FY25 Community Project Funding
Community Project Funding (CPF) allows Members of Congress to request direct funding for specific projects that benefit the communities they represent. CPFs are separate from federal grants and funding apportioned by formula.
As part of the important reforms for community project funding, Congresswoman Beatty is publicly disclosing the projects her office is submitting to the House Appropriations Committee (in no particular order). In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Congresswoman Beatty has certified that she and her immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects she has requested.
Project Name: Bexley Police Patrol Enhancement
Project Recipient: Bexley Police Department
Project Recipient Address: 559 N. Cassingham Road, Bexley, OH 43209
Amount Requested: $650,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to develop and deploy a Synagogue Resource Officer program for the community of Bexley (a 2.5 square mile community comprising three synagogues with over a thirty percent population of Jewish residents). The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will assist local law enforcement efforts to ensure public safety in and around places of worship in the Bexley community.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Pathways to Promise Early Intervention for Youth Success
Project Recipient: Columbus Literacy Council, Inc.
Project Recipient Address: 5825 Chantry Drive, Columbus, OH 43232
Amount Requested: $600,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to provide mentorship programs and after-school programming for diverting at-risk youth from the criminal justice system, responding to direct referrals from the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office – Diversion Unit.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Reynoldsburg Mixed-Income Housing Project
Project Recipient: Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
Project Recipient Address: 880 East 11th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to construct a 4-story mixed use building, including 100 affordable housing units with rents at 80% Area Median Income (AMI) and below.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Hiawatha Park Drive Pedestrian Safety
Project Recipient: City of Columbus
Project Recipient Address: 90 W. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Amount Requested: $2,900,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to make pedestrian and bikeway improvements along Hiawatha Park Drive from its southern terminus at the intersection with Silver Drive and Velma Avenue south of I-71 to E. Hudson Street.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Sancus Boulevard Shared Use Path
Project Recipient: City of Columbus
Project Recipient Address: 90 W. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Amount Requested: $1,322,995
Purpose: The funding would be used to install a new shared use path along the west side of Sancus Boulevard from Lakeview Plaza Boulevard and Worthington-Galena Road to Worthington Woods Boulevard, as well as provide for a mid-block crosswalk at Cayman Lane, street-lighting, curb ramps, drive aprons, and storm sewers as needed.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: East Cooke Road Rehabilitation Project
Project Recipient: Franklin County Engineer
Project Recipient Address: 970 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to reconstruct the roadway with a curb and gutter along with multi-modal facilities, such as a reconstructed sidewalk and a new shared-use path for East Cooke Road in North Linden.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Havens Corners Road Roundabout Phase 1 Improvements
Project Recipient: Franklin County Engineer
Project Recipient Address: 970 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to reconstruct the existing signalized intersection of Havens Corners Road at Taylor Station Road and the existing stop-controlled intersection of Havens Corners Road at Mann Road with a “peanut” multi-lane roundabout.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Minerva Park Lake Watershed Rehabilitation - Reservoir and Path System
Project Recipient: Village of Minerva Park
Project Recipient Address: 2829 Minerva Lake Road, Columbus, OH 43231
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to construct a reservoir/forebay on the west end of the Minerva Park Main Lake and install a path system around the Main Lake.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Franklin/Licking State Route 161 Widening
Project Recipient: Ohio Department of Transportation
Project Recipient Address: 1980 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43223
Amount Requested: $2,500,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to add a third lane along State Route 161 between State Route 62 and State Route 37, including operational improvements at service interchanges along the corridor.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Ice Core Preservation Initiative
Project Recipient: The Ohio State University
Project Recipient Address: 15 East 15th Avenue, Fifth Floor, Columbus, OH 43210
Amount Requested: $5,500,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to purchase new equipment for the 35-year-old glacier ice core storage facility at The Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) to protect the world-renowned, unique, and irreplaceable collection of samples from tropical and mid-latitude glaciers by stabilizing the ongoing deterioration of the facility and enable the collection of new cores.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Advanced Manufacturing-STEM Laboratories Research and Training Equipment
Project Recipient: The Ohio State University
Project Recipient Address: 15 East 15th Avenue, Fifth Floor, Columbus, OH 43210
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to purchase research equipment for laboratories at The Ohio State University's regional campuses located in Lima, Marion, Mansfield, and Newark to advance the University’s integrated advanced manufacturing and STEM program.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Zero Emissions Vehicle Development Laboratory
Project Recipient: The Ohio State University
Project Recipient Address: 15 East 15th Avenue, Fifth Floor, Columbus, OH 43210
Amount Requested: $8,000,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to purchase research equipment for The Ohio State University’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Development Laboratory to support research, development and validation of vehicles powered by zero emissions powertrains including battery electric, and hydrogen fuel cells.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Otterbein University Co-located Mental Health and Campus Police Safety Center
Project Recipient: Otterbein University
Project Recipient Address: 1 South Grove Street, Westerville, OH 43081
Amount Requested: $300,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to upgrade safety and counseling services at Otterbein University and provide training and support to Otterbein Campus Police as well as to the City of Westerville Police Department.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Brice Road Corridor Redevelopment & Multimodal Enhancements
Project Recipient: City of Reynoldsburg
Project Recipient Address: 7232 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to develop improved roadway and intersection designs, new pedestrian and bicycle paths, and the undergrounding of communication and utility infrastructure on the Brice Road corridor between Main Street and Livingston Avenue.
Member Signed Certification Letter
Project Name: Brooksedge Boulevard Mobility Improvements
Project Recipient: City of Westerville
Project Recipient Address: 21 S State St, Westerville, OH 43081
Amount Requested: $2,352,000
Purpose: The funding would be used to complete the installation of new sidewalks and a bike path in the Brooksedge area of Westerville that will provide walkability for local businesses and residents where it currently does not exist.