Rep. Ro Khanna Secures Over $13M in Funding for CA-17 Community Projects
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced $13,501,000 in funding that he secured in the Appropriations Fiscal Year 2026 bills for 13 projects he requested funding for in his district. After being passed by the House and Senate, President Trump signed the spending bills into law, which include funding for numerous community projects.
“This funding will enact real change in our community,” said Rep. Ro Khanna. “These funds will help provide housing, improve our water supply, improve public safety, and address many other needs felt in California's 17th Congressional District. I am proud to have secured $13.5 million in funding for these vital projects.”
Rep. Khanna submitted the following Community Projects to the House Appropriations Committee, which have since been signed into law:
Pruneridge Avenue Complete Streets Project
$1,000,000 with Senator Adam Schiff for The City of Santa Clara
This funding will be used to remove portions of existing travel lanes along Pruneridge Avenue to complete an important cross-county bicycle network and enhance intersections along the corridor with pedestrian improvements such as quick-build curb extensions, ADA curb ramps, and pedestrian signal enhancements. It will also provide a bikeway along this corridor that connects to 14 schools with a total enrollment of 8,896 students and over 12,500 employees from job centers along the project corridor.
Safe Routes to Schools and Parks
$2,000,000 the City of Sunnyvale
The funding for this project will create safer walking and biking routes at three Sunnyvale locations, which include two schools and a park, by creating a corner curb and sidewalk extensions, pedestrian safety signs and striping, and ADA curb ramps.
Main Street Revitalization Project
$250,000 City of Milpitas
The funding will be used for design and construction of streetlights and signal improvements along Main Street from Carlo to Great Mall Parkway.
Cedar Boulevard Complete Streets Project
$850,000, City of Newark
This funding will be used to resurface the pavement and provide for the construction of new bicycle and pedestrian facilities on a 2.2-mile segment between Stevenson Boulevard and Central Avenue -- a critical street that serves more than 16,000 roadway users per day.
1,200,000, Cities of Cupertino and Santa Clara
This funding will be used to extend and expand a low cost on-demand micro-transit shuttle project.
Restoration of Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans
$3,150,000, County of Santa Clara
This funding will be used to renovate and repair a facility used to provide emergency shelter and support services for homeless and unstably housed veterans.
Milpitas USD Workforce Development Center
$500,000, Milpitas Unified School
This funding will be used to build a Workplace Redevelopment Center to retool and reinvigorate a low-income area in Milpitas. At the crossroads of Hwy 237 and Hwy 680 in Milpitas lies the “Triangle of Greatest Need,” where more than 50% of the residents are low income and working one paycheck away from becoming unhoused; the residents need workforce development to fuel the heart of the advanced manufacturing industry.
Auto Mall Parkway Center Median Project
$850,000, City of Fremont
This funding would be used for approximately 5 acres of center median infrastructure on Auto Mall Parkway. Auto Mall Parkway is a critical thoroughfare in the south end of Fremont, and is vital in connecting regional workforce commuters, commercial goods movement, and important retail centers in Fremont.
Berryessa Youth Center Renovation and Improvements Project
$250,000, Berryessa Union School District
The funding would be used for the renovation of the 20,500 square-foot Berryessa Youth Center, a youth facility in the Berryessa Union School District which includes a gymnasium, activity/classrooms, offices, conference rooms, restrooms, lobby, and storage rooms.
City of San Jose Restoration Project
$1,092,000, City of San Jose
This funding will be used to address the loss of a potable water supply to the ponds from diminishing reserves from drought conditions.
$1,092,000, City of Sunnyvale
This funding will be used to upgrade and replace key facilities in Sunnyvale’s Water Pollution Control Plant. This plant has provided reliable 24/7 wastewater treatment since its construction in 1956.
Silicon Valley Regional Purified Water Facility
$1,092,000, Santa Clara Valley Water District
This funding will be used to begin the development process of a full-scale facility to provide purified water for direct potable reuse in Santa Clara County, the heart of Silicon Valley.
$175,000 County of Santa Clara
This funding goes to enforcing the SAFE+ Program provides patient-centered care to empower survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence (IPV), or gender-based violence to make informed choices that best suit their needs.