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         Congressionally Directed Spending                         Requests for Fiscal Year 2024

Please see the information below for Senator Baldwin's Fiscal Year 2024 Congressionally Directed Spending Requests in accordance with Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.


Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development

In alphabetical order:

Army Corps of Engineers (Menominee River Deepening)

Project Purpose: Funding to continue a feasibility study for infrastructure improvements to Menominee Harbor.

Project Location: Marinette, WI

Amount Requested: $700,000

Army Corps of Engineers (Upper Miss River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO, & WI)

Project Purpose: Implementation of the Navigation and Environmental Sustainability Program (NESP), which aims to improve the capacity and efficiency of the navigation system through updated lock and dam infrastructure and smaller-scale infrastructure designed to further improve the advantages of towboat and barge transportation.

Project Location: Wisconsin

Amount Requested: $120,000,000

Barron County

Project Purpose: Funding for installation of an acid gas removal system to support the County’s work to lower emissions of its Waste to Energy Plant.

Project Location: Barron County WI

Amount Requested: $4,000,000

Dairyland Power Cooperative

Project Purpose: Funding for electric vehicle charging station with solar battery and storage.

Project Location: La Crosse, WI 

Amount Requested: $2,028,000

UW-Madison

Project Purpose: Funding for a BioDesign Laboratory. Scientific advancements and workforce trained at the lab will support development of the biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector that produces compounds needed by resilient energy, agriculture, and health supply chains.

Project Location: Madison, WI 

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Village of Viola

Project Purpose: Funding for installation of solar and battery storage to support Village of Viola energy resilience.

Project Location: Viola, WI 

Amount Requested: $1,412,000


In alphabetical order:

City of Black River Falls

Project Purpose: Funding to construct a public safety building to house the Police Department and Fire Department.

Project Location: Black River Falls, WI

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

City of Lancaster

Project Purpose: Funding to renovate the Fire and EMS Station.

Project Location: Lancaster, WI

Amount Requested: $1,125,000

City of River Falls

Project Purpose: Funding to renovate the Fire Station.

Project Location: River Falls, WI

Amount Requested: $4,750,000

Green County Family YMCA

Project Purpose: Funding to support facility expansion construction to include new childcare and youth development centers, health living center, community kitchen, fitness classrooms and programming spaces for seniors and youth.

Project Location: Green County, WI

Amount Requested: $4,000,000

Town of Cable

Project Purpose: Funding for a new fire engine.

Project Location: Cable, WI

Amount Requested: $100,000

Town of Iron River

Project Purpose: Funding to rehabilitate a shared Fire, EMS, and highway department building and allow for expansion to house fire vehicles and ambulances.

Project Location: Iron River, WI

Amount Requested: $188,000

Town of Silver Cliff

Project Purpose: Funding to build a new emergency services building that will house the fire department and rescue squad, as well as provide shelter during times of disaster or public need.

Project Location: Silver Cliff, WI

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Project Purpose: Funding to improve agriculture research facilities.

Project Location: Madison, WI

Amount Requested: $7,000,000

Village of Cross Plains

Project Purpose: Funding to construct a new Police Station.

Project Location: Cross Plains, WI

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Village of Windsor

Project Purpose: Funding to construct a new facility for the DeForest Windsor Fire and EMS District.

Project Location: Windsor, WI

Amount Requested: $6,000,000

Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute

Project Purpose: Funding to establish a language revitalization center to house full-time pre-k to grade 12 Ojibwe immersion education.

Project Location: Hayward, WI

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Western Wisconsin Health

Project Purpose: Funding to expand the hospital’s labor and delivery room and construct a birthing and medical-surgical room.

Project Location: Baldwin, WI

Amount Requested: $1,000,000


Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

In alphabetical order:

ADVOCAP

Project Purpose: Funding for a shared facility for childcare entrepreneurs.

Project Location: Fond du Lac, WI 

Amount Requested: $600,000

Jackson County Childcare Network

Project Purpose: Funding to increase access to child care in Jackson County.

Project Location: Jackson County, WI

Amount Requested: $1,038,000

Urban League of Madison

Project Purpose: Funding for the Black Business Hub to support small business and entrepreneur programming.

Project Location: Madison, WI

Amount Requested: $500,000

Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce

Project Purpose: Funding for the Latino Economic Gateway dedicated to supporting businesses and entrepreneurs in Wisconsin start, grow, and scale their businesses.

Project Location: Madison, WI

Amount Requested: $5,000,000


In alphabetical order:

City of Elkhorn

Project Description: Funding to install a water treatment system to address arsenic, radium, ammonia, iron and manganese contamination.

Project Location: Elkhorn, WI

Amount Requested: $3,500,000

City of Hillsboro

Project Description: Funding for water and sewer investigation and rehabilitation.

