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Legislation: Appropriations Requests

This page will provide you with up to date information on Congressman Wexler's efforts to secure federal funding for important projects in South Florida dealing with education, crime, the environment, and more. For a list of Congressman Wexler's high priority highway related projects, click here.

Weinbaum Yeshiva Energy and Infrastructure Improvement Project - Boca Raton, Florida
In this disastrous economy, schools have experienced budget cuts across the board.  This school, whose building is in need of significant repair, hopes to use this funding to improve the environment within which the children learn and simultaneously make ...view more

The Children's Coalition's (TCCI) Veterans History Project
Many at-risk teens lack positive role models in their life, and allowing them to have conversations with our nations veterans will inspire them to become productive members of society. 529 Clematis St, Second Floor Suite 5, West Palm Beach, ...view more

Palm Beach Community College Institute for Energy
The Institute is the College's response to the following factors: 1) legislative action requiring Florida's Community College System to coordinate and design industry-specific training programs for technicians; 2) the aging population of scientists and technicians supporting fossil fuel-based energy ...view more

Florida Association of Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and Americas (FAVACA)
This program represents a solid investment in creating relationships that can lay the groundwork for long-term development in Haiti.  Modeled after Teach for America and the Peace Corps, the program would focus on basic computer skills, organized sports programs, ...view more

West Palm Beach - Drinking Water Quality Improvement Project
Funding will be used to make improvements at the Historic Water Treatment Plant to include permanent treatment solutions to protect the health and safety of the water supply system for the residents and visitors of the City of West ...view more

West Palm Beach Youth Empowerment Centers
Funding will permit continued development of the City's Youth Empowerment Centers, the first of which will be located at the Northwood Adult Center directly across from the DeGeorge Boys and Girls Club. This campus sits an area designated by ...view more

LEED Standards for Public Safety Building; Coral Springs, Florida
The cooling towers, ducts and pipes in the City's Public Safety Building are old, outdated, full of scale and no longer work efficiently.  With the replacement of this HVAC system the City will use less energy, save taxpayer dollars ...view more

Coral Springs Fire Station 71
Fire Station 71, one of the first in Coral Springs, was designed and built to accommodate volunteer, not full-time firefighters and only male firefighters. Coral Springs has over 150 career firefighters and 8 stations and makes over 12,000 service ...view more

Police Tactical Ballistic Vests for Special Response Team; City of Coral Springs, Florida
Coral Springs Police force faces a daily and now, increasing, threat to their lives in the performance of their duties. Tactical ballistic vests are a highly critical necessity for their protection.  These vests must be replaced after five years ...view more

"Green" Construction Design for New Police Facility, Boynton Beach, Florida
The growing population in Boynton Beach requires an increasing attention to its public safety facilities.  By providing for increased space and more efficient building design, the services will be rendered at greater capacity and at greater cost-effectiveness. 100 E. ...view more

Mentoring Enhancement Project, Palm Beach County
The funding will be used for training for the adult mentors, program materials and equipment, and the program implementation of Across Ages, a research-based mentoring initiative.  This project seeks to decrease substance use among high-rish children, increase the mentee's ...view more

Afterschool Quality Improvement System, Palm Beach County
The funding will support three Quality Advisors to work with afterschool care providers to assess program needs and to develop multi-year plans to engage and interact with youth.  The Quality Advisors would connect afterschool programs withcommunity resources, and health ...view more

Port Everglades Dredging Reimbursement
The busiest port in the State of Floirda requires continuous attention to meet federal standards and to ensure that cargo and cruise ships can safely navigate.  The work is necessary to make sure that this port can continue to ...view more

Intelligent Transit Technology Systems, Broward County, Florida
The need to alleviate traffic in Broward County has grown to unprecedented levels, as the population and tourists continue to increase.  The innovative systems that will be installed with this funding will help mitigate the growing problems associated with ...view more

Harbor Restoration; Boynton Beach, Florida
The Boynton Beach Harbor is a central part of the City of Boynton Beach and will be a critical element in the revitalization of the downtown area. This area has been identified by Palm Beach County as on the ...view more

Underwater Imaging and Communications Using Lasers, Florida Atlantic University
Underwater mines pose a major threat to our Navy’s fleet and suspicious objects need to be rapidly identified and neutralized. In murky coastal waters, current available technology is inadequate at providing this capability. The underwater laser imaging and communications ...view more

