14 projects in the Bronx are receiving big boost in federal funds

The Community Project Funding is from the federal government and was secured by Rep. Ritchie Torres.

Kristie Reeter

Mar 18, 2024, 9:22 PM

Updated 226 days ago

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A big boost in funding is coming to over a dozen projects in the Bronx.
The wide range in initiatives include everything from health care to education.
In all, more than $13 million is heading to 14 community projects in NY-15. The Community Project Funding is from the federal government and was secured by Rep. Ritchie Torres.
The projects include:
  • $1,000,000 for Belmont Affordable Housing
  • $650,000 for BOEDC Community Business Development Event Space Construction
  • $750,000 for BronxWorks McLaughlin Center HVAC System Upgrades
  • $500,000 for CareerWise Bronx Apprenticeship Training Center
  • $4,116,279 for Concourse Village Podium Repairs
  • $1,000,000 for Evander Childs Educational Campus Cafeteria Renovations
  • $1,000,000 for Fountain House Bronx Expansion
  • $500,000 for Hudson-Raritan Estuary Ecosystem Restoration, NY NJ (Harlem River Restoration, NY)
  • $855,000 for Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center Backyard and Security Upgrades
  • $1,050,000 for Muslim American Society Bronx Muslim Center
  • $500,000 for New York Public Library Tremont Branch Roof Replacement
  • $500,000 for New York Public Library West Farms Branch Roof Replacement
  • $750,000 for NYCHA Morrisania Air Rights Sensory Playground and Sensory Garden
  • $500,000 for Word of Life Community Center