Rep. Rick Larsen has submitted the following funding requests for important community projects in Washington’s Second Congressional District to the House Appropriations Committee.
Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 15 projects in their community for fiscal year 2025. Submission to the Committee is not a guarantee of funding. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding. Additional information from the House Appropriations Committee on the Community Project Funding process is available here.
In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Rep. Larsen has certified that he, his spouse and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.
NOTE: The projects are listed in alphabetical order by subcommittee.
FY2025 Community Project Funding Requests
Agriculture
Lummi Detox Center
$10,430,485
Lummi Indian Business Council, 2665 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226
The Lummi Indian Business Council would use the funding to support construction of a new fentanyl emergency and detox support services facility.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Island County Recycling and Reuse Station
$2,800,000
Island County, 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, WA 98239
Island County would use the funding to build a new 10,000-square-foot recycling and reuse station with a new compactor to mitigate environmental impacts and reduce costs for local ratepayers.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Orcas Senior Center Roof Replacement
$131,250
Orcas Senior Center, 62 Henry Road, Eastsound, WA 98245
The Orcas Senior Center would use the funding to replace a failing roof at its Eastsound facility.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Commerce, Justice, Science
Shannon Point Marine Center Research Vessel
$1,490,400
Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
Western Washington University (WWU) would use the funding to support acquisition of a new research vesssel for WWU’s marine and coastal science educational and research activities. The vessel will be available to WWU students and faculty and to WWU partners, including federal, Tribal, state and local governments and other higher education institutions.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development
Holly Roundabout Project
$5,040,000
City of Everett, 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
The City of Everett would use the funding to design and construct a roundabout at 100th Street and Holly Drive.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
LETI Incubator for Family Success
$3,755,447
Edmonds College, 20000 68th Avenue W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Edmonds College would use the funding to establish a comprehensive community center in South Everett, Snohomish County, catering to the needs of the Latino community. The center will include a Cultural Retention and Arts Center, Vocational School, LETI Cafe (commercial kitchen), Deli-Specialty Store and child care center.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Pepin Flood, Agriculture, Salmon and Safety Transportation Project
$3,088,000
City of Lynden, 300 4th Street, Lynden, WA 98264
The City of Lynden would use the funding to support design completion and construction of the Pepin Parkway Bridge.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Skagit Transit Maintenance Operations and Administration Facility Project
$3,000,000
Skagit Transit, 600 County Shop Lane, Burlington, WA 98233
Skagit Transit would use the funding to support completion of Phases 2 and 3 of its maintenance operations and administration facility.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Zero Emission Buses for Fleet Transition
$3,000,000
Community Transit, 2312 West Casino Road, Everett, WA 98204
Community Transit would use the funding to purchase three (3) Battery Electric buses with chargers that will replace diesel buses that are beyond their expected useful life.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Meadowdale High School, Edmonds-Woodway High School and Meadowdale Middle School LED Lighting Retrofits
$2,234,474
Edmonds School District, 20420 68th Avenue W, Edmonds, WA 98036
The Edmonds School District would use the funding to retrofit the existing fluorescent lighting with LED lighting at three schools, reducing energy usage by 30 percent.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Edmonds Food Bank and Community Engagement Space
$2,200,000
City of Edmonds, 121 5th Avenue N, Edmonds, WA 98020
The City of Edmonds would use the funding to build a new 13,000-square-foot facility to house food bank facilities, a commercial kitchen and community engagement spaces for community partners.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Bellingham Central Library Renovation
$2,000,000
City of Bellingham, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
The City of Bellingham would use the funding to support exterior renovation of the Bellingham Central Library, including updated windows, refreshed main entrance and children’s entrance, ADA door upgrade for children’s entrance, and a refreshed plaza.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
North Portwalk and Seawall Reconstruction Project
$1,860,000
Port of Edmonds, 471 Admiral Way, Edmonds, WA 98020
The Port of Edmonds would use the funding to fund electrical upgrades, including a boat charging station, as well as upgrades to support future electrification. The port will also use funding to demolish the old administration building to open the waterfront for a public plaza and gathering area, a project that will be funded in Phase 3 of the port’s
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County (DVSAS) – Douglas Building Preservation
$919,600
Whatcom County, 509 Girard Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
