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Community Project Funding

On February 28, 2023, House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-TX) announced that the House of Representatives will continue to accept Member requests for Community Project Funding in appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024. Community Projects Funding are congressional provisions that direct funds toward a specific project within a community. Community Project Funding allows Members to put their deep, first-hand understanding of the needs of their communities to work to help the people we represent and will make Congress more responsive to the people.

Each Member is limited to no more than 15 Community Project Funding requests across all subcommittees for Fiscal Year 2024 and there is no guarantee that all requested projects will be funded. The FY2024 CPF process has a limited scope with combined earmarks capped at 0.5% - down from 1% - of all discretionary spending and eligible accounts restricted to those listed in the table below. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities were permitted to receive funding.
 

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Transparency

All requests submitted by Congressman Quigley to the Appropriations Committee are posted on this webpage. In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Congressman Quigley has certified that he, his spouse, and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.

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Fiscal Year 2024 Approved Funding

Listed below are the fifteen projects submitted by Congressman Quigley and approved by the House Appropriations Committee for FY24. Projects are listed in alphabetical order:

Arlington Heights Bike Path

  • This project will allow the Village of Arlington Heights to provide a safe, desirable, and accessible path connecting the Palatine Trail with the Prospect Heights Trail for people to walk, bike, and ride on. This connectivity between the northwest suburbs will allow people to easily access destinations in Arlington Heights without the use of cars, providing people with vital physical activity and reducing their carbon footprint.
  • Approved Amount: $480,000

Chicago Park District, Pulaski Park Renovation

  • This project will allow the Chicago Park District to renovate the historic fieldhouse and other park facilities in Pulaski Park. With the facilities offering over 80 programs and serving 2,000 patrons, restoration ensures that the buildings remain safe and energy efficient for community use.
  • Approved Amount: $2,000,000

Chicago Park District, Sheil Park Restoration 

  • This project will allow the Chicago Park District to repair the fieldhouse in Sheil Park, including a new roof, masonry, and lintels. Restoration of this facility improves the safety and accessibility of the facility, which offers over 300 programs and serves close to 5,500 patrons.
  • Approved Amount: $1,000,000

Chicago Police Department Pilot of Reconfiguration of Squad Car Technology

  • This project will pilot the use of a new configuration for squad car radios, computer screens, and keyboards to create a more ergonomic experience for officers. Reconfiguring the technology will help officers put less stress on their backs and improve visibility, making it easier to complete reports in the field rather than return to the station.  
  • Approved Amount: $500,000

Chicago Public Schools, Disney II Field Renovation

  • This project will allow Chicago Public Schools to construct an artificial turf field at Disney II Magnet Elementary School. With much of the area surrounded by impermeable asphalt, this field will benefit the surrounding community by reducing flooding through an elaborate system under the field which will retain and store stormwater runoff.
  • Approved Amount: $1,100,000

Cook County Busse Road Rebuild

  • This project will allow Cook County to redesign and rebuild Busse Road from Gold Road to Central Road, enhancing safety and providing vital accommodations for bicyclists, pedestrians, and those with disabilities. The project will reconstruct the road, including a shared-use path and upgraded drainage, while adding additional safety features such as crosswalks, curb ramps, and streetlights.
  • Approved Amount: $1,116,279

Corboy Law Center Air System Upgrade

  • This project will allow Loyola University to replace outdated air handlers and components with new, high energy efficient equipment. The existing system is in need of an update as the current equipment is old, failing, and difficult to maintain. Replacement of this system with an energy-efficient alternative and updated air filters will reduce electricity consumption and improve the indoor air quality for students, faculty, staff and, visitors.
  • Approved Amount: $800,000

Des Plaines Sewer Lining Project

  • This  project will help extend the life of a 70+ year old sewer system and prevent the additional inflow going into the MWRD combined sewer system to help alleviate flooding within the system.
  • Approved Amount: $959,757

Ela Township Emergency Operating Center Project

  • This project will allow Ela Township to purchase a generator for its community center, which will then allow the center to serve as an Emergency Operating Center (EOC) for the community. The township currently does not have an EOC for the public to gather during emergencies.
  • Approved Amount: $150,000

Flint Creek Restoration Project

  • This project would fund a feasibility study by the Army Corps of Engineers to restore the Flint Creek watershed after its illegal damning in the 1960s. The unpermitted damn has had an adverse impact on the water quality, degraded in-stream habitat, and blocked natural fish passage.
  • Approved Amount: $200,000

