Fiscal Year 2027 Community Project Funding Selections
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove requested a total of $43.5 million for 20 community projects across California’s 37th Congressional District during the FY27 appropriations process.
Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 20 projects in their community for Fiscal Year 2027 – although only a handful may actually be funded.
In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove has certified that she, her spouse, and her immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects she has requested.
Projects Requested
Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove submitted Community Project Funding Requests for the following projects:
Total requested funding: $43,499,400
Project Sponsor: City of Los Angeles
Project Name: Exposition Park Public Safety Dispatch Upgrades
Project Location: 700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037
Requested Amount: $2,800,000
Project Description: This project would help modernize public safety dispatch capabilities at Exposition Park by upgrading dispatch consoles, interoperable communications systems, and incident management technology. The improvements will enhance coordination among law enforcement, fire, EMS, and event security, improving response times and situational awareness during emergencies and large public events. These upgrades will strengthen public safety operations and support effective emergency response for the millions of visitors who attend events at Exposition Park each year.
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Project Sponsor: Los Angeles Unified School District
Project Name: Artemis Generation Aerospace Fabrication Hub
Project Location: 333 S. Beaudry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Requested Amount: $1,200,000
Project Description: This project would help the creation of a centralized "Artemis Generation" Aerospace Fabrication Hub at Los Angeles Unified School District by procuring industrial-grade equipment like 3D metal printers, carbon fiber curing ovens, and high-precision CNC machines. There is a national need for a skilled STEM workforce to maintain American competitiveness in the global space economy. This project would equip existing school facilities to meet the rigorous hardware demands of NASA's mission support objectives and provide students with a direct pipeline to high-wage, high-demand careers in aerospace and defense.
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Project Sponsor: City of Los Angeles
Project Name: Crisis and Incident Response through Community-led Engagement (CIRCLE)
Project Location: 200 N Main St Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Project Description: This project would help develop an unarmed response program that operates under the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety and deploys trained teams to address non-urgent LAPD calls related to unhoused individuals.
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Project Sponsor: City of Los Angeles
Project Name: Advancing De-Escalation, Investigations, and Special Event Readiness Through Drones
Project Location: 100 West First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Requested Amount: $1,400,000
Project Description: The project would enhance use of drones, and the newest technological capabilities, to increase the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD or Department) ability to advance de-escalation, enhance investigations to clear more of the community’s cases, and increase readiness for special events.
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Project Sponsor: West Los Angeles College
Project Name: Aviation Technology Advancement Initiative
Project Location: 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230
Requested Amount: $800,000
Project Description: This project would align aviation maintenance training with airline industry standards by implementing industry-informed curriculum, deploying advanced simulation technology, up-skilling faculty, and expanding training for student and incumbent workers, strengthening the regional aviation workforce and preparing participants for high-wage aviation careers.
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Project Sponsor: T.H.E. (To Help Everyone) Clinic, Inc.
Project Name: T.H.E. Clinics Diagnostic Radiology Center
Project Location: 3834 South Western Avenue Los Angeles CA 90062
Requested Amount: $998,000
Project Description: This project would help establish a dedicated, in-house diagnostic radiology center at T.H.E. Health and Wellness Centers to provide accessible imaging services for the residents of South Los Angeles.
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Project Sponsor: University Muslim Medical Association
Project Name: UMMA Health’s Specialty Care and Neighborhood Pharmacy
Project Location: 8020-8024 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044.
Requested Amount: $3,500,000
Project Description: This project would support the development of a community-serving health and wellness center. The project will transform a currently vacant 15,000 square foot lot already owned by UMMA Health into a 6,000-square-foot community healthcare facility, expanding access to essential services for residents of South Los Angeles.
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Project Sponsor: Watts Healthcare Corporation
Project Name: Expanding Community-Based Primary Care with Integrated Substance Use Recovery Services
Project Location: 8005 S Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90003
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Project Description: This project would demolish and rebuild the current building of its historic House of Uhuru Substance Use Disorder (SUD) recovery and treatment facility. Once rebuilt, the site will reopen to provide comprehensive primary care, dental, and integrated health SUD services to the South Los Angeles community, with a particular focus on underserved neighborhoods including Compton, Watts, Jefferson Park, Hyde Park, South Robertson, Culver City, Downtown Los Angeles, West Adams, and Crenshaw.
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Project Sponsor: Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Project Name: Avalon Gardens
Project Location: 2600 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90057.
Requested Amount: $1,200,000
Project Description: This project would install air conditioners and ceiling fans for all 164 residential units at Avalon Gardens to provide relief from the hot weather in Southern California. This initiative is not just a housing upgrade - it is a crucial adaptation to ensure the safety, comfort, and health of every individual in our community.
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Project Sponsor: City of Los Angeles
Project Name: Epworth Apartments Capital Improvements
Project Location: 200 N Main St Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Requested Amount: $980,000
Project Description: The project would provide supportive housing for at-risk youth with services, sustainability upgrades, and goals for safety, efficiency, and affordability. It will include 20 units of affordable housing—19 for transition-age youth experiencing homelessness with mental health needs and one for an on-site property manager—along with supportive amenities such as a resource center, counseling rooms, community space, an outdoor courtyard, and subterranean parking.
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Project Sponsor: West Los Angeles Community College on behalf of Better Youth, Incorporated
Project Name: Future Force - Apprenticeships and Housing Support
Project Location: 9000 Overland Avenue Culver City, CA 90230-3519.