Project Location: Hillsboro, WI

Amount Requested: $500,000

City of Richland Center

Project Description: Funding to extend water and sewer infrastructure to Richland Hospital.

Project Location: Richland Center, WI

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

Project Description: Funding for equipment for the tribal fish hatchery.

Project Location: Lac du Flambeau, WI

Amount Requested: $290,000

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District

Project Description: Funding for sewer infrastructure and reduction of overflow risks.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $4,500,000

Monroe County

Project Description: Funding to extend infrastructure for the next full cell construction at the landfill which has quickly reached capacity due to Operation Allies expenses. This project would increase the landfill life for an additional five years.

Project Location: Monroe County, WI

Amount Requested: $952,000

Town of Farmington

Project Description: Funding for a wastewater lift station.

Project Location: Farmington, WI

Amount Requested: $350,000

Village of Gays Mills

Project Description: Funding for a new wastewater treatment facility.

Project Location: Gays Mills, WI

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

Village of Loganville

Project Description: Funding for main street sewer and water upgrade during reconstruction of State Trunk Highway 23.

Project Location: Loganville, WI 

Amount Requested: $780,000

Village of Rothschild

Project Description: Funding to remove PFAS from drinking water.

Project Location: Rothschild, WI

Amount Requested: $5,000,000


In alphabetical order:

Burnett County

Project Description: Funding for public safety radio system.

Project Location: Burnett County, WI

Amount Requested: $950,000

City of Oconto

Project Description: Funding for mobile radios for the Police and Fire Rescue Department.

Project Location: Oconto, WI

Amount Requested: $160,000

City of Waukesha

Project Description: Funding for a computer aided dispatch and record management system for 911 Dispatch, Police, and Fire that will enhance the City’s ability to respond to emergencies in the community.

Project Location: Waukesha, WI

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Door County

Project Description: Funding for public safety radio system.

Project Location: Door County, WI

Amount Requested: $3,900,000

Madison Police Department

Project Description: Funding for mobile vehicle barriers to protect pedestrian areas for outdoor gatherings.

Project Location: Madison, WI

Amount Requested: $1,134,000

Milwaukee Police Department 

Project Description: Funding to support the Milwaukee Police Department’s initiative to update its current radio system infrastructure, which is reaching the end of its manufacturer-supported lifecycle. The update will improve radio interoperability with surrounding cities and counties, which is critical to responding to crime and collaborating across southeastern Wisconsin.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

Portage County

Project Description: Funding for security cameras to support digital data retention.

Project Location: Portage County, WI

Amount Requested: $515,000

Sojourner Family Peace Center

Project Description: Funding to support work of the Domestic Violence High Risk Team, a multidisciplinary team that includes advocates, Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, the State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and representatives from suburban law enforcement agencies to efficiently identify and staff domestic violence cases at the highest risk for lethality in order to make individualized recommendations to maximize the safety for survivors and accountability for offenders.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $537,000

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Project Description: Funding to construct a Quantum Research Laboratory. The lab will support research in quantum computing to enable breakthroughs in the critical challenges facing the nation today and training of students to meet the needs of the quantum industry.

Project Location: Madison, WI

Amount Requested: $15,000,000

Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office

Project Description: Funding for ice rescue boats needed for rescues of individuals in distress on the recreational lakes and waterways of Winnebago County.

Project Location: Winnebago County, WI

Amount Requested: $990,000


In alphabetical order: 

30th Street Industrial Corridor

Project Description: Funding for planning and implementation of housing, economic development, education, transportation, and public safety improvements to the 30th Street Corridor.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Bayfield County

Project Description: Funding to support development of affordable workforce housing development.

Project Location: Bayfield County, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha

Project Description: Funding for facility expansion.

Project Location: Kenosha, WI

Amount Requested: $1,250,000

Boys & Girls Club of Janesville

Project Description: Funding for construction of a new facility for the Boys & Girls Club.

Project Location: Janesville, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

City of Manitowoc Community Development Authority

Project Description: Funding to support construction of affordable senior independent living residences.

Project Location: Manitowoc, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

City of Milwaukee

Project Description: Funding to support construction of public infrastructure to support economic development opportunities for manufacturing development in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Eau Claire County

Project Description: Funding to support reconstruction of County Road T to improve safety, sustainability, and resiliency.

Project Location: Eau Claire County, WI

Amount Requested: $25,000,000

Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity

Project Description: Funding to support construction of single-family affordable homes.

Project Location: Menasha, WI

Amount Requested: $500,000

Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport

Project Description: Funding for airport infrastructure, including improvements for air traffic control tower and passenger boarding bridges.

Project Location: Green Bay, WI

Amount Requested: $10,000,000

Hillview Community Services Center

Project Description: Funding for a community services hub to provide housing for unsheltered people and affordable childcare, with a focus on veterans.

