May 22, 2024
Dear Friend,
I wanted to update you on my work over the past month and what I have been doing to serve you in the other Washington. From launching my annual Congressional App Challenge to introducing a bipartisan home dialysis bill, I continue to advocate on your behalf and deliver on the issues that you care about.
I continue to deliver for the South Sound and have helped secure over $65,000,000 in federal grants for local communities, non-profits, and Tribal partners – as well as returning over $480,000 to constituents since the start of the year.
Keeping It Local
As one of the first Korean American women elected to Congress, I am proud to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. We appreciate the growing and large AANHPI community in the South Sound and how so many of you are making the South Sound a better place to live and work.
On May 10th, during Pierce County’s Affordable Housing Week, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced $1,000,000 in federal funding for Living Access Support Alliance (LASA) to support their Campus Housing Project in Lakewood.
More from the South Sound
- Announced Lincoln Chaney as the 2024 Congressional Art Competition winner for the district. Chaney’s painting, Chameleons, was selected by a panel of jurors and will be displayed in the United States Capitol for one year.
- To help students interested in attending the U.S. Service Academies, the Office of Congresswoman Strickland hosted two U.S. Service Academy Nights.
- Delivered for the South Sound by helping to secure federal grant funding for the Nisqually Tribe to install solar panels on the Elders Center.
- Briefed on the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge and the necessary short-term cleaning and repairs to get freight moving again and make sure the bridge is structurally sound for the long-run.
Updates from the Other Washington
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, alongside Representatives Carol Miller (WV-01), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), and Earl Blumenauer (OR – 03), introduced the Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to increase access to home dialysis by providing trained, professional staff assistance to patients in the home and ensuring that all patients are given the education and support they need to utilize this modality if they so choose.
Extreme conservatives continue to put reproductive rights under attack. As Planned Parenthood’s Champion for Reproductive Health, based on her work in Congress – Rep. Strickland will continue highlighting disparities caused by the fall of Roe.
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland released a statement on the passage of the Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific Supplemental Appropriations Acts, 2024.
Other Legislative Action
- As a cosponsor of the bipartisan, bicameral Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act, joined a letter urging Speaker Johnson to fund the program and keep 34,000 South Sound households from losing internet access.
- Cosponsored the bipartisan Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act, which is based on the legislative recommendations made by the Quality of Life Panel that I served on, and will serve as the basis for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.
Serving You
The Congresswoman and her team are here to help you navigate these agencies, cut through the red tape, end delays, and much more. If you need assistance, please don’t hesitate to call our office at (360) 459-8514 or contact us HERE.
Grants Corner
Federal grants are typically awarded and available to non-profit organizations, city, county, state, and other local government entities. Opportunities for federal funding are competitive. For more information on federal grants, please visit grants.gov or call the office: 360-459-8514.
Upcoming grant opportunities include:
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative- Sustainable Agricultural Systems: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
- Citizen and Integration Grant Program: Department of Homeland Security Citizenship Instruction and Naturalization Application Service (CINAS)
- Nonprofit Security Grant Program FY2024 (Recurring): U.S. Department of Homeland Security FEMA
- COPS Technology and Equipment Program: Department of Justice (DOJ) Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) National Fish Passage Program: U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service
For more information on these grant opportunities, please click HERE.
As always, I work for you. If you need assistance, call my Lacey office at (360) 459-8514 or my D.C. Office at (202) 225-9740. For more updates, make sure to sign up for my newsletter and follow me on social media.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Strickland
Member of Congress