Irving Park YMCA Accessibility Infrastructure

  • This project will allow the Irving Park YMCA to increase accessibility to 213 of their affordable housing units with the addition of a parking lot ramp, a separate entrance for housing residents, and an elevator to access the upper levels. The current building layout limits access to people using wheelchairs, or with other mobility issues, and requires updates to increase the YMCA’s ability to serve those at risk of homelessness.
  • Approved Amount: $1,750,000

Metra Edgebrook Station Renovation

  • This project will allow Metra to increase the comfort, efficiency, and accessibility of the Edgebrook Station along the Milwaukee District North (MD-N) Line. Renovations will include a climate-controlled shelter for outbound commuters and multiple digital displays showing train arrivals and safety messages accompanied by audio announcements for the vision- and hearing-impaired.
  • Approved Amount: $1,200,000

Metra O’Hare Pedestrian Pathway Design

  • This project will allow Metra’s Commuter Rail Division to launch a concept study to generate designs for a new pedestrian pathway linking the Metra’s O’Hare Transfer station with the O’Hare Airport Transit System. A new pathway will offer an alternative to driving between downtown Chicago and O’Hare Airport, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and relieving traffic congestion.
  • Approved Amount: $750,000

Mount Prospect Pedestrian Bridge

  • This project will allow the Village of Mount Prospect to construct a pedestrian and bicyclist bridge over Northwest Highway and the Union Pacific Railroad, connecting Melas Park and Meadows Park. The bridge will also link the existing bike routes in Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights. This project would remove a major barrier to the regional Northwest Bikeway, which connects Palatine to Park Ridge, providing residents with a safe way to cross the highway and railroad.
  • Approved Amount: $517,400

Fiscal Year 2024 Requests

Listed below are the projects Congressman Quigley submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for FY24. Projects are listed in alphabetical order:

Des Plaines Sewer Lining Project

  • 1420 Miner St., Des Plaines, IL 60016
  • This  project will help extend the life of a 70+ year old sewer system and prevent the additional inflow going into the MWRD combined sewer system to help alleviate flooding within the system.
  • Requested amount: $1,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

MWRD Farmers-Prairie Creek Project

  • 100 E. Erie St., Chicago, IL 60611
  • This project will alleviate flooding through channel improvements and streambank stabilization along Farmers and Prairie Creeks. It will also repair and replace culverts, enlarge stormwater ponds, and add pump stations near ponds. These drainage improvements will also protect access to a regional hospital with a Level-1 Trauma Center.
  • Requested amount: $9,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Ela Township Emergency Operating Center Project

  • 1155 E Route 22, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
  • This project will allow Ela Township to purchase a generator for its community center, which will then allow the center to serve as an Emergency Operating Center (EOC) for the community. The township currently does not have an EOC for the public to gather during emergencies.
  • Requested amount: $150,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Arlington Heights Bike Path

  • 33 S. Arlington Heights Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
  • This project will allow the Village of Arlington Heights to provide a safe, desirable, and accessible path connecting the Palatine Trail with the Prospect Heights Trail for people to walk, bike, and ride on. This connectivity between the northwest suburbs will allow people to easily access destinations in Arlington Heights without the use of cars, providing people with vital physical activity and reducing their carbon footprint.
  • Requested amount: $480,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago Park District, Pulaski Park Renovation

  • 541 N. Fairbanks Ct. Floor 7, Chicago, IL 60611
  • This project will allow the Chicago Park District to renovate the historic fieldhouse and other park facilities in Pulaski Park. With the facilities offering over 80 programs and serving 2,000 patrons, restoration ensures that the buildings remain safe and energy efficient for community use.
  • Requested amount: $2,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago Park District, Sheil Park Restoration 

  • 541 N. Fairbanks Ct. Floor 7, Chicago, IL 60611
  • This project will allow the Chicago Park District to repair the fieldhouse in Sheil Park, including a new roof, masonry, and lintels. Restoration of this facility improves the safety and accessibility of the facility, which offers over 300 programs and serves close to 5,500 patrons.
  • Requested amount: $1,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago Police Department Pilot of Reconfiguration of Squad Car Technology

  • 3510 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653
  • This project will pilot the use of a new configuration for squad car radios, computer screens, and keyboards to create a more ergonomic experience for officers. Reconfiguring the technology will help officers put less stress on their backs and improve visibility, making it easier to complete reports in the field rather than return to the station.  
  • Requested amount: $500,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago Public Schools, Disney II Field Renovation

  • 42 W Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602
  • This project will allow Chicago Public Schools to construct an artificial turf field at Disney II Magnet Elementary School. With much of the area surrounded by impermeable asphalt, this field will benefit the surrounding community by reducing flooding through an elaborate system under the field which will retain and store stormwater runoff.
  • Requested amount: $1,100,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Cook County Busse Road Rebuild