Whatcom County would use the funding to support renovation of a building used by DVSAS to serve survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
The Center in Oak Harbor Parking and Accessibility Improvements
$450,000
City of Oak Harbor, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
The City of Oak Harbor would use the funding to reconfigure and expand the parking lot by the Center in Oak Harbor, moving the parking entrance, improving pedestrian access and making all sidewalks and parking areas ADA compliant.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
FY2024 Community Project Funding Requests
Agriculture
Ferndale Civic Campus
$3,000,000
City of Ferndale, 2095 Main Street, Ferndale, WA 98248
The funding would be used for construction of Ferndale's new civic center, including a new city hall, municipal court and public meeting space.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
NWIRC Innovation Center Network
$675,000
Northwest Innovation Resource Center, 2200 Rimland Drive, Suite 210, Bellingham, WA
98226
The funding would be used for renovation and equipment for an innovation center that will create a workforce training and manufacturing incubator.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Division 7 Water Reservoir Replacement Project
$216,625
Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District, 1220 Lakeway Drive, Bellingham, WA 98229
The funding would be used for construction replacing a reservoir that does not meet earthquake safety requirements with two reservoirs that meet these standards.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Commerce, Justice, Science
Rapid DNA System
$439,950
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225
This funding would be used to obtain and utilize a Rapid DNA system to enable the sheriff’s office and local partner law enforcement agencies to better access DNA technology for identification of suspects, exonerate innocent persons and improve public safety.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development
Slater Road Elevation Project
$8,000,000
The Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, 2556 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226
This funding will be used to elevate approximately 1,900 linear feet of Slater Road by 12 feet to reduce flooding and congestion.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Scriber Creek Trail Redevelopment Phase 3
$5,000,000
City of Lynnwood, 19100 44th Avenue W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
This funding will be used to complete redevelopment (Phase 3) of the existing Scriber Creek Trail, which is frequently inaccessible due to flooding.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Edgewater Creek Bridge Replacement
$4,500,000
City of Everett, 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
This funding will be used to finish replacing a structurally deficient and seismically vulnerable bridge over Edgewater Creek on West Mukilteo Boulevard.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Concrete Sauk Valley Road Bank Stabilization
$4,000,000
Skagit County Public Works, 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
This funding will be used to stabilize a rural road along the Skagit River that serves as an important connector and alternate route for two major state highways in Northwest Washington.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Bradley Road Safety Improvements
$4,000,000
City of Lynden, 300 4th Street, Lynden, WA 98264
This funding will be used to construct safety improvements and multimodal access on an increasingly busy road connecting the City’s high school campus and a new middle school campus.
Signed Disclosure Form: Click Here
NCTA @ Whatcom Extension
$3,380,000
Northwest Career & Technical Academy, 2205 West Campus Place, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
This funding will be used to construct a branch workforce development skills center campus to support expanded career technical education programming for high school-aged students in Whatcom County.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Everett Point Industrial Center (EPIC) Green Bridge
$3,040,000
City of Everett, 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
This funding will be used for pre-construction costs for a two-lane bridge with bike lanes and pedestrian walkways, which would improve access to the EPIC Green commercial and industrial development area that the City plans to use as a green technology hub.
Signed Disclosure Form: Click Here
Library Commons Project
$3,000,000
City of Mount Vernon, 910 Cleveland Avenue, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
This funding will be used to support construction costs for the facility’s community room space, a community technology center, and educational rooms for technology training and STEM education.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Diking District 7 Fish Passage and Diking Improvement Project
$2,650,000
City of Stanwood, 10220 270th Street NW, Stanwood, WA 98292
This funding will be used to rebuild a failing dike that threatens to flood the entire City of Stanwood and the surrounding agricultural land and restore habitat for a variety of fish species.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
ARISE Development
$2,500,000
Rise Up Academy, 11229 4th Avenue W, Everett, WA 98204
This funding will be used for pre-constructions costs to expand an early learning center and provide 32 affordable housing units.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
Coupeville Boys & Girls Club Gymnasium
$2,000,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County, 8223 Broadway, Suite 100, Everett, WA 98203
This funding will be used to construct a new 8,000-square-foot gymnasium at the Coupeville Boys & Girls Club, a new Club location that is scheduled to open later this year.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click Here
