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            Congressionally Directed Spending                        Requests for Fiscal Year 2025

Please see the information below for Senator Baldwin's Fiscal Year 2025 Congressionally Directed Spending Requests in accordance with Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.


In alphabetical order:

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa

Project Purpose: Bad River Boys and Girls Club Waabizi Youth Building

Project Location: Bad River Reservation

Amount Requested: $4,000,000

Cashton Fire District

Project Purpose: Construction of a fire station/emergency services facility (housing the fire department and volunteer rescue squad) for the Cashton Fire District and offer an emergency operations center, when needed, for the region

Project Location: Village of Cashton

Amount Requested: $3,092,000

City of Baraboo

Project Purpose: Construction of a new fire and EMS station

Project Location: City of Baraboo

Amount Requested: $15,500,000

City of Black River Falls

Project Purpose: Construction of a public safety building to replace the current fire department facility and provide adequate space for police, fire, and EMS operations

Project Location: City of Black River Falls

Amount Requested: $7,500,000

Dodge County Housing Authority

Project Purpose: Establishment of a community childcare facility

Project Location: Dodge County

Amount Requested: $550,000

Encompass Early Education and Care

Project Purpose: Construction of a childcare facility

Project Location: Oconto Falls

Amount Requested: $500,000

Town of Eagle Point

Project Purpose: Construction of a new fire station

Project Location: Town of Eagle Point

Amount Requested: $2,073,000

Town of La Pointe

Project Purpose: Big Bay Town Park Accessibility Project, which is intended to eliminate a barrier to public access by replacing a deteriorating, narrow staircase with a wider, ADA-compliant pedestrian walkway, ramp, and bridge. The new infrastructure will improve access for visitors, including those who rely on wheelchairs or other mobility assistance.

Project Location: Town of La Pointe

Amount Requested: $1,362,000

Trempealeau County

Project Purpose: Infrastructure improvements to improve services, including establishing a childcare center

Project Location: Trempealeau County

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

UW-River Falls

Project Purpose: Design, construction and staffing of a research and training center supporting meat industry professionals

Project Location: River Falls

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Vernon County

Project Purpose: Upgrade of a Mobile Command Center to enhance emergency response capabilities

Project Location: Vernon County

Amount Requested: $514,000

Village of Prairie du Sac

Project Purpose: Construction of a childcare facility

Project Location: Village of Prairie du Sac

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

In alphabetical order:

Wisconsin Air National Guard

Project Purpose: Construction of an Air National Guard installation Entry Control Facility (ECF) to support security, administration, and logistical requirements for an Air Guard facility at Truax Field Air National Guard Base

Project Location: Madison

Amount Requested: $6,500,000

Wisconsin Army National Guard

Project Purpose: Construction of an Army National Guard Readiness Center to support the 1158th Transportation Company in Black River Falls

Project Location: Black River Falls

Amount Requested: $20,000,000

Wisconsin Army National Guard

Project Purpose: Construction of an Army National Guard Readiness Center to support training, administration, and logistical requirements for engineer units in Wausau

Project Location: Wausau

Amount Requested: $55,000,000

Wisconsin Army National Guard

Project Purpose: Construction of an Army National Guard Readiness Center to support the training and logistical requirements for a field artillery unit in Wisconsin Rapids

Project Location: Wisconsin Rapids

Amount Requested: $38,000,000

Army Reserve

Project Purpose: Construction of a Vehicle Maintenance Shop at the Andrew Miller Army Reserve Center in Manitowoc

Project Location: Manitowoc

Amount Requested: $16,000,000

Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

In alphabetical order:

Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce

Project Purpose: Innovation Hub business development programming

Project Location: Milwaukee

Amount Requested: $8,200,000

The Business Council

Project Purpose: Small business programming and training

Project Location: Statewide

Amount Requested: $200,000

The New North

Project Purpose: Early-stage startup accelerator programming

Project Location: Appleton

Amount Requested: $350,000

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Project Purpose: Entrepreneurship Science Lab’s Statistical Analysis for Rapid Commercialization of University Ideas and Research (STARCUIR) Initiative

Project Location: Dane County

Amount Requested: $4,991,000

Wisconsin Technology Council

Project Purpose: Regional entrepreneur workshops

Project Location: Statewide

Amount Requested: $40,000

In alphabetical order:

Ashland County

Project Purpose: This funding will allow the county to upgrade legacy radio infrastructure to provide reliable communication between law enforcement and emergency services agencies, allow for interoperability with outside agencies, and fill in coverage gaps.

Project Location: Ashland County

Amount Requested: $3,486,000

Brown County

Project Purpose: This funding will be used to purchase electronic translation devices to facilitate communication between law enforcement officers and individuals who may not speak English fluently.