  • 69 W Washington Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602
  • This project will allow Cook County to redesign and rebuild Busse Road from Gold Road to Central Road, enhancing safety and providing vital accommodations for bicyclists, pedestrians, and those with disabilities. The project will reconstruct the road, including a shared-use path and upgraded drainage, while adding additional safety features such as crosswalks, curb ramps, and streetlights.
  • Requested amount: $1,500,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Corboy Law Center Air System Upgrade

  • 25 E. Pearson Street, Chicago, IL 60611
  • This project will allow Loyola University to replace outdated air handlers and components with new, high energy efficient equipment. The existing system is in need of an update as the current equipment is old, failing, and difficult to maintain. Replacement of this system with an energy-efficient alternative and updated air filters will reduce electricity consumption and improve the indoor air quality for students, faculty, staff and, visitors.
  • Requested amount: $800,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Flint Creek Restoration Project

  • 23860 N. Old Barrington, IL 60010
  • This project would fund a feasibility study by the Army Corps of Engineers to restore the Flint Creek watershed after its illegal damning in the 1960s. The unpermitted damn has had an adverse impact on the water quality, degraded in-stream habitat, and blocked natural fish passage.
  • Requested amount: $100,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Irving Park YMCA Accessibility Infrastructure

  • 4521 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60641
  • This project will allow the Irving Park YMCA to increase accessibility to 213 of their affordable housing units with the addition of a parking lot ramp, a separate entrance for housing residents, and an elevator to access the upper levels. The current building layout limits access to people using wheelchairs, or with other mobility issues, and requires updates to increase the YMCA’s ability to serve those at risk of homelessness.
  • Requested amount: $1,750,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Metra Edgebrook Station Renovation

  • 547 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60661
  • This project will allow Metra to increase the comfort, efficiency, and accessibility of the Edgebrook Station along the Milwaukee District North (MD-N) Line. Renovations will include a climate-controlled shelter for outbound commuters and multiple digital displays showing train arrivals and safety messages accompanied by audio announcements for the vision- and hearing-impaired.
  • Requested amount: $1,200,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Metra O’Hare Pedestrian Pathway Design

  • 547 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60661
  • This project will allow Metra’s Commuter Rail Division to launch a concept study to generate designs for a new pedestrian pathway linking the Metra’s O’Hare Transfer station with the O’Hare Airport Transit System. A new pathway will offer an alternative to driving between downtown Chicago and O’Hare Airport, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and relieving traffic congestion.
  • Requested amount: $750,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Mount Prospect Pedestrian Bridge

  • 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
  • This project will allow the Village of Mount Prospect to construct a pedestrian and bicyclist bridge over Northwest Highway and the Union Pacific Railroad, connecting Melas Park and Meadows Park. The bridge will also link the existing bike routes in Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights. This project would remove a major barrier to the regional Northwest Bikeway, which connects Palatine to Park Ridge, providing residents with a safe way to cross the highway and railroad.
  • Requested amount: $517,400
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding-Eligible Accounts

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

  • Department of Agriculture–Farm Production and Conservation Programs
    • Natural Resources Conservation Service (Conservation Operations)
  • Department of Agriculture–Research, Education, and Economics
    • Agricultural Research Service (Buildings and Facilities)
  • Department of Agriculture–Rural Development
    • Rural Housing Service (Community Facilities)
    • Rural Utilities Service (ReConnect Program)
    • Rural Utilities Service (Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants)
    • Rural Utilities Service (Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants)

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

  • Department of Commerce
    • NIST—Scientific and Technical Research
    • NOAA—Coastal Zone Management
  • Department of Justice
    • COPS Technology and Equipment
    • Byrne Justice
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    • Safety, Security, and Mission Services

Energy and Water Development

  • Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works)
    • Investigations
    • Construction
    • Mississippi River and Tributaries
    • Operation and Maintenance
  • Department of the Interior/Bureau of Reclamation
    • Water and Related Resources

Homeland Security

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
    • Federal Assistance—Emergency Ops. Centers
    • Federal Assistance—Pre-Disaster Mitigation

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

  • Environmental Protection Agency
    • STAG—Clean Water State Revolving Fund
    • STAG—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

  • Army
  • Army National Guard
  • Army Reserve
  • Navy & Marine Corps
  • Navy Reserve
  • Air Force and Space Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Air Force Reserve
  • DoD, Defense-Wide

Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

  • Department of Housing and Urban Development
    • CDBG – Economic Development Initiatives
  • Department of Transportation
    • Airport Improvement Program
    • Highway Infrastructure Projects
    • Transit Infrastructure Projects
    • Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
    • Port Infrastructure Development Program

Projects Approved for FY23

Listed below are the fifteen projects submitted by Congressman Quigley and approved by the House Appropriations Committee for FY23. Projects are listed in alphabetical order:

AIDS Foundation Chicago Preparing the HIV System for the Needs of the Aging Population Program

  • This project will allow AIDS Foundation to provide a training curriculum intended to help providers as part of this collaborative be better equipped to serve their clients as the population living with HIV continues to grow older. The goal is to develop different tiers of training to be able to cater to entry-level providers as well as seasoned senior services case managers.
  • Approved amount: $250,000

Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center Building Improvements and Enhancements

  • This project will allow Black Ensemble Theater to conduct repairs and upkeep in several areas including electrical, plumbing, lighting, sound, theater seating, stage repairs and major work on the facade of the building. The purpose of this project is to ensure the longevity and sustainability of the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center as a beautiful national treasure to the City of Chicago while maintaining its position as a major cultural arts institution.
  • Approved amount: $1,000,000

Carole Robertson Center for Learning Capital Improvements

  • This project will allow the Carole Robertson Center to provide a safe, welcoming, and stable environment for our young people and workforce through capital improvements to their facility. The building needs serious infrastructure investments to ensure it can continue to function as a safe and effective learning environment for the nearly 300 children and youth served there.
  • Approved amount: $750,000

Chicago Park District California Park Multi-use Trail Connection

  • This project will allow the Park District to redesign and build a new trail system and reconstruct the riverbank to stabilize the riverbank and expand access to the park. The Park District recently removed an invasive species and restored riverbank in the new California Park expansion adjacent to the new 312 River Run trail.
  • Approved amount: $2,000,000

Chicago Park District Lincoln Park Conservatory Renovations

  • This project will allow Chicago Park District to renovate and upgrade the historic conservatory in Lincoln Park. The renovations would include structural upgrades and glass replacement, entry and restroom upgrades, improved air circulation, accessibility upgrades, new multipurpose education and event spaces, and enhancements to propagation houses.
  • Approved amount: $2,000,000

Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Get Behind the Vest Program

  • This project will allow Chicago Police Memorial Foundation to provide 1,000 new ballistic vests and 1,000 vest covers to Chicago Police Officers whose vest's 5-year warranty have expired. A record number of officers were shot on the job last year. Ballistic vests have saved the lives of 47 Chicago Police Officers since 1980.
  • Approved amount: $540,000

Chicago Public Schools Art Supplies and Equipment

  • This project will allow Chicago Public Schools to supplement arts budgets within school communities of need. New arts supplies and equipment would provide greater access to arts enrichment.
  • Approved amount: $500,000

City of Northlake Sanitary Sewer Lining

  • The funding for this project will allow the City of Northlake to insert a lining in existing 70-year-old clay tile sanitary sewers to stop water infiltration and outflow of effluent. Lining these sewers is a cost-effective way of extending their service life for another 100 years while sealing of the separations which allow inflow/outflow migration.
  • Approved amount: $3,200,000

County DOT 606 Expansion

  • This project will allow Cook Country DOT to extend The 606 Trail from Ashland Ave to Elston Ave to provide a safe connection between the east and west sides of the Kennedy Expressway and UP Railroad tracks. This project also implements the next phase of The 606 reflected in the North Branch Framework Plan and the Bloomingdale Trail and Park Framework Plan.
  • Approved amount: $1,440,000

Field Museum Air System Upgrade

  • This project will allow Field Museum to replace the museum's nearly 50-year-old air handling system, to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, utility bill, and to improve indoor air quality for Museum staff and visitors.
  • Approved amount: $1,500,000

Howard Brown Health Halsted Street Dental Clinic

  • This project will allow Howard Brown Health to provide clinical equipment, furniture, fixtures, technology solutions and safety systems to expand Halsted's capacity for providing care. This flagship clinic will drastically increase Howard Brown’s capacity to provide high-quality affirming medical, behavioral, and dental care regardless of patients’ ability to pay.
  • Approved amount: $1,110,400

Lake View YMCA Aquatics Expansion

  • This project will allow Lake View YMCA to convert two underutilized racquetball courts adjacent to an existing pool to create a second pool, enhancing opportunities for lessons, water exercise classes, swim team practice and lap and open swim for residents of Lake View and surrounding communities. The Lake View YMCA seeks to meet the growing demand for its aquatics programming and increase access to its life-saving swimming and water safety lessons by expanding its pool facilities.
  • Approved amount: $1,500,000

