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| https://veasey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-veasey-secures-over-30-million-in-funding-for-north-texas-priorities | Rep. Veasey Secures Over $30 Million in Funding for North Texas Priorities in Government Funding Bill | 2022-12-23 | 2022 | 2022-12 | Democrat | House | TX | Marc A. Veasey | V000131 | veasey.house.gov | veasey | https://veasey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Veasey voted to pass the historic Fiscal Year 2023 government funding legislation that delivers historic investments in American families and workers – while strengthening Democracy at home and abroad. The legislation includes $30,478,385 in Community Project Funding that Veasey secured to directly respond to the pressing needs of North Texas. "I am proud to vote for a bipartisan government bill that delivers for our nation's families and includes $30 million in key funding that I secured to address long overdue community needs for North Texas," said Rep. Veasey. "The investments will make a real difference in North Texas that will foster economic development, improve our infrastructure, bolster access to health care, and so much more. I am proud to have fought for funding that will make better communities across North Texas." Rep. Veasey championed funding for 15 projects that will directly benefit North Texas residents. These include: $2,250,000 for the Center for Transforming Lives' Riverside Early Childhood Education Economic Mobility Center $2,400,000 for the City of Arlington – Neighborhood Wi-Fi $1,000,000 for the City of Dallas – Hensley Field Shoreline Modification $750,000 for the City of Irving - Southwest Park Renovation Project $500,000 for the Dallas College, Dallas, TX for a teaching residency apprenticeship program $2,000,000 for the DART Fuel System Modernization Project $1,000,000 for the Emergency Department Renovation and Expansion Request for Medical Equipment $4,000,000 for the Hughes House Public Infrastructure Improvements $7,750,000 for the Southern Gateway Park $1,439,695 for the Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX for STEM education programs, including lab equipment $4,000,000 for the Transform 1012 N. Main Street professional services and expenses for the design phase, Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant County $750,000 for the United Way of Tarrant County - Mission United $750,000 for the United Way of Tarrant County Workforce Development $400,000 for the United Way of Tarrant County-Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). $1,488,690 for the William M. McDonald YMCA Covered Outdoor Gymnasium Space | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T03:32:05Z |