Project Location: La Crosse, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Impact Seven

Project Description: Funding to support the Housing Opportunity and Mobile Education project that will create affordable apartments in conjunction with on-site training in advanced manufacturing for low-income and underemployed residents.

Project Location: Rice Lake, WI

Amount Requested: $4,000,000

Kenosha Area Business Alliance

Project Description: Funding to support construction of affordable housing as part of the Kenosha Uptown Lofts project.

Project Location: Kenosha, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Milwaukee County

Project Description: Funding for the development and support of affordable housing projects throughout Milwaukee County.

Project Location: Milwaukee County, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

River Food Pantry

Project Description: Funding to support construction of a new food pantry facility with the capacity to annually serve over 13,000 people from low-income and underserved communities throughout Dane County.

Project Location: Dane County, WI

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity

Project Description: Funding to support construction of affordable workforce housing.

Project Location: Pierce County, WI

Amount Requested: $500,000

The Center for Black Excellence

Project Description: Funding to support planning and construction of the Center for Black Excellence & Culture in Madison, providing space dedicated to Black enterprise, art, history, performance and culture.

Project Location: Madison, WI

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Urban Ecology Center

Project Description: Funding to undertake infrastructure upgrades at its facilities in Washington Park.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

Village of Rock Springs

Project Description: Funding to implement an economic recovery project, which includes transportation improvements to support a business district.

Project Location: Rock Springs, WI

Amount Requested: $829,000

Village of Wausaukee

Project Description: Funding to support development of affordable housing.

Project Location: Wausaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $1,800,000

Wisconsin Center District

Project Description: Funding to support construction of the Wisconsin Center expansion project.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $6,309,000

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Project Description: Funding for the Watertown Bridge Replacement project to replace the Cole Memorial Bridge structure over the Rock River.

Project Location: Jefferson County, WI

Amount Requested: $3,800,000


In alphabetical order:

Fort McCoy

Project Description: Funding for planning and design to support construction of a multi-purpose training facility at Fort McCoy.

Project Location: Monroe County, WI

Amount Requested: $3,600,000

Wisconsin Air National Guard

Project Description: Funding for construction of a Fire Crash Rescue Station at Volk Field that will accommodate both full-time firefighters and visiting unit fire departments, including alarm room, firefighter gear storage, training classroom, apparatus bays, and office space.

Project Location: Juneau County, WI

Amount Requested: $6,700,000

Wisconsin Air National Guard

Project Description: Funding for construction of an indoor small arms range for use by the 128th Refueling Wing at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $8,300,000

Wisconsin Air National Guard

Project Description: Funding for construction of an underground pipeline to support fuel delivery to the 128th Refueling Wing at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $4,250,000

Wisconsin Air National Guard

Project Description: Funding for upgrades to $6,500,000.

Project Location: Madison, WI

Amount Requested: $6,500,000

Wisconsin Army National Guard

Project Description: Funding for planning and design to support construction of an addition to the National Guard Readiness Center in Black River Falls.

Project Location: Black River Falls, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000


Subcommittee on Homeland Security

In alphabetical order:

Boscobel School District Safe Room

Project Description: Funding to support construction of a multi-use community tornado safe room for the City of Boscobel.

Project Location: Boscobel, WI

Amount Requested: $1,991,000

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Project Description: Funding to support a project, in partnership with Oconto Electric Cooperative, to move powerlines underground. The existing overhead line system is beyond its useful life and will be made more resilient to hazards and require less maintenance when powerlines are placed underground.

Project Location: Menominee County, WI

Amount Requested: $845,000

Oneida Nation

Project Description: Funding to support construction of a tornado safe room at the Community Health Center and installation of a microgrid to serve the Health Campus.

Project Location: Oneida, WI

Amount Requested: $9,076,000

St. Croix County

Project Description: Funding to support renovation of the county’s emergency operations center.

Project Location: St. Croix County, WI

Amount Requested: $413,000

Wisconsin Emergency Management

Project Description: Funding towards the replacement of video display in the Wisconsin’s State Emergency Operations Center, supporting the mission critical facility activated during large-scale emergencies in order to coordinate the state response to affected communities.

Project Location: Madison, WI

Amount Requested: $525,000


In alphabetical order:

Bellin College

Project Description: Funding to establish a mental health nurse practitioner degree program.

Project Location: Green Bay, WI

Amount Requested: $400,000

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee

Project Description: Funding to support the Ready Center Collective, which is a collaborative city-wide effort to address urgent community needs by preparing Milwaukee teens to graduate from high school with skills and experience necessary to successfully transition to post-secondary education or the workforce.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $930,000

Briarpatch Youth Services

Project Description: Funding to support therapeutic and clinical counseling for youth who are experiencing homelessness.

