Representative Norma J. Torres Announces Community Project Funding for California's 35th Congressional District

Strategic Insights -

California's 35th Congressional District will benefit from over $21,772,000 in federal funding, courtesy of the efforts of Representative Norma J. Torres, if the House Appropriations Committee's funding bills for Fiscal Year 2026 are fully funded. This funding will support a wide range of initiatives, from improving public safety and supporting small businesses to enhancing critical infrastructure and uplifting communities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Office of Representative Norma J. Torres has announced the inclusion of 15 Community Project Funding requests in the House Appropriations Committee funding bills for Fiscal Year 2026.
  • These projects were developed in close partnership with local governments, schools, and nonprofits and will improve public safety, support small businesses, enhance critical infrastructure, and uplift the people of the Inland Empire.
  • Some of the projects include:

+ Autism Society Inland Empire's Law Enforcement Training Initiative - $1,031,000

+ Chino Basin Advanced Water Purification Demonstration Facility - $1,092,000

+ Chino Valley Innovation Center - $2,000,000

+ Eastvale Library and Innovation Center - $3,100,000

+ Los Serranos Flood Protection Project - $1,092,000

+ Ontario-Montclair School District's Safer Schools Initiative - $1,031,000

  • These projects, if fully funded, will bring more than $21,772,000 in federal resources directly to communities across California's 35th Congressional District.
  • Representative Torres stated, "Every one of these projects was developed in close partnership with our local governments, schools, and nonprofits. They will improve public safety, support small businesses, enhance critical infrastructure, and uplift the people of the Inland Empire."

Statistics:

  • $21,772,000: Total federal funding allocated for community projects in the 35th Congressional District.
  • 15: Number of Community Project Funding requests included in the House Appropriations Committee funding bills for Fiscal Year 2026.
  • $1,031,000: Amount allocated for Autism Society Inland Empire's Law Enforcement Training Initiative.
  • $1,092,000: Amount allocated for Chino Basin Advanced Water Purification Demonstration Facility.
  • $2,000,000: Amount allocated for Chino Valley Innovation Center and Vista Verde II Affordable Housing Development.
  • 13 miles: Length of new infrastructure being constructed for the Ontario Section 219 Recycled Water Expansion Project.

Sources:

  • "News Release: Representative Norma J. Torres Announces Community Project Funding for California's 35th Congressional District," Office of Representative Norma J. Torres.