Requested Amount: $2,500,000
Project Description: The project would expand and strengthen its state and federally registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP), a comprehensive workforce initiative serving foster and homeless youth ages 17–26. They seek to implement emergency housing vouchers to support foster and homeless youth experiencing housing instability in CA-37. The vouchers serve as a critical bridge to stability, preventing homelessness and allowing time for individualized support and placement with trusted housing partners.
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Project Sponsor: West Los Angeles Community College on behalf of Better Youth, Incorporated
Project Name: Hoover Recreation Center Accessibility and Facility Improvements Project
Project Location: 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Rm 460.
Requested Amount: $3,750,000
Project Description: The project would support accessibility and infrastructure improvements at Hoover Recreation Center in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The project will replace the existing playground with a modern ADA-accessible playground, construct accessible paths of travel, renovate the recreation center to improve ADA compliance, and upgrade outdated electrical and mechanical systems.
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Project Sponsor: City of Los Angeles
Project Name: LA Convention Center Fire System Infrastructure
Project Location: 200 N Main St Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Project Description: The project would make safety upgrades to the fire system infrastructure throughout the West Hall garage level at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), which entails the removal of outdated systems and the installation of new piping. Anticipated outcomes include improved system reliability and performance, reduced maintenance and risk of leaks, and safety enhancements for LACC occupants and assets. Outdated systems pose a significant risk as they may fail to detect fires promptly or activate alarms and suppression systems effectively.
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Project Sponsor: Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Project Name: Ladera Heights/Windsor Hills - Vision Zero Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements
Project Location: 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803.
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Project Description: The project would design and install pedestrian crossing enhancements, such as high-visibility crosswalks, accessible pedestrian signals, leading pedestrian intervals, and quick-build curb extensions, along designated Vision Zero Collision Concentration Corridors. This project will enhance pedestrian safety and reduce conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians. These enhancements include high-visibility crosswalks, accessible pedestrian signals, leading pedestrian intervals, and paint/bollard curb extensions along roadways identified as Vision Zero Collision Concentration Corridors.
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Project Sponsor: Los Angeles Unified School District
Project Name: Hooper Avenue Early Education Center
Project Location: 333 S. Beaudry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
Requested Amount: $3,750,000
Project Description: The project would be used to design an outdoor classroom for preschool students at the Hooper Avenue Early Education Center by transforming the existing playground into distinct activity zones, including natural play areas, planting sections, shaded spots, and seating. By enhancing accessibility and increasing green space, the project supports healthier child development, strengthens outdoor education, and promotes community wellbeing in an underserved area.
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Project Sponsor: City of Los Angeles
Project Name: Mercado la Paloma - A Cultural Community Center
Project Location: 200 N Main St Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Requested Amount: $800,000
Project Description: The project would make Capital improvements to Mercado la Paloma, which will sustain South Central LA's beloved cultural hub, serving hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors each year. Many of the building’s core systems and features, installed during its original conversion, have not been updated since 2001. The project will also include expanded closed circuit security camera coverage and a complete roof retrofit to protect the building and ensure long term structural integrity.
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Project Sponsor: Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Project Name: Pueblo Del Rio Air Conditioners
Project Location: 2600 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057
Requested Amount: $4,350,000
Project Description: The project funding would be used for the installation of air conditioners and ceiling fans for all 660 residential units at Pueblo Del Rio to provide relief from the hot weather in Southern California. This initiative is a crucial adaptation to ensure the safety, comfort, and health of every individual in our community.
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Project Sponsor: City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services
Project Name: Western Our Way: Traffic Safety & Transit Access Project
Project Location: 200 N Spring Street Los Angeles CA 90012
Requested Amount: $4,500,000
Project Description: The funding would be used to transform 5 miles of Western Ave. between Century Blvd and King Blvd into a safe corridor that will prevent collision-related death and injury, and improve the pedestrian and transit rider experience. Improvements include new crosswalks, curb extensions, hundreds of new trees and pedestrian lights, center medians, and speed bumps in the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
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Project Sponsor: Pediatric and Family Medical Center dba Eisner Health
Project Name: Eisner Health Downtown Los Angeles Clinical Campus Modernization Project
Project Location: 1500 S. Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Project Description: This project would modernize Eisner Health’s Downtown Los Angeles clinical campus to improve access to high-quality, community-based healthcare services for low-income residents in a federally designated medically underserved area. Federal funding will support shovel-ready facility upgrades and interior improvements across approximately 60,000 square feet of clinical space, enhancing patient flow, expanding care capacity, and improving the delivery of integrated primary care, behavioral health, dental, and vision services. These improvements will strengthen healthcare infrastructure and help ensure residents of downtown Los Angeles can access timely, coordinated care in a modern clinical environment.
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Project Sponsor: Kedren Community Care Clinic
Project Name: Kedren Mobile Care and Outreach Clinic
Project Location: 4211 Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90011
Requested Amount: $471,400
Project Description: This project would establish a Mobile Care and Outreach Clinic that will deliver accessible, community-based healthcare services to underserved populations. The project aims to reduce barriers to healthcare by bringing preventive services, health screenings, and basic medical care directly into neighborhoods where residents face challenges accessing traditional healthcare facilities. Through the deployment of a fully equipped mobile clinic, the project will provide essential services including preventive health screenings, vaccinations, chronic disease monitoring, health education, and referrals to primary care and specialty providers.
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Past Community Projects Secured by Representative Kamlager-Dove: