safety Initiative (YES Initiative) is a comprehensive program spearheaded by the school's police department, aimed at preventing youth crime in high-risk middle and high schools. This initiative promotes positive youth-police interactions to steer students away from gang and criminal activities.
Federal Nexus and Financial Disclosure Letter
Project Name: Duval County Public Schools - Youth Empowerment and Safety Initiative (YES Initiative)
Proposed Recipient: Duval County Public Schools
Address of Recipient: 1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project explanation: The Youth Empowerment and Safety Initiative (YES Initiative) is a comprehensive program spearheaded by the school's police department, aimed at preventing youth crime in high-risk middle and high schools. This initiative promotes positive youth-police interactions to steer students away from gang and criminal activities.
Federal Nexus and Financial Disclosure Letter
Project Name: Allied Sciences Building STEM Laboratory Equipment and Research Infrastructure Initiative
Proposed Recipient: Fisk University
Address of Recipient:1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208
Amount Requested: $15,000,000
Project explanation: Fisk University seeks federal support to equip the Allied Sciences Building with modern STEM laboratory equipment and research infrastructure. The building will house programs in Biology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and will serve as a hub for scientific training and research. Funding will support advanced laboratory instrumentation, biochemistry and molecular biology equipment, research microscopes and imaging systems, computational biology infrastructure, and laboratory safety systems. These investments will allow Fisk to fully operationalize the facility and expand student access to high-quality STEM education and research opportunities aligned with regional workforce needs. Allowing the school to become a regional leader in the development of technology and procedures within these fields.
Federal Nexus and Financial Disclosure Letter
Project Name: Everglades Task Force—Research, Development, Remote Sensing/Geographic Information System Support
Proposed Recipient: Florida International University
Address of Recipient: 3000 NE 151st St, North Miami, Florida, 33181
Amount Requested: $12,000,000
Project explanation: To best support whole-system resilience and assess vulnerabilities, the historic Everglades Restoration efforts call for the most modern and advanced monitoring and sensing systems; data measurement and warehousing; development and deployment of nature-based restoration solutions; and collaborative work with South Florida Tribal partners. This request would support the work of the Department of Interior’s Everglades Task Force to leverage existing research partnerships and allow for • Expand a distributed network of ground-based carbon flux sensors, areal drone-, aircraft-, and satellite-based observations, and advanced climate modeling center to provide real-time estimates of carbon capture for improving Florida’s sustainable water management and Earth system models. • Next-generation research and development in nature-based green-gray solutions and novel methods for restoration and mangrove rehabilitation • • State-of-the-art field operations center: Field and lab equipment for accessing and studying the Everglades, and • public interface for retrieving real-time information on the key features of the Everglades • A user-friendly, interactive data portal to provide greater understanding by stakeholders at all level, including our policymakers, and tribal communities, of both the financial resources being deployed, towards specific projects, timetable of projects, and ultimately environmental impacts of those specific projects. • Meaningful community engagement with our Miccosukkee and Seminole Pribal communities and the larger South Florida population.
Federal Nexus and Financial Disclosure Letter
Project Name: Miami-Dade County Public Schools - Youth Empowerment and Safety Initiative (YES Initiative)
Proposed Recipient: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Address of Recipient: 1450 Northeast 2nd Avenue Suite 914, Miami, FL 33132
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Project explanation: The Youth Empowerment and Safety Initiative (YES Initiative) is a comprehensive program spearheaded by the school's police department, aimed at preventing youth crime in high-risk middle and high schools. This initiative promotes positive youth-police interactions to steer students away from gang and criminal activities.
Federal Nexus and Financial Disclosure Letter