Buckeye Reporter

Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement on the House passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 federal funding bill. The legislation will now be sent to the Senate for final passage.

“From rebuilding ports and improving healthcare for veterans, to protecting Lake Erie and advancing energy innovation – the resources I fought to secure will have real and lasting impacts on our people and our needs,” said Rep. Kaptur. “Congress works best when it works together, and I am pleased to have worked with both Republicans and Democrats to deliver these investments that will move Ohio and America forward.”

Highlights of the federal funding bill

Energy and Water

• Cleveland Harbor – $10 million
• Sandusky Harbor – $1.2 million
• Vermillion Harbor – $5.7 million
• Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study – $500,000
• Coastal Ecosystem Research – $30 million
• Harmful algal bloom research and development – $8 million
• Cadmium telluride research and development – $25 million

Interior

• Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial – $25 million
• Cuyahoga Valley National Park – $25 million
• Invasive carp management and control – $40.4 million
• Harmful algal bloom research and control – $11.3 million
• Brownfield cleanup – $92 million

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs

• 200th RED HORSE Squadron at Camp Perry – $7.8 million
• Veterans Homelessness Initiative – $2.2 billion
• Veterans Suicide Prevention Program – $598 million
• Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Program – $621 million
• Rural Veterans Health Program – $327.5 million
• Veterans Mental Health Program – $13.2 billion

Transportation and Housing and Urban Development

• Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway - $38 million
• Port Infrastructure Development Program – $234 million
• HOME Investment Partnerships Program – $1.5 billion
• Housing for the Elderly Program – $1 billion
• Housing for People with Disabilities Program – $352 million

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education

• Registered Apprenticeships Program – $235 million
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – $6.5 billion
  • Certified Community Behavioral Health – $315 million
  • Substance Use Treatment – $3.9 billion
  • Maternal and Child Health – $1 billion
• Child Care and Development Block Grant – $6.2 billion
• Head Start – $11 billion
• Preschool Development Grants – $290 million
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program – $3.8 billion

Agriculture

• ReConnect Rural Broadband Program – $450 million
• Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program – $8.5 million

Financial Services and General Government

• Funding for Community Development Financial Institutions – $295 million