Museum of Science and Industry Educational Program Support

  • This project will allow the Museum of Science and Industry to further develop the educational programs and resources it provides to K-12 students, their educators, and their families across the Chicagoland region. This work focuses on supporting high-quality STEM learning and engagement, with a priority on financially under-resourced neighborhoods and populations traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields.
  • Approved amount: $1,022,000

National Runaway Safeline Teen Suicide Prevention Line

  • This project will allow National Runaway Safeline to support youth ages 12-18 throughout the Chicago area through the National Runaway Safeline’s 24/7/365 Crisis Services Center via a dedicated hotline and live texting service. The TSPL will offer crisis services and support and access to a live person, with the goal of linking youth to long-term support, services and resources needed to ensure their safety, mental health, and well-being.
  • Approved amount: $375,000

Shedd Aquarium Pathways to Environmental Education

  • This project will allow Shedd Aquarium to advance equitable STEAM learning opportunities for students across the Chicago area by advancing physical, digital, and financial access to learning experiences for 90,000 K-8th grade students. Shedd learning programs intentionally bridge science education with outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship experiences to help youth navigate the process of accessing and appreciating the natural world, leading to greater awareness of their relationship with nature and the impact of their actions on animals and their habitats.
  • Approved amount: $595,025

Projects Requested for FY23

Quigley’s press release announcing his selections for Community Project Funding submission can be found HERE.

Listed below are the fifteen projects Congressman Quigley submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for FY23. Projects are listed in alphabetical order:

AIDS Foundation Chicago Preparing the HIV System for the Needs of the Aging Population Program

  • 200 W Monroe, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60606
  • This project will allow AIDS Foundation to provide a training curriculum intended to help providers as part of this collaborative be better equipped to serve their clients as the population living with HIV continues to grow older. The goal is to develop different tiers of training to be able to cater to entry-level providers as well as seasoned senior services case managers.
  • Requested amount: $250,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center Building Improvements and Enhancements

  • 4450 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
  • This project will allow Black Ensemble Theater to conduct repairs and upkeep in several areas including electrical, plumbing, lighting, sound, theater seating, stage repairs and major work on the facade of the building. The purpose of this project is to ensure the longevity and sustainability of the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center as a beautiful national treasure to the City of Chicago while maintaining its position as a major cultural arts institution.
  • Requested amount: $1,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Carole Robertson Center for Learning Capital Improvements

  • 5101 N Kimball Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
  • This project will allow the Carole Robertson Center to provide a safe, welcoming, and stable environment for our young people and workforce through capital improvements to their facility. The building needs serious infrastructure investments to ensure it can continue to function as a safe and effective learning environment for the nearly 300 children and youth served there.
  • Requested amount: $1,499,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago Park District California Park Multi-use Trail Connection

  • 541 N Fairbanks, Chicago, IL 60611
  • This project will allow the Park District to redesign and build a new trail system and reconstruct the riverbank to stabilize the riverbank and expand access to the park. The Park District recently removed an invasive species and restored riverbank in the new California Park expansion adjacent to the new 312 River Run trail.
  • Requested amount: $2,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago Park District Lincoln Park Conservatory Renovations

  • 541 N Fairbanks, Chicago, IL 60611
  • This project will allow Chicago Park District to renovate and upgrade the historic conservatory in Lincoln Park. The renovations would include structural upgrades and glass replacement, entry and restroom upgrades, improved air circulation, accessibility upgrades, new multipurpose education and event spaces, and enhancements to propagation houses.
  • Requested amount: $2,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Get Behind the Vest Program

  • 10343 S Pulaski, Chicago, IL 60655
  • This project will allow Chicago Police Memorial Foundation to provide 1,000 new ballistic vests and 1,000 vest covers to Chicago Police Officers whose vest's 5-year warranty have expired. A record number of officers were shot on the job last year. Ballistic vests have saved the lives of 47 Chicago Police Officers since 1980.
  • Requested amount: $540,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago Public Schools Art Supplies and Equipment

  • 42 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60602
  • This project will allow Chicago Public Schools to supplement arts budgets within school communities of need. New arts supplies and equipment would provide greater access to arts enrichment.
  • Requested amount: $500,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

City of Northlake Sanitary Sewer Lining

  • 55 E North Ave, Northlake, IL 60164
  • The funding for this project will allow the City of Northlake to insert a lining in existing 70-year-old clay tile sanitary sewers to stop water infiltration and outflow of effluent. Lining these sewers is a cost-effective way of extending their service life for another 100 years while sealing of the separations which allow inflow/outflow migration.
  • Requested amount: $2,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

