Investing in Community (2019-present)

During her five years in office, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has secured more than $70.7 million in federal funding for community projects across her congressional district. These federally funded projects include:

Detroit

  • $3,000,000 to replace dangerous lead service lines
  • $2,500,000 for the Grandmont Rosedale Mixed-Use Development for low-income senior housing and commercial space
  • $1,500,000 for facilities and equipment for the American Indian Health Family Services of Southeastern Michigan located in Detroit
  • $1,166,279 to Alternative for Girls to construct Dr. Maya Angelou Village that will create 45 units of affordable, integrated permanent supportive housing for at-risk families
  • $1,000,000 for home repairs in Detroit’s Aviation Sub and Far West neighborhoods
  • $1,000,000 to restore Cooley High School through renovations, partial demolition, and new construction to create space for both indoor and outdoor sports fields
  • $600,000 to support programming for education, employment, and housing for Detroiters who have faced barriers with the legal system
  • $220,402 to the In Memory of Community Garden for the Warrendale Multi-Cultural Neighborhood Revitalization Project to provide workforce development, education, community engagement, and small business development
  • $2,000,000 for the Southwest Detroit Creative Connections Collaborative to deploy high-speed broadband and build community spaces
  • $2,000,000 to fund the Detroit Energy Efficiency and Home Improvement Program to provide energy efficient home repairs
  • $1,787,725 to fund the development of The Stoudamire Wellness HUB for eastside Detroit residents
  • $1,000,000 for ProsperUS Detroit Micro Lending to support entrepreneurship and small business development
  • $281,200 for the HUDA Clinic, a non-profit free healthcare clinic that serves the Detroit Metro area and greater southeast Michigan
  • $1,000,000 for the Ruth Ellis Center to provide safe, affordable, identity-affirming housing for marginalized Black and Brown Detroiters, especially LGBTQ+ youth
  • $1,000,000 for After the Storm flood recovery project for metro Detroit
  • $1,386,216 for the Joe Louis Greenway West Chicago Connector
  • $500,000 for New Covenant Community Care Health Center on Joy Road

Dearborn

  • $1,200,000 to construct new Multipurpose Skilled Trades and Automotive Technology Laboratories at the Michael Berry Career Center and to create a nature-based learning environment for Salina students that is protected from vehicle traffic and emissions
  • $500,000 for the Dearborn Industrial Green Beltway to mitigate old industrial pollution and contain new environmental contaminants
  • $500,000 to Leaders Advancing Healthy Communities for a new Workforce Education Resource and Development Center in Dearborn

Beverly Hills Village

  • $250,000 for park improvements at Beverly Green Park

Dearborn Heights

  • $500,000 for Fire Station Replacement to improve the physical condition of the fire station and the facility’s capacity to provide safe and secure work environments for firefighters
  • $206,000 for the Dearborn Heights Library for student mobile library services, including a vehicle 
  • $1,675,000 to address flooding along the Ecorse Creek in Dearborn Heights

Franklin Village

  • $250,000 to repurpose a partially abandoned utility easement to construct and install a pedestrian and bikeable pathway

Garden City

  • $2,100,000 for the Garden City Community Center Rehabilitation Project to provide social service programs for seniors and youth
  • $1,092,000 to replace the Ford Road water main which is approximately 1 mile in length and runs on both sides of Ford Road between Central Street and Inkster Road in Garden City

Inkster

  • $1,000,000 for the Replacement of the Fire Fighting Apparatus and the purchase of one new fire engine and one new ambulance
  • $2,500,000 to build a Senior Wellness Center to help our seasoned residents thrive
  • $500,000 for the design and construction of a multi-purpose outdoor community space and market pavilion

Lathrup Village

  • $959,752 for the Water Main Replacement Project to improve water flow and reliability throughout the city
  • $880,000 to replace a 97-year-old undersized cast-iron water main, improving water quality, reliability, pressure and increasing modeled fire flows

Livonia

  • $1,250,000 for a new Livonia Wellness Center for seniors
  • $850,000 to add a pedestrian/bike path to the Stark Road bridge over Interstate 96 and improve biking and walking paths from Stark Road south to Hines Drive

Redford Township

  • $2,000,000 to address infrastructure challenges including aging water systems and lead service lines in Redford, including monitoring, education, and replacement of all lead service lines to ensure safe drinking water
  • $2,000,000 for the Redford Township’s Wellness Center

Southfield City

  • $850,000 for the Beechwood Parks & Wellness Trail for recreational and safer transportation routes for pedestrians and cyclists
  • $850,000 to provide 230 units of supportive housing for youth aging out of foster care
  • $250,000 for a 1-mile-long reconstruction of Mt. Vernon Street from Southfield Road to Greenfield Road

Southfield Township

  • $3,150,000 to provide home repairs such as replacing roofs, installing ramps, and providing other critical home repairs to homeowners aging in place
  • $959,752 for the construction of a new water main and to facilitate lead service line removal in Beverly Hills

Westland

  • $3,500,000 for the expansion of service-learning for Wayne-Westland Community Schools
  • $2,000,000 for the construction of a new fire station to replace fire station #4 and for the replacement of an existing fire engine
  • $850,000 for a work-based learning program in Wayne and Westland for at-risk in-school youth age 14 or older, including stipends and supportive services
  • $250,000 for The Annex at Nankin in Westland City Hall Park to create a new community space for events and public gatherings

Wayne County

  • $4,000,000 to facilitate a Multi-City Lead Service Line Replacement Project
  • $1,000,000 to rehabilitate and upgrade pump stations in Wayne County
  • $850,000 to make capital improvements to the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan Dauch Club
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