Please see below for Sen. Husted’s FY26 Congressionally Directed Spending Requests broken down by subcommittee.
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Recipient Name: Scioto Valley Piketon Area Council of Governments
Project Purpose: The funds will be used for physical construction of critical public infrastructure. The scope of work includes installing 23,500LF of Water Transmission Main Line, expanding treatment capacity from 1MGD to 3MGD by installing treatment equipment and pumps at the new Piketon Water Treatment Plant.
Project Location: Piketon, OH
Amount Requested: $17,800,000
Recipient Name: Lorain County Board of Commissioners
Project Purpose: This project funds the construction of a critical sewer extension to expand sewer capacity on the West side of Lorain County and includes the construction of a new regional wastewater treatment facility opening the west side of the County for significant commercial and residential development.
Project Location: Elyria, OH
Amount Requested: $10,000,000
Recipient Name: Cold Creek Foundation
Project Purpose: Improve water quality, impacting the economic health and quality of life for thousands of residents of Northwest Ohio.
Project Location: Castalia, OH
Amount Requested: $620,000
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Financial Certification Letter link here.
Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Recipient Name: Tri-State STEM+M School
Project Purpose: This project is to update the Holzer Health systems pathology lab space.
Project Location: Gallia, Ohio
Amount Requested: $999,000
Recipient Name: The CincySmiles Foundation
Project Purpose: CSF is seeking funds to transform a blighted property into a state-of-the-art health and educational center that provides dental treatment services.
Project Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount Requested: $1,800,000
Recipient Name: FosterHub
Project Purpose: To expand FosterHub services to at least 6 additional counties in southeast Ohio.
Project Location: Logan, Ohio
Amount Requested: $500,000
Recipient Name: Holzer Health System
Project Purpose: This project is to update the Holzer Health systems pathology lab space.
Project Location: Gallia, Ohio
Amount Requested: $999,000
Recipient Name: Shawnee State University
Project Purpose: To renovate and update 40-year-old+ health science laboratories that are used every day by all university allied health programs and their students.
Project Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Recipient Name: YWCA of Van Wert County
Project Purpose: YWCA Van Wert is seeking funds for construction of its new facility with a Community Care Clinic. YWCA of Van Wert County has outgrown its declining historic facility and needs a modern space to expand its programming and serve more people, while also addressing housing and healthcare needs.
Project Location: Van Wert, Ohio
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Financial Certification Letter link here.
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Recipient Name: Transportation Research Center
Project Purpose: Funds for this project will be used for procurement of critical crash
impact R&D equipment.
Project Location: East Liberty, Ohio
Amount Requested: $3,675,000
Recipient Name: University of Dayton
Project Purpose: To provide advanced nano-fabrication research and hands-on workforce
training with an Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) system.
Project Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Recipient Name: Case Western Reserve University
Project Purpose: Acquisition of research equipment to strengthen America’s leadership in chemical product manufacturing.
Project Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount Requested: $4,215,000
Recipient Name: Ohio University
Project Purpose: This funding will be used to acquire research equipment that will enhance Ohio University’s innovation in critical materials processing.
Project Location: Athens, Ohio
Amount Requested: $2,467,000
Recipient Name: Ohio Aerospace Institute
Project Purpose: The project will align university education, research, and training with
industry demands in space technology and quantum computing.
Project Location: Brook Park, Ohio
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Financial Certification Letter link here.
Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development
Recipient Name: Medina County Career Center
Project Purpose: To construct a new Advanced Manufacturing Training Center to house workforce development for in-demand skills.
Project Location: Medina, Ohio
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Recipient Name: Western Reserve Port Authority
Project Purpose: To complete the final phase of the Airfield Pavement Rehabilitation Project, specifically the rehabilitation of Runway 5/23, which includes installing a 4-inch asphalt overlay, drainage enhancements, and pavement markings..
Project Location: Vienna, Ohio
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Recipient Name: Vinton County Visitors Center
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to renovate portions of the historic Hotel McArthur (1839) that is owned by the Vinton County CVB to be a new visitors center.
Project Location: Vinton County, Ohio
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Recipient Name: Stark State College
Project Purpose: To construct classrooms, offices, and a computer lab/workspace for students to support Stark State’s CDL instruction.
Project Location: Akron, OH
Amount Requested: $875,000
Recipient Name: Ohio Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: This project would enable the village to complete much-needed street repairs for roadways for all users, while also helping reduce wear and tear on transportation equipment.
Project Location: Village of West Unity, Ohio
Amount Requested: $5,250,000
Recipient Name: Franklin Township & Conesville Village Joint Recreation Board
Project Purpose: Provides public access to an 18 nautical mile desolate stretch of the Muskingum River and builds a public boat launch and a public safety boat launch, filling in a vast gap in Ohio’s 111-mile-long Muskingum Water Trail.
Project Location: Conesville, Ohio
Amount Requested: $247,000
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Financial Certification Letter link here.