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FY 27 Community Project Funding

FY27 Community Project Funding (CPFs) Requests

To ensure public transparency and accountability, the following project requests are listed in alphabetical order below.

Boynton Beach Drinking Water System Improvements Project

  • Location: Boynton Beach, FL

  • Amount: $1,000,000

  • Purpose of funding and why it’s an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars: This funding would be used to install protective measures to prevent backflow conditions that could allow contaminated or non-potable water to enter the potable drinking water supply. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will strengthen the integrity and reliability of the community’s drinking water system while ensuring compliance with safe drinking water standards.

  • Account: Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG); Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.

  • Click here for the financial disclosure & federal nexus letter. 

Delray Beach Sewer Main Infrastructure

  • Location: Delray Beach, FL

  • Amount: $5,050,000

  • Purpose of funding and why it’s an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars:  The funding would be used to repair the City’s aging gravity sewer system to reduce infiltration and inflow, reduce the volume of wastewater requiring treatment, and help protect groundwater quality. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it improves the efficiency and long‑term operating costs of the regional wastewater system while protecting environmental and public health for the approximately 70,000 residents served by the collection system.

  • Account: Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG); Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

  • Click here for the financial disclosure & federal nexus letter. 

Lake Clarke Shores Septic-to-Sewer Infrastructure Project

  • Location: Lake Clarke Shores, FL

  • Amount: $1,000,000

  • Purpose of funding and why it’s an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars: The funding would be used to support the construction of a new sewer system to connect homes currently served by septic tanks to the Town-owned sewer system. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will reduce pollutants entering Lake Clarke, protect recreational waters, enhance wildlife habitat, and help improve Lake Clarke as a safe community resource.

  • Account: Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG); Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

  • Click here for the financial disclosure & federal nexus letter. 

Lantana Hillbrath Dr. Gravity Sewer Main Replacement Project

  • Location: Lantana, FL

  • Amount: $1,200,000

  • Purpose of funding and why it’s an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars: The funding would be used to restore a sanitary sewer system that services an industrial site, eliminate exfiltration, and prevent overflows. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will reduce the discharge of pollutants in compliance with Clean Water Act standards

  • Account: Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG); Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

  • Click here for the financial disclosure & federal nexus letter. 

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Critical Incident Command Unit

  • Location: West Palm Beach, FL

  • Amount: $1,850,000

  • Purpose of funding and why it’s an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars: The funding would be used to acquire a Critical Incident Command Unit (CICU), a mobile command platform to provide secure communications, operational coordination, and unified command capabilities directly to incident scenes throughout Palm Beach County. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it would improve the Sheriff’s Office's ability to respond to and prevent crime, including at large-scale, high-risk events by reducing response delays and improving decision-making during the most critical moments of a crime.

  • Account: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Department of Justice (DOJ)/Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); Technology and Equipment

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Palm Beach State College Mobile Immersive & STEM Learning Lab

  • Location: Lake Worth, FL

  • Amount: $1,560,000

  • Purpose of funding and why it’s an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars: The funding would be used to support a mobile immersive learning lab to advance NASA research and invest in the pipeline of future NASA scientists through space- and STEM-focused curriculum for K-12 and community college students. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will help build a workforce with the technical competencies needed in rapidly evolving STEM and AI-driven fields necessary to support the space industry in Florida and across the country. 

  • Account: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Safety, Security and Mission Services

  • Click here for the financial disclosure & federal nexus letter. 

Wellington Emergency Operations Center

  • Location: Wellington, FL

  • Amount: $6,525,000

  • Purpose of funding and why it’s an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars:  The funding would be used to construct a facility for the Village’s emergency operations center. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it would improve the Village’s emergency preparedness, response capabilities, and overall public safety operations.

  • Account: Department of Homeland Security; Emergency Operations Center.

  • Click here for the financial disclosure & federal nexus letter. 

West Palm Beach Public Safety Initiative

  • Location: West Palm Beach, FL

  • Amount: $1,500,000

  • Purpose of funding and why it’s an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars: The funding request would provide funding to secure a quadruped robotic system and drone detection and mitigation technology. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will help improve law enforcement effectiveness, increase officer safety, and protect city infrastructure, residents and visitors. 

  • Account: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office of Justice Programs, Byrne JAG.

  • Click here for the financial disclosure & federal nexus letter.