County DOT 606 Expansion

  • 69 W Washington St, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602
  • This project will allow Cook Country DOT to extend The 606 Trail from Ashland Ave to Elston Ave to provide a safe connection between the east and west sides of the Kennedy Expressway and UP Railroad tracks. This project also implements the next phase of The 606 reflected in the North Branch Framework Plan and the Bloomingdale Trail and Park Framework Plan.
  • Requested amount: $1,440,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Field Museum Air System Upgrade

  • 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605
  • This project will allow Field Museum to replace the museum's nearly 50-year-old air handling system, to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, utility bill, and to improve indoor air quality for Museum staff and visitors.
  • Requested amount: $1,500,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Howard Brown Health Halsted Street Dental Clinic

  • 4025 N Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60613
  • This project will allow Howard Brown Health to provide clinical equipment, furniture, fixtures, technology solutions and safety systems to expand Halsted's capacity for providing care. This flagship clinic will drastically increase Howard Brown’s capacity to provide high-quality affirming medical, behavioral, and dental care regardless of patients’ ability to pay.
  • Requested amount: $1,110,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Lake View YMCA Aquatics Expansion

  • 3333 N Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
  • This project will allow Lake View YMCA to convert two underutilized racquetball courts adjacent to an existing pool to create a second pool, enhancing opportunities for lessons, water exercise classes, swim team practice and lap and open swim for residents of Lake View and surrounding communities. The Lake View YMCA seeks to meet the growing demand for its aquatics programming and increase access to its life-saving swimming and water safety lessons by expanding its pool facilities.
  • Requested amount: $1,500,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Museum of Science and Industry Educational Program Support

  • 5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637
  • This project will allow the Museum of Science and Industry to further develop the educational programs and resources it provides to K-12 students, their educators, and their families across the Chicagoland region. This work focuses on supporting high-quality STEM learning and engagement, with a priority on financially under-resourced neighborhoods and populations traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields.
  • Requested amount: $1,022,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

National Runaway Safeline Teen Suicide Prevention Line

  • 3141B N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
  • This project will allow National Runaway Safeline to support youth ages 12-18 throughout the Chicago area through the National Runaway Safeline’s 24/7/365 Crisis Services Center via a dedicated hotline and live texting service. The TSPL will offer crisis services and support and access to a live person, with the goal of linking youth to long-term support, services and resources needed to ensure their safety, mental health, and well-being.
  • Requested amount: $375,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Shedd Aquarium Pathways to Environmental Education

  • 1200 S DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
  • This project will allow Shedd Aquarium to advance equitable STEAM learning opportunities for students across the Chicago area by advancing physical, digital, and financial access to learning experiences for 90,000 K-8th grade students. Shedd learning programs intentionally bridge science education with outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship experiences to help youth navigate the process of accessing and appreciating the natural world, leading to greater awareness of their relationship with nature and the impact of their actions on animals and their habitats.
  • Requested amount: $595,025
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Projects Approved for FY22

Center on Halsted Youth Housing Program

  • This project will allow the Center on Halsted to enhance its Youth Housing Program through the acquisition and renovation of transitional housing for Chicago’s LGBTQ+ and ally youth who are experiencing homelessness, violence, and trauma, with a special focus on LGBTQ youth of color. Enhanced housing will contribute to the success and independence of LGBTQ+ and allied youth as well as the revitalization of local neighborhoods where the housing is located.
  • Approved amount: $1,000,000

Chicago COPS Integrated Intelligence Strategy Program

  • This project would support the equipment to increase capacity, accuracy, and coordination of intelligence gathering with other law enforcement partners, including the FBI in particular. The equipment for Integrated Intelligence Strategy program will enable the Department to proactively inform decision making for investigative efforts and support the Strategic Decision Support Centers (SDSC) that occur in districts with the goal of passing more intelligence to aid enterprise investigations at Homan Square and inform command staff via Crime Prevention and Information Center (CPIC).
  • Approved amount: $500,000

Chicago Public Schools

  • This project directs funds to schools that would significantly benefit from capital improvement investments targeting specific needs of each institution. By enhancing the physical environment students will be able to better engage in the school’s academic programming. Specifically, it will allow a STEM school to modernize a STEM lab; a Fine and Performing Arts program to update the flexible performing art space; and investments in classroom technology and furniture for students to engage in a choice-based learning environment tailored to their needs. Eligible schools include Talcott Elementary School (ES) for Fine and Performing Arts, Tubman ES for Fine and Performing Arts, Ravenswood ES for Fine and Performing Art, Pritzker ES for Fine and Performing Arts, Otis ES for Personalized Learning, and De Diego ES for Personalized Learning.
  • Approved amount: $500,000

