Congressman Hank Johnson secures funding for 13 community projects in FY23 appropriations bills

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that he secured the inclusion of more than $15 million for 13 community projects in Georgia’s Fourth District in the FY23 appropriations – Congress’s annual spending plan.

The inclusion of this funding in the Appropriations Committee bills is the first step in the budgetary process.

The funding will make a critical difference in throughout Georgia’s Fourth District, including projects for MARTA, workforce development, affordable housing, resources for foster youth, education, PATH walking and biking trails, victims of domestic violence and legal aid for constituents who cannot afford an attorney, Johnson said.

“It is my job to fight for our district in Congress, and I am proud to have put forward these critical projects from Clarkston to Conyers, Covington to Tucker and everywhere in between,” Johnson said. “I will continue to fight for our district to ensure that we get the federal funding we need to make our community stronger.”

The inclusion of the funding in the Appropriations Committee bills is the first step in the funding process. The 2022 fiscal year ends Sept. 30 and Rep. Johnson said he would continue to push for the funding as the bills are considered on the House Floor, and in negotiations with the Senate.

Congressman Johnson’s 2023 Projects List:

1. Department of Energy Projects Regional Clean Electricity Plan for Local Governments in Metro Atlanta; Atlanta Regional Commission: $750,000.

2. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Easter Seals North Georgia, Inc., Clarkston, GA for early childhood workforce development $200,000.

3. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Rockdale County Georgia, Conyers, GA for a workforce development initiative: $300,000.

4. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Wellroot Family Services, Tucker, GA for housing and services and supplies, including the purchase of food, to improve economic outcomes of young adults transitioning out of foster care or experiencing homelessness: $286,500.

5. Department of Education Higher Education Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA for programs to expand access to postsecondary education, including English language proficiency support: $400,000.

6. Department of Transportation Highway Infrastructure Programs Michelle Obama Trail—PATH Trail Project DeKalb County Government: $3,617,500.

7. Department of Transportation Transit Infrastructure Grants Stonecrest Transit Hub Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority: $1 million | Department of Transportation Transit Infrastructure Grants Safe Routes to Transit in GA04 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority: $1 million.

8. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund Westside Youth Facility Newton County Governments, Commissioner Alana Sanders: $4 million.

9. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund Village at Legacy Affordable Housing Development City of Decatur: $750,000.

10. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund Safe Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors in DeKalb County, GA Women Moving On, Inc.: $585,000.

11. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund Memorial Drive Gateways Project DeKalb County Government: $1.5 million.

12. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund Atlanta Legal Aid Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.: $250,000.

13. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund Safe and Stable Housing for Youth Aging out of Care Wellroot Family Services: $913,500.