Rep. Grace Meng presented over $3.1 million to Queens College on May 6 to support expansions in technology, programming and facilities.
Photo courtesy of the Office of Rep. Grace Meng
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng recently presented several Queens organizations with millions of dollars in federal funding that she secured in Congress.
Meng visited Queens College, the New York Hall of Science, the King of Kings Foundation, New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) and the Pomonok Houses, where she presented each with checks, spoke with officials and constituents and saw firsthand how the money she obtained will be used.
She also helped break ground on the playground renovation project at the Pomonok Houses through the Public Housing Community Fund, which will include a brand new splash pad.
“These are all great organizations and institutions that do tremendous work serving our borough, and I’m proud to have fought for and secured this crucial money,” Meng said. “From benefiting students and immigrants to local youth and public housing residents, the funds I brought back to our borough from Washington will help these organizations do an even better job for our communities. I am always thrilled to deliver for Queens.”
Meng helped break ground on a playground renovation project for the Public Housing Community Fund, for which she secured $550,000 in federal funds. Photo courtesy of the Office of Rep. Grace Meng
Details of the funding include:
More than $3.1 million for Queens College to expand its Tech Incubator, create a Working Group for Digital Forensics and a new state-of-the-art cleanroom facility for cutting-edge nanofabrication research.
More than $1 million for the New York Hall of Science in Corona to develop and implement a range of research and programs that engage kids and adults with NASA’s planned Artemis III launch to the moon.
More than $1 million for the King of Kings Foundation to fund crime prevention and community building strategies at the Pomonok Houses in Flushing, benefiting youth, seniors and families.
$850,000 for New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) in Jackson Heights to fund a worker center that will provide programs to assist the borough’s immigrant workforce, such as job training and certifications.
$550,000 for the Public Housing Community Fund to renovate a playground with a new splash pad at the Pomonok Houses in Flushing. During her visit, Meng helped to break ground for the project.
Meng’s office emphasized that the funds are part of the tens of millions of dollars and dozens of projects that Meng has secured for Queens in government spending packages that were recently passed by the House and Senate and enacted into law.
Meng presented $850,000 for New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) in Jackson Heights to fund a worker center. Photo courtesy of the Office of Rep. Grace Meng