Sanitary Force Main Replacement under the Intercoastal Waterway and Lift Station Rehabilitation
This project will provide efficient wastewater treatment collection, prevent a force main failure and reduce the potential for hazardous pollution of surface and ground water.  The City of Deerfield Beach has experienced growth in population, industry and tourism, and ...view more

Palm Tran Park and Ride Facilities
Palm Beach County growth demands attention to its public transportation system.  This project will increase the number of public transit users, and allocation of park and ride areas will ease congestion on local roads that are exceeding their capacity.  ...view more

Water Infrastructure, Palm Beach County, Florida
This project supports federal efforts to complete Comprehensive Everglades Restoration and the rehabilitation of Lake Okeechobee’s Herbert Hoover Dike System to eliminate the potential public health problems associated with management of the Lake as a water supply source for ...view more

Undergrounding of Above Ground Utility Lines; Coconut Creek, Florida
This project is for the conversion of existing overhead utility distribution facilities to underground facilities (transformers, switch cabinets and other appurtenant facilities), including electrical distributing, telephone, cable, fiber, internet broadband including.  After experiencing a string of devastating hurricanes in ...view more

Reclaimed Water Transmission System - Boca Raton
This environmentally sensitive project will enable the City to reuse 100% of the reclaimed water produced at its wastewater treatment facility. This project decreases the demand for potable water, and decreases the use of wells/ canals/lakes for irrigation. It ...view more

Career Education for At-risk and Adjudicated Youth
With this funding, the School District will partner with local law enforcement, the PBC Education Commission and the PBC Criminal Justice Commission in this effort to prevent and deter street crime and gang involvement.  The curriculum would consist of ...view more

Congress Avenue Right of Way Expansion
The road link is over capacity, creating congestion along this vital artery.  Additional capacity will relieve the congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  Relieving congestion will also make the access to and from the hospital safer for emergency vehicles ...view more

Project Courage, Hollywood, Florida
The Rand Corporation, Department of Defense, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all report that the long term effects and consequences of TBI, PTSD, and other psychological health issues will cost billions of dollars in care, treatment, ...view more

Cove Downtown Commercial Economic Development and Rehabilitation; Deerfield Beach, Florida
The project will revitalize and upgrade an important area of the City and stabilize and enhance its economic viability.  The Cove center is the center of the city's redevelopment area and represents the traditional "downtown" of the City.  This ...view more

I-95 Interchange at Yamato Road and Spanish River Boulevard Project - Boca Raton, Florida
The project will ease congestion on roadways that are currently operating at capacity or overcapacity.  For residents, commuters and tourists, these improvements are urgent in order to continue to provide safe and expedient transportation for all users.  In addition, ...view more

Characterization and Exploitation of Magnetic and Electric Fields in the Coastal Ocean Environment, Florida Atlantic University
The aim of this project will be to develop sustainable infrastructure and expertise that will be of significant benefit to the Navy and Naval programs on a long term basis.  Ships and submarines typically have significant metal components which ...view more

Mae Volen Senior Center Facility Restoration and Upgrade
The Mae Volen Center provides services to 26,000 seniors, family caregivers from Florida and across the country, 80 community partners, and many others throughout the year.  In order to continue to provide a safe, secure, efficient, and flexible environment ...view more

A+ Start Teacher Development, FAU Florida Institute for the Advancement of Teaching
The FAU Florida Institute for the Advancement of Teaching (FIAT) has a proven record over the past six years of providing a regional teacher development solution for both large and small school districts, urban and rural schools, elementary and ...view more

Coconut Creek Education Corridor - Coconut Creek Parkway from Banks Road to the Florida Turnpike
The Coconut Creek Education Corridor is a rapidly developing area in North Broward and south Palm Beach County. The industries that are locating and expanding in Florida are looking for locations that provide a healthy base of well-trained employees. ...view more

Center of Excellence in Ocean Energy Research and Development, Florida Atlantic University
FAU is building the capability, infrastructure, expertise and strategic partnership needed to develop and deploy commercially-viable ocean energy systems to assist the Nation in managing its energy crisis.  This Center will provide the ocean-power industry with a national test-bed ...view more

Educator Mentoring Program, Palm Beach County Schools
By encouraging the mentoring of new educators, Palm Beach County Schools hopes to retain a significant number of its top educators. Expanding this mentoring network will ensure that more new educators will have the necessary support system to make ...view more

City of Tamarac, Florida - Main Street Project - Streetscape Improvements
During the past decade the average age of Tamarac's residents has fallen significantly giving rise to the need for a new mixed use, pedestrian friendly, city center to improve the economic development opportunities of the city.  The purpose of ...view more