Project Location: Brown County

Amount Requested: $20,000

Burke Center

Project Purpose: This project will establish the Ecosystem Research Center to continue environmental work. For the last several years, the Burke Center has been leading a signature program funded by the federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative on North Fish Creek, a major tributary to Chequamegon Bay.

Project Location: Ashland

Amount Requested: $4,600,000

Children’s Hospital and Health System, Inc.

Project Purpose: This funding will support the Children’s Child Advocacy Center network.

Project Location: Statewide

Amount Requested: $670,000

City of Appleton

Project Purpose: This funding will be used to purchase vehicle barriers to improve security during special events and as a rapid emergency response as necessary.

Project Location: City of Appleton

Amount Requested: $1,457,000

City of Racine Police Department

Project Purpose: This funding will provide technology to detect opioids and will allow law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies in the greater Racine area to identify and detect lethal opioids from a wide variety of sources.

Project Location: City of Racine

Amount Requested: $185,000

City of Wausau

Project Purpose: This funding will support the city’s program for individuals who have barriers to obtaining and maintaining housing. This program will serve the needs of a vulnerable population that is exposed to assault and trafficking by providing housing, individualized resources, and safety skills to alleviate time and cost of individuals’ interactions with the justice system and emergency personnel.

Project Location: City of Wausau

Amount Requested: $491,000

Disability Rights Wisconsin

Project Purpose: This funding will support the Victim Advocacy Program, which provides comprehensive legal services to low-income survivors of crime with disabilities across the state. The primary activities of the project are to provide legal representation in civil court pertaining to family law matters, criminal court pertaining to victims’ rights, probate court pertaining to guardianship, administrative hearings pertaining to special education matters, and immigration proceedings pertaining to the filing of humanitarian visas based on experiencing or witnessing violence.

Project Location: Statewide

Amount Requested: $464,000

Fond du Lac County

Project Purpose: This funding will support an Emergency Management and Sheriff's Office Mobile Command Post. The command post vehicle responds to critical incidents throughout Fond du Lac County including SWAT/high risk calls, dive/water rescue calls, natural disasters, HazMat incidents, aircraft crashes, major crime and crash scenes, and many other serious incidents where public safety entities need a secure and central location to meet, coordinate, and execute plans to mitigate the critical incident.

Project Location: Fond du Lac County

Amount Requested: $1,300,000

Jefferson County’s Sheriff's Office

Project Purpose: This funding will support a camera system to improve safety and assist law enforcement.

Project Location: Jefferson County

Amount Requested: $19,250

Juneau County

Project Purpose: This funding will be used to build a multi-use public safety command vehicle for Juneau County.

Project Location: Juneau County

Amount Requested: $200,000

Sojourner Family Peace Center

Project Purpose: This funding will be used to expand the Community Domestic Abuse Advocacy Program.

Project Location: Milwaukee County

Amount Requested: $375,000

In alphabetical order:

Acts Housing

Project Purpose: Support affordable housing

Project Location: City of Milwaukee

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northwoods

Project Purpose: Facility construction to ensure all children have access to a safe and nurturing environment during non-school hours, addressing the scarcity of out-of-school-time caregivers in the Northwoods community

Project Location: City of Antigo

Amount Requested: $2,500,000

City of Hillsboro

Project Purpose: To support construction of affordable housing

Project Location: City of Hillsboro

Amount Requested: $475,000

City of Janesville

Project Purpose: To remove blight and public health concerns at the former General Motors and Janesville Auto Transport Co. facilities that have been vacant since 2008

Project Location: City of Janesville

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

City of Kenosha

Project Purpose: For construction of single-family affordable housing

Project Location: City of Kenosha

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

City of Racine

Project Purpose: For construction of the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center

Project Location: City of Racine

Amount Requested: $8,000,000

City of Richland Center

Project Purpose: To support blight removal and economic redevelopment to revitalize downtown.

Project Location: City of Richland Center

Amount Requested: $1,681,000

City of Viroqua

Project Purpose: For construction of a community center

Project Location: City of Viroqua

Amount Requested: $250,000

Fond du Lac County

Project Purpose: For the Fond du Lac County Railroad Overpass

Project Location: Fond du Lac County

Amount Requested: $6,000,000

Greater Milwaukee Urban League

Project Purpose: For the New Century Center Project to support facility rehabilitation

Project Location: Milwaukee County

Amount Requested: $1,424,000

Green Bay Metro Fire Department

Project Purpose: Construction of a new fire station

Project Location: City of Green Bay

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Green County Development Corporation

Project Purpose: To support construction of an emergency shelter and transitional housing

Project Location: City of Monroe

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County

Project Purpose: For construction of affordable housing. The project aims to construct single-family homes and duplex townhomes. La Casa de Esperanza is helping to prepare families for homeownership with financial literacy and counseling

