Hawaii to receive over $530M in federal funding for nonprofits, local projects

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz introduced Wednesday that he helped safe over $530 million in new congressional directed spending on this 12 months’s authorities funding invoice.

That is greater than double of final fiscal 12 months’s quantity.

“We’re bringing house greater than a half a billion {dollars} in new earmark funding,” Schatz mentioned. “These earmarks will give native non-profits and tasks extra assets to serve communities throughout Hawaii.”

Of the allotted funding, Schatz mentioned cash will go towards creating inexpensive housing and increasing well being care and academic packages throughout the state.

Nevertheless, a majority of will probably be going to the navy. Based on a information launch from Schatz’s workplace, over $383 million will go towards navy bases on Oahu, Tripler Military Medical Heart and different navy services.

As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Schatz labored with congressional leaders to make sure Hawaii obtained its justifiable share of federal earmark funding.

Passing this $1.7 trillion-spending invoice is a part of Congress’s effort to stop the federal authorities from shutting down earlier than Christmas.

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