Community Project Funding FY27
Below are Congressman Blake Moore's Community Project Funding requests for FY 2027.
Address: 575 E 2500 N North Logan, UT 84341
Amount requested: $519,629
Project Description: The funding would be used for the North Park Police Department Equipment and Training project to modernize critical law enforcement equipment and invest in specialized officer training.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it is a high-impact, cost-effective commitment to foundational public safety infrastructure.
Address: 475 South 300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Amount requested: $1,850,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Salt Lake City Police Department Public Safety Response Vehicles project to purchase transport and tactical law enforcement vehicles.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it improves public safety response to regional demonstrations, emergencies, mass casualty incidents, natural disasters and large public gatherings. Enhanced capabilities are needed due to the growing size and frequency of events, demonstrations and gatherings as well as the increase in criminal activity at those events. This project will facilitate quick deployment, enhance officer safety in high-risk situations and hot zones, and improve logistical management of large events, emergencies, and other urgent public needs ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympics.
Address: 201 Presidents' Cir, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Amount requested: $2,650,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the University of Utah Rare Earth Elements and Critical Mineral Research Equipment project to stand up a testbed to research, develop, and evaluate technologies related to the extraction and processing of critical minerals and rare earth elements.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because improving the supply and manufacturing of U.S. critical minerals secures the domestic supply chain for defense and energy technology, reduces reliance on foreign adversaries, and spurs economic growth.
Address: 9900 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-9900
Amount requested: $500,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Utah State University Police Department UAS Fleet project to purchase ten NDAA compliant small UAS to support public safety operations on Logan and Price USU campuses.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because the drones will enhance campus situational awareness, emergency response, and law enforcement coordination while also being integrated into USU’s UAS academic programs to expand hands on workforce training. The project strengthens both campus safety capabilities and Utah’s growing UAS workforce pipeline.
Address: 90 W Young Street Morgan, UT 84050
Amount requested: $2,068,155
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Morgan City, Utah Culvert Bypass project to construct a concrete box culvert bypass around the southern State Street Bridge abutment.
Address: 2837 East Highway 193 Layton, Utah 84040
Amount requested: $1,914,813.58
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District Emergency Generator project to used to install two emergency generators at two culinary water wells.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it provides a long-term infrastructure solution that protects vital services, reduce risk, and avoid future emergency expenditures.
Address: 2525 North 600 East, North Logan, UT 84341
Amount requested: $3,984,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the North Logan City, Utah Culinary Water Well project to support a new culinary water well to supplement existing wells operating at or near capacity.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it directly protects public health and ensures a safe, reliable drinking water supply for the existing population.
Address: 147 W Logan Rd, Garden City, UT 84028
Amount requested: $12,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Bear Lake East Shore Sewer Expansion project to extend centralized wastewater service along the east shore of Bear Lake, providing collection, conveyance, and treatment infrastructure to replace current septic systems.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it proactively preserves the lake's beauty and quality, safeguards the surrounding ecosystem, and supports robust economic development in the Bear Lake Valley.
Address: 5580 West 4600 South, Hooper, Utah 84315
Amount requested: $6,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Hooper, Utah Wastewater Infrastructure project to expand wastewater infrastructure and resources, including two lift mains and a sewer force main, in the cities of Hooper and West Point.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it enhances the treatment of residential wastewater and avoids future installation, maintenance, and the failures of septic systems. These improvements directly support residential housing and commercial development, providing vital housing access and economic benefits.
Address: 10 North 200 East, Laketown, UT 84038
Amount requested: $1,825,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Laketown, Utah Municipal Well project to develop a municipal well to provide a redundant source of culinary water and comply with state requirements for communities with more than 100 residences.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it helps preserve the long-term viability of a rural community by supporting essential drinking water infrastructure while ensuring that the cost of compliance with public health standards is not borne solely by a small group of residents.
