• Support funding for CDC and public health. Support Community Project Funding requests in FY24 appropriations bills. Support funding for RAISE grant program.
• Implementation of the IIJA, P.L. 117-58. Support the RAISE grant program. Support the Safe Streets and Roads for All program.
• Funding for water projects - Merced Streams.
• Support economic development assistance for Castle Airport.
• Support of NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Support implementation of Merced Streams Group Black Rascal Creek proposal for NRCS Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program, implementation of IRA programs supporting agriculture producers.

Duration: July 1, 2023 to present

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Natural Resources, Economics/Economic Development, Agriculture, Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Spending: about $60,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2023: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)