Project Location: Dane County, WI

Amount Requested: $400,000

Brown County United Way

Project Description: Funding to support childcare.

Project Location: Brown County, WI

Amount Requested: $450,000

Children’s Hospital and Health Systems Inc.

Project Description: Funding to support Children’s Mental and Behavioral Health Access to support families with outpatient, psychiatry and school-based mental health care.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Columbia County Health & Human Services

Project Description: Funding to support construction of a mental health and substance abuse clinic.

Project Location: Columbia County, WI

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Family Health La Clinica

Project Description: Funding to support expansion of Family Health La Clinica with a newly renovated community health center serving south-central Wisconsin.

Project Location: Wautoma, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

Project Description: Funding to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables for food-insecure families and individuals.

Project Location: Statewide, WI

Amount Requested: $500,000

Fox Valley Workforce Development Board

Project Description: Funding to support new approaches to re-engage out-of-work individuals and access to training, upskilling, and job services.

Project Location: Neenah, WI

Amount Requested: $4,200,000

Hayward Memorial Hospital

Project Description: Funding to support expansion of a clinic to improve and expand access to primary care and obstetrical services.

Project Location: Sawyer County, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Higher Education Regional Alliance – Greater Milwaukee Committee

Project Description: Funding to support the higher education regional alliance microcredential project to provide microcredentials in information technology, health care, business, and education for workforce upskilling in order to meet talent needs in these critical areas.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $1,100,000

Kettle Moraine YMCA

Project Description: Funding to support youth mental health programming.

Project Location: Washington County, WI

Amount Requested: $150,000

Marathon County Government

Project Description: Funding to support construction of a regional forensic science center.

Project Location: Marathon County, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Marian University

Project Description: Funding to support health and STEM education programs.

Project Location: Fond du Lac, WI

Amount Requested: $1,049,000

Marquette University

Project Description: Funding to support the Nursing HEROES program, including expansion of a simulation center to support clinical learning and help close Wisconsin’s nursing workforce gap.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $1,611,000

Marshfield Area United Way

Project Description: Funding to expand access to the Nutrition on Weekends program to additional communities in Wisconsin.

Project Location: Clark County, WI

Amount Requested: $10,000

MATC Fast Fund

Project Description: Funding to support students’ basic needs not already covered by financial aid that would otherwise derail their education.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $500,000

Medical College of Wisconsin

Project Description: Funding to support workforce pipeline development in the biomedical sciences, healthcare and STEM fields.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $500,000

Memorial Medical Center

Project Description: Funding to support renovation of the behavioral health unit at Memorial Medical Center, a rural critical access hospital and provider of inpatient behavioral health services.

Project Location: Ashland, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Meta House

Project Description Funding to support construction of a substance use disorder treatment facility for women.

Project Location: Glendale, WI

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

Milwaukee Public Schools

Project Description: Funding to support the Success Center, a collaborative program to support the success and well-being of students through a multi-disciplinary approach that includes clinical mental health services and educational interventions.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $1,600,000

Moraine Park Tech College

Project Description: Funding to support a new fire training center to support current and future firefighters.

Project Location: Dodge, WI

Amount Requested: $150,000

Portage Recovery Center

Project Description: Funding to expand access to family peer support, individual peer support, referral services, and programming for individuals in recovery and their families.

Project Location: Portage, WI

Amount Requested: $100,000

Richland Hospital

Project Description: Funding to support construction of a critical access hospital and medical clinic.

Project Location: Richland Center, WI

Amount Requested: $4,640,000

Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center

Project Description: Funding to support construction of a new clinic providing dental, primary care, and behavioral health care, and a social services center to help meet the needs of low-income individuals.

Project Location: Prairie du Chien, WI

Amount Requested: $1,600,000

Sokaogon Chippewa Health Clinic

Project Description: Funding to support expansion of the Sokaogon Chippewa Health Clinic to improve health services delivered to the community.

Project Location: Forest County, WI

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

The Water Council

Project Description: Funding to support the Water Sector Mentoring and Employment for High School Students and Clubs program, which connects academic and career opportunities in the water sector through curriculum, scientific labs, and mentoring by water sector experts.

Project Location: Milwaukee, WI

Amount Requested: $300,000

ThedaCare Regional Medical Center

Project Description: Funding to support a building expansion project that will accommodate additional physician residents.

Project Location: Neenah, WI

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

United Way of Kenosha County

Project Description: Funding to support literacy programming for children and families.

Project Location: Kenosha County, WI

Amount Requested: $200,000

UW Madison

Project Description: Funding to establish a regional center to combat the fentanyl crisis.

Project Location: Madison, WI

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Viterbo University

Project Description: Funding to support rural graduate nursing scholarships.

Project Location: La Crosse, WI

Amount Requested: $150,000