Multi-Modal Transportation Program - Boca Raton, Florida
The project will reduce traffic and single occupancy trips, thereby reducing congestion, energy consumption, parking demands, while increasing air quality, and improving economic vitality in the area. 201 West Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, FL 33432 ...view more

Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Florida
During a previous maintenance dredging project contracted by the Corps of Engineers, the dredged material escaped from the area impacting over 28 acres of protected wetlands. The contractor and his insurance company ran out of funds so the responsibility ...view more

Florida Biomass to Biofuels Conversion Program
This project will establish a system-wide program to accelerate research and development of new and emerging technologies for the conversion of cellulosic biomass and other agricultural residuals from the State of Florida to produce ethanol and other biofuels, which ...view more

First Responder Interoperability Improvements; Tamarac, Florida
During disasters it is essential that first responders have the ability to communicate with each other and with city staff, and this funding will allow them to do so.  The project will not only replace the nearly 14-year-old, failing ...view more

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Services Youth Outreach
A report presented to the Boca Raton Mental Health Alliance in October 2006 established that there is an unmet need in South Palm Beach County to provide children and adolescents a coordinated system of care in the area of ...view more

Emergency Operations Center Construction - City of Sunrise
In the wake of Hurricanes Andrew (1992), Katrina (2005) and Wilma (2005), as well as other natural disasters that have severely impacted South Florida, the establishment of highly functional Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) by local governments has become vital ...view more

Young At Art Global Village
The project will improve the cross-cultural education of children, integrating Florida State and National Education Standards for students in grades K-8. The Global Village is a core component of Young At Art’s groundbreaking art museum for children, the first ...view more

Florida National Scenic Trail Land Acquisition
The Florida National Scenic Trail (FNST) extends from Gulf Islands National Seashore near Pensacola to Big Cypress National Preserve west of Miami. The National Trails System Act directs the USDA Forest Service to complete the Florida National Scenic Trail. ...view more

Florida National Scenic Trail - New Trail Construction
The National Trails System Act charges the USDA Forest Service with the responsibility to administer and complete the FNST. The FNST reflects a model public-private partnership andthe spirit of volunteerism that needs and deserves federal assistance. Completing the FNST ...view more

Extreme Light Sources, University of Florida
Extreme Light Sources (XLS) has developed materials and technologies that are directly applicable to a host of problems facing this country.  Advanced displays, bio and chemical sensors, and bio and chemical clean-up can aid in defense of the homeland ...view more

Best Buddies Florida
The Arc, a leading advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, estimates that 3% of the population has an intellectual disability (amounting to 479,471 citizens in the state with intellectual disabilities).  Estimates show that 20,831 citizens in Florida's ...view more

Diversity and Alzheimer's Disease, Florida Atlantic Univeristy
The Alzheimer's Association has noted significant deficits in both research and treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in minority and disadvantaged older adults, yet these are the groups at most high risk for developing the disease.  Culture bias in the ...view more

Homeland Security Training for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders, Florida Atlantic University
Local law enforcement officers are the front line in counterterrorism and post catastrophe activities, but local law enforcement agencies, especially midsize or rural agencies are tragically undertrained.  Florida Atlantic University's (FAU's) Criminal Justice Department's distance learning training courses will ...view more

Forever Family Child Safety and Adoption Initiative
Forever Family increases the likelihood that youth who age out of the foster care system without finding a loving permanent home, will be better prepared to contribute productively to society.  Expanding these efforts will dramatically reduce crime, alcohol and ...view more

New Teacher Development; Broward County Schools
The Arc, a leading advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, estimates that 3% of the population has an intellectual disability (amounting to 479,471 citizens in the state with intellectual disabilities).  Estimates show that 20,831 citizens in Florida's ...view more

Palm Beach County Beach Renourishment in Delray Beach
Delray Beach's severe erosion problem has been unmitigated by various structural fixes employed in 1973, 1978, 1984, and 1992, 2002 and an emergency fill related to hurricane loss replenishment in 2005. The City, whose beach is a major attraction ...view more

ARISE Life Management Skills Intervention / Re-entry Program for High Risk Youth in Palm Beach County
In his study, "Year by Year Costs Imposed by High Risk Offenders," Vanderbilt University Professor Mark A. Cohen demonstrates why it is so important to target high-risk youth.  The cost of one offender with at least six police contacts ...view more