Critical Infrastructure Improvements for Visitor Safety, Animal Welfare, and Energy Efficiency at Lincoln Park Zoo

  • This project will upgrade the Lincoln Park Zoo’s infrastructure to enhance visitor safety, lessen the zoo’s environmental impact, and improve the security and well-being of resident animals and staff. Infrastructure improvements include upgrading the zoo’s HVAC system, structural improvements to the Regenstein African Journey building and the walkway leading to the McCormick Bird House, and implementing additional crosswalks, movable bollards, light poles, and a drop-off lane in the zoo’s East Gate parking lot to improve visitor safety and ease parking lot traffic.
  • Approved amount: $1,000,000

Grand Avenue and George Street Traffic Safety Enhancement, Franklin Park

  • This project will result in the installment of a traffic signal at the intersection of Grand Avenue and George Street in the Village of Franklin Park. The traffic signal will improve the safety of the intersection, which is located along one of the village’s busiest commercial corridors and provide economic and mobility benefits to the area.
  • Approved amount: $650,000

Illinois Masonic Dental Clinic

  • This project will enable Advocate Aurora Health, Illinois’ primary provider of oral health care for residents with special needs, to better provide for patients in a centralized setting at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. For patients with medically-complex diagnoses, or for those with special needs (including developmental disabilities), sedation is often required during dental care; funds designated for this project will be used to build anesthesia suites and outpatient procedure rooms at the Advocate Illinois Masonic facility. In addition, the development of outpatient anesthesia spaces will supplement existing training for dental anesthesia residents and promote workforce development to meet demand from patients requiring this type of care.
  • Approved amount: $300,000

Lincoln Park ADA Accessibility

  • This project provides funding for comprehensive repaving of pedestrian pathways in Lincoln Park that follow ADA guidance.
  • Approved amount: $1,000,000

Night Ministry

  • The Night Ministry serves thousands of Chicagoans annually who are experiencing poverty and homelessness, proving access to health care and housing to those most in need. Among the programs operated by the organization is the Night Ministry’s Health Outreach Bus, which six nights a week, serves individuals experiencing homelessness across several neighborhoods of the city. Funds provided for this project would enable the Night Ministry to purchase a new Health Outreach Bus, which would include a private exam room, private space for medical testing or meeting with social workers, as well as a hospitality area and restroom.
  • Approved amount: $275,000

Stormwater Improvement Project, Elmhurst

  • This project will provide flooding relief and improve water quality for City of Elmhurst residents through the implementation of new underground stormwater detention infrastructure.
  • Approved amount: $2,000,000

West Grand Avenue - Highway/Rail Grade Separation, Elmwood Park

  • This project will create a grade separation of the West Grand Avenue Highway and the Metra rail tracks to improve the safety, mobility, and environmental impacts of the intersection. The Grand Avenue crossing continues to see a high number of car and train accidents and is currently ranked the sixth most likely train crossing to have a collision out of 7,920 crossings in the State of Illinois by the Federal Railroad Administration.
  • Approved amount: $3,100,000

Projects Requested for FY22

Quigley’s press release announcing his selections for Community Project Funding submission can be found HERE.

Listed below are the ten projects Congressman Quigley submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for FY22. Projects are listed in alphabetical order:

Center on Halsted Youth Housing Program

  • This project will allow the Center on Halsted to enhance its Youth Housing Program through the acquisition and renovation of transitional housing for Chicago’s LGBTQ+ and ally youth who are experiencing homelessness, violence, and trauma, with a special focus on LGBTQ youth of color. Enhanced housing will contribute to the success and independence of LGBTQ+ and allied youth as well as the revitalization of local neighborhoods where the housing is located.
  • The sponsor for this project is Center on Halsted and is located at 3656 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60613.
  • Requested amount: $1,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago COPS Integrated Intelligence Strategy Program

  • This project would support the equipment to increase capacity, accuracy, and coordination of intelligence gathering with other law enforcement partners, including the FBI in particular. The equipment for Integrated Intelligence Strategy program will enable the Department to proactively inform decision making for investigative efforts and support the Strategic Decision Support Centers (SDSC) that occur in districts with the goal of passing more intelligence to aid enterprise investigations at Homan Square and inform command staff via Crime Prevention and Information Center (CPIC).
  • The sponsor for this project is the City of Chicago, Chicago Police Department and is located at 3510 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60653.
  • Requested amount: $500,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Chicago Public Schools

