Lofgren & local leaders celebrate $2.7+ million in federal funding for CA-19 to improve the environment & address impacts of climate change
San Jose State University – $1,150,000
Lofgren presented a $1,150,000 check for SJSU’s Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center to develop four new facilities to build upon and strengthen current capability at San Jose State University: a National Wildfire Data and Computing Hub, a Remote Sensing Facility, a Fire Dynamics Laboratory, and a Community Wildfire Resilience Laboratory.
“We are very grateful for the efforts of Representative Zoe Lofgren to secure funding for the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center,” said Michael Kaufman, Dean of San Jose State University’s College of Science. “This federal support will allow us to grow our critical research efforts to understand, plan for, and recover from wildfire.”
The funding comes from Lofgren-requested Community Project Funding included in Fiscal Year 2022 government funding legislation signed into law in March 2022. In total, Lofgren secured $7,510,000 for projects in the 19th Congressional District. Lofgren celebrated four of the projects on October 11, 2022, and she will announce funding for three additional community projects later this month.
Originally posted on Lorgren.House.Gov