Project Location: Waukesha County

Amount Requested: $500,000

Hmong American Center

Project Purpose: For renovation of the Warm Hearts So Siab Community Center

Project Location: City of Wausau

Amount Requested: $400,000

Milwaukee County

Project Purpose: To support electric buses

Project Location: Milwaukee County

Amount Requested: $2,500,000

Ozaukee Food Alliance

Project Purpose: To support a healthy foods mobile pantry

Project Location: Ozaukee County

Amount Requested: $246,000

Town of Silver Cliff

Project Purpose: For reconstruction of a community space at Town of Silver Cliff Park, decimated by a tornado in 2022

Project Location: Town of Silver Cliff

Amount Requested: $500,000

United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

Project Purpose: To support the Techquity project to remove critical access barriers and empower underserved residents to reach their full potential by providing laptops with internet capability to those who cannot afford them, in line with the State of Wisconsin’s Digital Equity Plan

Project Location: Milwaukee County

Amount Requested: $675,000

Veterans 1st of NEW

Project Purpose: For construction of affordable housing for veterans

Project Location: Brown County

Amount Requested: $450,000

Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity

Project Purpose: For construction of affordable housing, including homes for veterans

Project Location: City of Spooner

Amount Requested: $500,000

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Project Purpose: For road improvements at Carmichael Road in the City of Hudson

Project Location: City of Hudson

Amount Requested: $2,000,000

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Project Purpose: Replacement of County Highway M Bridge

Project Location: Chippewa County

Amount Requested: $12,000,000

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Project Purpose: To expand the existing Wagon Wheel Trail to complete the final connection between La Crosse, WI and La Crescent, MN

Project Location: City of La Crosse

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee

Project Purpose: For construction of the Health Commons facility

Project Location: City of Milwaukee

Amount Requested: $4,000,000

In alphabetical order: 

Boys & Girls Club Fox Valley, Inc.

Project Purpose: Mental health counseling for children and youth who participate in programs focused on healthy decision-making, resilience, self-esteem, and coping strategies

Project Location: Statewide

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

City of Whitewater

Project Purpose: Immigrant liaison

Project Location: Walworth and Jefferson Counties

Amount Requested: $85,000

Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N)

Project Purpose: Connecting university resources in Wisconsin to local government challenges

Project Location: Dane County

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Employ Milwaukee

Project Purpose: Camp RISE, providing career exploration and enrichment to Milwaukee youth ages 10-13 during a 6-week period each summer

Project Location: Milwaukee County

Amount Requested: $1,200,000

Family and Children’s Center of Wisconsin

Project Purpose: Construction of a mental health diagnostic center in Western Wisconsin

Project Location: La Crosse

Amount Requested: $2,500,000

Families and Schools Together (FAST)

Project Purpose: After school education

Project Location: Statewide

Amount Requested: $1,140,000

Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc.

Project Purpose: Construction of a federally qualified health clinic

Project Location: Wisconsin Rapids

Amount Requested: $3,500,000

Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness

Project Purpose: Recruitment, expansion, training, deployment, and management of community-based perinatal workforce

Project Location: Dane County

Amount Requested: $1,167,000

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.

Project Purpose: Residential center supporting youth with opioid addiction and co-occurring mental and behavioral health conditions

Project Location: Oneida County

Amount Requested: $4,700,000

Gunderson La Crosse Medical Center Campus

Project Purpose: Renovation of a facility offering services to those coping with addiction

Project Location: La Crosse County

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Manufacturing Serving Our Schools Alliance

Project Purpose: Training teachers in the trades to grow student exposure and interest in manufacturing

Project Location: Bloomer

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

Marquette University School of Dentistry

Project Purpose: Digital Dentistry & Simulation Center

Project Location: Milwaukee

Amount Requested: $2,800,000

Medical College of Wisconsin

Project Purpose: Mobile screening for early detection of cancer through purchase of equipment for research, cutting-edge clinical care and workforce training and development

Project Location: City of Milwaukee

Amount Requested: $2,300,000

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Project Purpose: Higher education scholarships

Project Location: Milwaukee

Amount Requested: $1,110,000

Milwaukee Jewish Federation

Project Purpose: Education to prevent antisemitism

Project Location: Milwaukee

Amount Requested: $312,000

Moraine Park Technical College

Project Purpose: Robotics training equipment to support the Advanced Manufacturing Center & Robotics Labs

Project Location: West Bend

Amount Requested: $1,149,000

Northcentral Technical College

Project Purpose: Firefighter and paramedic education and workforce development

Project Location: Wausau

Amount Requested: $3,126,000

Racine County

Project Purpose: Construction of the Racine County Mental Health Facility, including substance use disorder residential facility and crisis stabilization and diversion unit