  • This project directs funds to schools that would significantly benefit from capital improvement investments targeting specific needs of each institution. By enhancing the physical environment students will be able to better engage in the school’s academic programming. Specifically, it will allow a STEM school to modernize a STEM lab; a Fine and Performing Arts program to update the flexible performing art space; and investments in classroom technology and furniture for students to engage in a choice-based learning environment tailored to their needs. Eligible schools include Talcott Elementary School (ES) for Fine and Performing Arts, Tubman ES for Fine and Performing Arts, Ravenswood ES for Fine and Performing Art, Pritzker ES for Fine and Performing Arts, Otis ES for Personalized Learning, and De Diego ES for Personalized Learning.
  • The sponsor for this project is Chicago Public Schools and is located at 42 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60622.
  • Requested amount: $495,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Critical Infrastructure Improvements for Visitor Safety, Animal Welfare, and Energy Efficiency at Lincoln Park Zoo

  • This project will upgrade the Lincoln Park Zoo’s infrastructure to enhance visitor safety, lessen the zoo’s environmental impact, and improve the security and well-being of resident animals and staff. Infrastructure improvements include upgrading the zoo’s HVAC system, structural improvements to the Regenstein African Journey building and the walkway leading to the McCormick Bird House, and implementing additional crosswalks, movable bollards, light poles, and a drop-off lane in the zoo’s East Gate parking lot to improve visitor safety and ease parking lot traffic.
  • The sponsor for this project is Lincoln Park Zoological Society and is located at 2400 N Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Requested amount: $1,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Grand Avenue and George Street Traffic Safety Enhancement, Franklin Park

  • This project will result in the installment of a traffic signal at the intersection of Grand Avenue and George Street in the Village of Franklin Park. The traffic signal will improve the safety of the intersection, which is located along one of the village’s busiest commercial corridors and provide economic and mobility benefits to the area.
  • The sponsor for this project is the Village of Franklin Park and is located at 9500 Belmont Ave, Franklin Park, IL 60131.
  • Requested amount: $650,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Illinois Masonic Dental Clinic

  • This project will enable Advocate Aurora Health, Illinois’ primary provider of oral health care for residents with special needs, to better provide for patients in a centralized setting at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. For patients with medically-complex diagnoses, or for those with special needs (including developmental disabilities), sedation is often required during dental care; funds designated for this project will be used to build anesthesia suites and outpatient procedure rooms at the Advocate Illinois Masonic facility. In addition, the development of outpatient anesthesia spaces will supplement existing training for dental anesthesia residents and promote workforce development to meet demand from patients requiring this type of care.
  • The sponsor for this project is Advocate Aurora Health and is located at 913 West Wellington Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657.
  • Requested amount: $300,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Lincoln Park ADA Accessibility

  • This project provides funding for comprehensive repaving of pedestrian pathways in Lincoln Park that follow ADA guidance.
  • The sponsor for this project is the Chicago Park District and is located at 541 North Fairbanks, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611.
  • Requested amount: $1,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Night Ministry

  • The Night Ministry serves thousands of Chicagoans annually who are experiencing poverty and homelessness, proving access to health care and housing to those most in need. Among the programs operated by the organization is the Night Ministry’s Health Outreach Bus, which six nights a week, serves individuals experiencing homelessness across several neighborhoods of the city. Funds provided for this project would enable the Night Ministry to purchase a new Health Outreach Bus, which would include a private exam room, private space for medical testing or meeting with social workers, as well as a hospitality area and restroom.
  • The sponsor for this project is The Night Ministry and is located at 1735 N Ashland Ave Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60622.
  • Requested amount: $279,780
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

Stormwater Improvement Project, Elmhurst

  • This project will provide flooding relief and improve water quality for City of Elmhurst residents through the implementation of new underground stormwater detention infrastructure.
  • The sponsor for this project is City of Elmhurst and is located at 209 N. York St, City of Elmhurst, IL.
  • Requested amount: $2,000,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.

West Grand Avenue - Highway/Rail Grade Separation, Elmwood Park

  • This project will create a grade separation of the West Grand Avenue Highway and the Metra rail tracks to improve the safety, mobility, and environmental impacts of the intersection. The Grand Avenue crossing continues to see a high number of car and train accidents and is currently ranked the sixth most likely train crossing to have a collision out of 7,920 crossings in the State of Illinois by the Federal Railroad Administration.
  • The sponsor for this project is the Village of Elmwood Park and is located at 11 Conti Parkway, Elmwood Park, IL 60707.
  • Requested amount: $1,300,000
  • Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.