Appropriations Requests
APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS
FY 27 COMMUNITY PROJECTS REQUESTED
Congressman Raskin has submitted the following Community Project Funding requests to the House Appropriations Committee for Fiscal Year 2027. Additional requests will be publicly released soon.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Training Program for Montgomery County Law Enforcement
Amount Requested: $ 1,110,026
Recipient: Montgomery County Police Department
Recipient Address: 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Project Summary: The funding would be used to create four new police training institutes—the Community Institute, Health & Wellness Institute, Leadership Institute, and Professional Learning Institute to develop and implement new training techniques and curricula for Montgomery County law enforcement. These institutes will use modern techniques such as virtual reality to help new officers practice critical law enforcement techniques in real-world scenarios. They will focus on increasing officer safety and wellbeing and building leadership skills all while improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the force. This will ultimately improve recruitment and retention outcomes and make our communities safer.
Federal Nexus: The project has a federal nexus because the funding provided is for purposes authorized by section 501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. § 10152).
Evidence Management and Storage Modernization Initiative
Amount Requested: $1,234,000
Recipient: Montgomery County Police Department
Recipient Address: 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Project Summary: The funding would be used by Montgomery County Police Department to modernize its evidence management program, strengthening the Department’s ability to enforce the law and respond to crime. This initiative includes implementing a new comprehensive, cloud-native Evidence Management System (EMS), expanding and modernizing evidence storage, and investing in evidence safety services including secure evidence disposal and safe storage maintenance.
Federal Nexus: The project has a Federal nexus because the funding provided is for purposes authorized by section 501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. § 10152).
Advancing Biotechnology Measurement Infrastructure for Maryland’s Biomanufacturing Ecosystem
Amount Requested: $1,921,400
Recipient: University of Maryland, College Park
Recipient Address: 7901 Regents Dr, Suite 1129, College Park, MD 20742
Project Summary: The funding would be used by University of Maryland, College Park to acquire and deploy a 400 MHz Dynamic Nuclear Polarization–enhanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectrometer system at their Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research in Rockville, Maryland. This state-of-the-art research infrastructure provides an atomic-level, time-resolved characterization of biomolecules under real-world formulation and manufacturing conditions that are not otherwise accessible with existing techniques.
Federal Nexus: The project has a federal nexus because the funding provided is for purposes authorized by section 272 of title 15, United States Code.