Project Location: Racine County

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board

Project Purpose: Workforce development projects focused on local youth and young adults, including the Rock Internship, Accelerated Industrial Maintenance project, Youth Apprenticeship, and Rock Externship

Project Location: Janesville

Amount Requested: $1,195,000

STRYV365

Project Purpose: Trauma-informed programs for youth, including direct services, mentoring, and professional development for youth-serving organizations

Project Location: Milwaukee County

Amount Requested: $100,000

United Way of Kenosha County

Project Purpose: Supporting childhood literacy

Project Location: Kenosha County

Amount Requested: $200,000

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing

Project Purpose: Rehabilitation gym and lab simulation space to provide experience for nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic training students

Project Location: Milwaukee County

Amount Requested: $300,000

Upland Hills Health

Project Purpose: Upland Hills Health Senior Living Campus to care for more residents who require memory care

Project Location: Dodgeville

Amount Requested: $5,000,000

Walworth County

Project Purpose: Residential care facility at Lakeland Health Care Center

Project Location: Walworth County

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

West Care Wisconsin

Project Purpose: Mobile mental health clinic with a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals

Project Location: Milwaukee

Amount Requested: $575,000

Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

Project Purpose: Child abuse prevention

Project Location: Statewide

Amount Requested: $1,000,000

Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Project Purpose: Improved access to interpreter training and certification programs, including scholarships and financial assistance

Project Location: Statewide

Amount Requested: $646,000

Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin

Project Purpose: Apprenticeship navigators, certified pre-apprenticeship training, and apprentice supports

Project Location: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Marquette and Sauk Counties

Amount Requested: $2,139,000

Versiti

Project Purpose: Construction of the Versiti Blood Research Institute

Project Location: Wauwatosa

Amount Requested: $3,000,000

4th Dimension Sobriety

Project Purpose: Support and expand staffing and services

Project Location: Milwaukee County

Amount Requested: $400,000

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development

In alphabetical order:

Army Corps of Engineers

Project Purpose: South Shore Force Main Rehabilitation

Project Location: Milwaukee

Amount Requested: $1,660,000

Army Corps of Engineers

Project Purpose: Menominee River Deepening

Project Location: Marinette

Amount Requested: $419,000

Army Corps of Engineers

Project Purpose: Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP)

Project Location: Pierce, Pepin, Buffalo, Trempealeau, La Crosse, Vernon, Crawford, and Grant Counties

Amount Requested: $287,000,000

Subcommittee on Homeland Security

In alphabetical order:

City of Sheboygan

Project Purpose: Emergency Operations Center

Project Location: Sheboygan

Amount Requested: $953,000

City of Stevens Point

Project Purpose: Construction of a new safe room utilized by the police and forestry departments, as well as by surrounding schools. The project would also serve as a heating and cooling shelter and emergency recovery shelter.

Project Location: Stevens Point

Amount Requested: $6,055,000

Eau Claire County

Project Purpose: Emergency Operations Center

Project Location: Eau Claire County

Amount Requested: $75,000

UW-Whitewater Police Department

Project Purpose: Emergency Operations Center

Project Location: Whitewater

Amount Requested: $150,000

Village of La Farge

Project Purpose: Stormwater improvements to mitigate flooding from the Kickapoo River

Project Location: Village of La Farge

Amount Requested: $93,000

In alphabetical order:

Bell Sanitary District 1

Project Purpose: Wastewater treatment facility construction

Project Location: Bayfield County

Amount Requested: $2,300,000

City of Kenosha

Project Purpose: Stormwater improvements

Project Location: Kenosha

Amount Requested: $8,400,000

City of Nekoosa

Project Purpose: Watermain replacement, including removing lead service lines

Project Location: Nekoosa

Amount Requested: $4,060,000

City of Oshkosh

Project Purpose: Installation of phosphorus treatment system

Project Location: Oshkosh

Amount Requested: $4,500,000

City of Wisconsin Dells

Project Purpose: Water tower construction

Project Location: Wisconsin Dells

Amount Requested: $3,200,000

Forest County Potawatomi Community

Project Purpose: Upgrades and repairs of the Tribe’s wastewater treatment and septic system

Project Location: Forest County

Amount Requested: $16,192,000

Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District

Project Purpose: Watershed improvements

Project Location: Brown and Outagamie Counties

Amount Requested: $1,500,000

Town of Richmond

Project Purpose: Wastewater treatment facility improvements

Project Location: Town of Richmond

Amount Requested: $664,000

Village of Benton

Project Purpose: Watermain replacement and construction

Project Location: Village of Benton

Amount Requested: $1,226,000

Village of Brandon

Project Purpose: Replace collapsed sewer and failing water infrastructure

Project Location: Village of Brandon

Amount Requested: $406,000

Village of Vesper

Project Purpose: Water system upgrades

Project Location: Village of Vesper

Amount Requested: $2,000,000