FY23 Community Project Funding Disclosure
Below are the projects that were secured for our community in H.R. 2617, also known as PL 117-328. This legislation provides federal dollars for critical local projects throughout the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri.
Project: 18th Street Pedestrian Mall
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Proposed Recipient: Kansas City, MO Public Works Department
Recipient Address: 414 E. 12th Street Kansas City, MO
Description: Funding would be used for the creation of a Pedestrian Mall on 18th Street between The Paseo Boulevard and Woodland Avenue near the Historic 18th and Vine Entertainment District. This will be a flexible multi-purpose assembly area that will allow for a safe and pedestrian-friendly environment for farmers' markets, festivals, outdoor concerts, and a general congregation area for the district residents when these events are not active.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: The Building Equitable Access to Community Opportunities Now Project (BEACON Project)
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Proposed Recipient: Alphapointe
Recipient Address: 7501 Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, MO
Description: The funding would be used for the expansion of Alphapointe’s current building as well as the creation of a new, nearby facility to provide for the continued rehabilitation and training needs of disabled job seekers and offer new health and child care services to the surrounding, underserved community.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Biorepository Expansion
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Proposed Recipient: MRIGlobal
Recipient Address: 425 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Kansas City, MO
Description: The funding will expand laboratory capabilities and resources to advance research & development in new and investigational drugs as well as new technologies in medical treatments. This project will increase the number of high-paying jobs and services and continue to support Kansas City's science, technology, engineering, and math education programs and workforce development.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Blue Ridge Boulevard Improvements
Amount Requested: $4,600,000
Proposed Recipient: City of Grandview, MO
Recipient Address: 1200 Main St. Grandview, MO
Description: Funding would be used to address safety improvements including street resurfacing, an expansion of four lanes for traffic, miles of new sidewalk, a wide multi-use path, and all ADA-compliant intersections. The Blue Ridge corridor is the main commercial corridor for Grandview and connects two ends of Kansas City.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Bruce R Watkins Connector Community Park Project
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Proposed Recipient: Kansas City, MO Parks and Recreation Department
Recipient Address: 4600 E 63rd St. Kansas City MO
Description: This project will create recreational opportunities for the neighborhoods that were fractured by the Bruce R Watkins Highway Project, which bisects this area North and South and the Brush Creek Flood Control Project bisecting this area East and West. The planned improvements will remove some of the barriers caused by these projects, allowing residents to fully access and utilize the park from adjacent neighborhoods. Additionally, the planned improvements will add amenities that will attract more people to the area.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Career Technology Academy
Amount Requested: $3,900,000
Proposed Recipient: Full Employment Council
Recipient Address: 1740 The Paseo #1740, Kansas City, MO
Description: Funding will provide training that leads to good-paying careers in (1) Providing housing weatherization/rehabilitation services (2) rehabilitating, weatherizing, and detoxifying housing for low/moderate-income families; (3) providing training in information technology; advanced manufacturing; warehouse/distribution or other occupations through classroom training, on the job training, apprenticeship training, or combinations thereof based on the career aspirations of the individual; and (4) Enables low/moderate-income families to earn higher incomes through training and support and ensure they live in houses that are energy efficient utilizing green technologies and ensure their housing environment is safe and sanitary.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Gladstone Community Center/Natatorium HVAC Replacement
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Proposed Recipient: City of Gladstone, MO
Recipient Address: 7010 N Holmes Gladstone, MO
Description: Funding would be used to replace two indoor air quality units serving the natatorium space. Since 2008, the Gladstone Community Center/Natatorium has served as the swimming arena for the North Kansas City School District and the site for the District's 3rd-grade water safety/learn to swim project. Indoor air quality is critical in the facility to protect the participants and spectators.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Housing Initiative, Building Community and unlocking the path to homeownership
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Proposed Recipient: Urban Neighborhood Initiative
Recipient Address: 2300 Main Street, Suite 180 Kansas City, Missouri
Description: This Pilot project provides 100 quality, affordable homes in underserved communities under a financing structure that promotes resident wealth accumulation through ultimate homeownership.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Independence Historic Square Streetscape
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Proposed Recipient: City of Independence, MO
Recipient Address: 111 E Maple Ave Independence, MO
Description: Funding would be used for street modifications including one-way and two-way conversions, parallel parking, sidewalks, and ADA ramp improvements. For the safety of the citizens and visitors, the streetlights will be improved as well as the addition of bicycle and pedestrian facilities and amenities.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: KC IMAGINE
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Proposed Recipient: Thank You Walt Disney, Inc.
Recipient Address: 1127 E 31st St. Kansas City, MO
Description: Funding would be used to restore this historic studio for members of the public and provide enrichment for the surrounding neighborhood. This facility will become a center for digital media training, job creation, and entrepreneurship serving low-income people in the immediate community and the KC metro.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Low and No Emission Bus Replacement and Support Infrastructure
Amount Requested: $4,880,000
Proposed Recipient: Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA)
Recipient Address: 1200 E. 18th Street Kansas City, MO
Description: The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) and regional transit partners seek to further incorporate battery-electric buses into the already established RideKC network, which covers the urban and suburban regions of the bi-state Kansas City, Missouri area. This plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in general, and specifically to net-zero by 2050.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Minority Chamber of Commerce Development Center
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Proposed Recipient: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce & Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce
Recipient Address: 107 W. 10th St. Kansas City, MO
Description: The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce & the Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce will be co-located in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri while jointly serving an array of minority businesses throughout the region. This joint partnership will be the first of its kind nationwide as two of the largest minority chambers unite in their missions to advance business development, workforce development, and leadership development for the betterment of people of color throughout the district.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Pride Haven
Amount Requested: $400,000
Proposed Recipient: SAVE, Inc.
Recipient Address: 3000 Harrison St. Kansas City, MO
Description: Funding would be to ensure homeless LGBTQ+ youth can access a safe, welcoming, and accepting drop-in and overnight shelter. Youth served are 18-24 years old and find a welcoming, supportive environment as well as case management, connection to resources, shower and laundry facilities, computer access, a safe place to sleep, and healthy meals.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Raytown Parks Renovation and Redevelopment
Amount Requested: $3,790,000
Proposed Recipient: Raytown Parks & Recreation Department
Recipient Address: 5912 Lane Ave, Raytown, MO
Description: Funding will address the demolition and redevelopment needs of 2 parks in Raytown, MO. The Super Splash Park closed in the fall of 2016. The remaining facilities need to be demolished to allow for redevelopment projects. The Kenagy Park pond is a part of the Raytown Storm Water system to catch and hold water in major rain conditions. The dam and bank of the pond is eroding away making hazardous conditions for park patrons. The Raytown Parks Dept. will install ADA-compliant restroom facilities and access trails as part of the redevelopment plan.
Member Certification Disclosure letter
Project: Thriving Neighborhoods thru Cottage Communities
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Proposed Recipient: reStart Inc.,
Recipient Address: 918 E 9th Street Kansas City, MO
Description: Cottage Communities provide affordable single-family housing for low and extremely low-income households to prevent and end homelessness and will ultimately strengthen neighborhoods throughout Kansas City.