Congresswoman Luz Rivas announced that the appropriations package including more than $4 million in federal dollars for new Community Project Funding (CPF) requests within California’s 29th Congressional District has been signed into law.
The Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act was signed on Jan. 23, and includes three of Rivas’ CPF requests.
One is for the City of Los Angeles’ Crisis and Incident Response through Community-Led Engagement (CIRCLE) program, which will receive more than $2 million. This will expand the program’s call centers’ operations to communities including North Hollywood, Sun Valley and the West Valley to address nonurgent LA Police Department (LAPD) calls related to unhoused individuals.
The second request is for the Autodesk Technology Engagement Center at California State University, Northridge. The center will get more than $1 million in funding to purchase computers, related peripheral tools and research equipment to increase access to state-of-the-art technology for K-12 students and encourage STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) pathways.
Lastly, $1 million will go towards LA Valley College’s Cybersecurity Center to support California’s initiative to train 50,000 entry-level cybersecurity professionals by 2030.
“The $4 million in federal funding signed into law today makes critical investments for economic opportunities and public safety across the San Fernando Valley,” said Rivas. “This funding will go toward providing direct results and resources that will benefit constituents, including toward computers to enhance STEM education, new software for stronger cybersecurity, and enhanced training for constituents. I am excited to see constituents thrive thanks to the programs these funds will support.”