Address: 49 S 950 W Brigham City, Utah 84302
Amount requested: $478,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Box Elder County Emergency Medical Services Equipment project to purchase two ambulances, cardiac monitors, and retrofit autoload/power cot stretchers to provide service to an underserved population in Box Elder County.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it directly addresses a critical need in rural emergency medical services, which are essential for the health, safety, and well-being of residents across a geographically expansive and sparsely populated area. This project will improve response times and coverage, enhance quality of care, strengthen emergency preparedness and resilience, support rural residents and visitors, and foster long-term economic and social benefits for the community.
Address: 1594 W North Temple, Suite 3710 Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Amount requested: $6,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Great Salt Lake Stansbury Bay Improvement project to reconnect existing hydrology back to the Great Sale Lake by modifying dikes and impoundment systems that are currently preventing natural runoff and precipitation from entering the lake.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because protecting the Great Salt Lake helps Utah's economy, environment, wildlife and future.
Address: 3000 W Antelope Drive, Syracuse City, UT
Amount requested: $6,800,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Syracuse, Utah Antelope Drive Improvements project to provide operational improvements to Antelope Drive and the construction of a paved, multi-use trail connecting to the Antelope Island Causeway.
Taxpayer Justification: This project improves safety, regional mobility, tourism access, economic activity, and multimodal transportation while supporting state and regional planning priorities.
Address: 150 S. Main St., Layton, UT 84041
Amount requested: $1,560,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Layton, Utah Pedestrian Overpass project to construct a pedestrian overpass spanning a rail corridor that provides a safe and direction connection to the UTA FrontRunner Layton Station.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it enhances public safety, strengthens regional transportation connectivity, and supports economic vitality in downtown Layton.
Address: 669 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Amount requested: $5,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Utah Transit Authority Paratransit Vehicle Upgrades project to procure twenty low-floor replacement paratransit vehicles that allow boarding without mechanical ADA lifts.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it will improve safety, accessibility, ride comfort, and operational reliability of Salt Lake City’s public transit system while supporting UTA’s State of Good Repair goals and preparing the system for increased accessibility needs ahead of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Address: 290 N 100 W Logan, Utah 84321
Amount requested: $3,100,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Logan, Utah Affordable Housing project to purchase 1.53 acres of land for constructing housing for households with low to moderate income (LMI) nearby Utah State University.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it provides a sustainable remedy to supply-side housing constraints in Logan and Cache County through new low-to-middle income housing units and stands to be a catalyst to nearby housing construction.
Address: 150 W 500 N, Logan, UT 84321
Amount requested: $3,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Cache Valley, Utah Transit Center Upgrades project to remodel an existing intermodal transit center, which serves as the primary transfer hub for the region’s public transportation network.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it will provide trips to employment, healthcare, education and nutritional shopping. Renovation of the building significantly enhances functionality and passenger experience while maximizing prior public investment and minimizing costs.
Address: 2549 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401
Amount requested: $5,000,000
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Ogden, Utah Accessibility Improvements project to implement a coordinated infrastructure project focused on improving connectivity along the Historic 25th Street and Union Station corridor.
Taxpayer Justification: This investment is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it provides targeted infrastructure improvements within an existing, high-impact economic corridor rather than creating new facilities. By enhancing connectivity, safety, and accessibility along the corridor, the project leverages an existing public asset to generate increased economic activity through tourism, events, and small business growth.
Address: 575 W Dee Drive, Garden City, UT 84028
Amount requested: $1,807,107
Project Description: The funding would be used for the Garden City, Utah Road Improvements project to reconstruct the Foothill Estates Subdivision’s privately maintained gravel roads into a modern, asphalt-surfaced roadway system and to upgrade undersized water lines.
Taxpayer Justification: The project is a valuable investment because it addresses critical safety risks that currently impede emergency service access. It resolves a vital public safety need by meeting modern fire flow requirements, protecting property owners and the surrounding area. Beyond the subdivision, these improvements enhance access to the nearby Garden City Canyon recreational area and provide essential secondary ingress and egress points to resolve current bottlenecks.