Congressionally Directed Spending Requests
Below are the Congressionally Directed Spending requests that Senator Graham submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration. These projects are important for the continued growth of South Carolina. Additional funding requests will be publicly announced in the coming days and weeks.
Energy & Water
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Project Name |
Recipient Name |
Funding Request |
Project Purpose |
Project Location |
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City of Charleston, South Carolina |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
$1,500,000 |
The funds will be used to conduct a feasibility study for tidal and inland-related flood risk management. |
City of Charleston |
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Lakes Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
$18,000,000 |
The Orangeburg/Berkeley Reach will provide water to the U.S. Highway 176 corridor in Orangeburg County and Berkeley County in the Camp Hall area. The reach is a component of the Lake Marion Regional Water Agency (LMRWA), which is among the Corps' priority projects under the existing WRDA authorization for Lakes Marion and Moultrie, SC. |
Orangeburg County and Berkeley County |
|
Waccamaw River, Horry County, South Carolina |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
$1,000,000 |
The additional funds are needed for an expedited study. |
Horry County |
Military Construction
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Project Name |
Recipient Name |
Funding Request |
Project Purpose |
Project Location |
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Aircraft Maintenance Hanger Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort |
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort |
$122,600,000 |
Constructs an aircraft maintenance hangar with applied instructional space, multi-story parking facility, operations support spaces, and a hangar shop annex to support the F-35 training squadron at MCAS Beaufort. |
Beaufort |
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Hazardous Cargo Pad, McEntire Joint National Guard Base |
McEntire JNG Base |
$9,000,000 |
This pad will provide the 169th Fighter Wing a hazardous cargo pad, which they currently do not possess. |
Columbia |
|
Joint Base Charleston Fire and Rescue Station |
Joint Base Charleston |
$30,000,000 |
A new Fire and Rescue Station at Joint Base Charleston is needed to centralize essential emergency dispatch services into a 911 dispatch center and maximize base and airfield fire protection. |
Charleston |
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Joint Base Charleston Flight Line Support Facility |
Joint Base Charleston |
$29,000,000 |
This project will construct a flight line support facility which will include administration and warehouse areas for Joint Base Charleston. This project will support the current C-17 fleet. |
Charleston |
|
Reception Barracks Complex, Ph 1, Fort Jackson |
Fort Jackson | $21,000,000 | The estimated cost to complete the project is higher than originally requested and the project will not be able to be completed without these additional funds. | Columbia |
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Recycling/Hazardous Waste Facility, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort |
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort | $5,000,000 | This project provides required adequate and efficiently configured facilities to support recycling across MCAS Beaufort and provides proper handling and storage of hazardous waste. | Beaufort |
|
USMC Unspecified Minor Construction |
MCAS Beaufort and MCRD Parris Island |
$13,700,000 |
This request for $13.7 million will support unspecified minor construction at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort as well as Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island. These projects include an F-35 Operational Support Facility and the Instrument Landing System project at MCAS Beaufort as well as Entry Control Facility improvements at MCRD Parris Island. These projects are critical to ensuring that our military installations are secure and provide the force the logistical facilities they need to accomplish their mission. |
Beaufort |
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
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Project Name |
Recipient Name |
Funding Request |
Project Purpose |
Project Location |
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Town of Pacolet- Police Department Equipment Update |
Town of Pacolet |
$52,000 |
To replace end-of-life police patrol vehicles in the Town of Pacolet. |
Pacolet |
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Sumter Police Department- Police Technology |
City of Sumter |
$246,000 |
To replace the Sumter Police Department's aging in-car cameras, desktop computers, and to update servers that will allow storage for the body-worn camera videos. |
Sumter |
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City of Columbia Police Department Body-Worn/In-Car Camera Cloud Solution |
City of Columbia |
$709,000 |
To modernize the City of Columbia's Police body-worn and in-car camera program. |
Columbia |
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
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Project Name |
Recipient Name |
Funding Request |
Project Purpose |
Project Location |
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Greater St. George Wastewater Project |
Dorchester County |
$4,288,000 |
Provide wastewater collection and treatment system. |
Dorchester County |
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Sumter Pride |
City of Sumter |
$750,000 |
Eliminate vacant and dilapidated properties that create a physical hazard and impede community development. |
City of Sumter |
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Saluda Grade Rail Trail |
Upstate Forever |
$250,000 |
To continue planning as well as business and land development associated with the trail corridor. |
City of Greer |
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Whiskey Road Corridor - Powderhouse Road Connector |
City of Aiken |
$8,000,000 |
To create a roadway network to ease congestion along Whiskey Road. |
City of Aiken |
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Charleston Airport Connector Road Project |
Charleston County Government |
$16,172,000 |
To create a new access roadway to Charleston International Airport. |
Charleston County |
|
I-73 |
Horry County Government | $15,000,000 |
To complete right-of-way acquisition for I-73 corridor. |
Horry County |
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
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Project Name |
Recipient Name |
Funding Request |
Project Purpose |
Project Location |
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Rock Hill Water Plant Alum Sludge Dewatering Facility |
City of Rock Hill |
$8,000,000 |
To construct a sludge dewatering facility to allow for treatment and offsite disposal. |
City of Rock Hill |
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Northside Gravity Sewer |
City of Aiken |
$2,500,000 |
To install new sewer lines which will expand capacity and provide access to areas served by septic. |
City of Aiken |
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Southern Coastal Biodiversity Project (Slater) |
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources |
$10,000,000 |
To protect 3,800 acres of mature forest and increase public recreation. |
Jasper County |
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
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Project Name |
Recipient Name |
Funding Request |
Project Purpose |
Project Location |
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Williamsburg-Lake City Hospital |
The Medical University of South Carolina |
$12,727,000 |
For the construction of a new hospital and medical equipment to serve the communities of Kingstree, Lake City, and the surrounding region. |
Williamsburg |
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Veterans Educational Expansions and Access in Rural Communities |
Northeastern Technical College |
$2,000,000 |
Facilitate industry transition training for current and former members of the U.S. armed forces in the aviation industry. |
Cheraw |
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Cooperative Health Adolescent Care Center |
Cooperative Health |
$2,175,000 |
Creation of a pediatric health facility in Richland county. |
Richland County |
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Beaufort Memorial Hospital Operating Room Renovation |
Beaufort Memorial Hospital |
$17,997,000 |
Beaufort Memorial Hospital emergency department capability expansion. |
Beaufort |
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Education and Training for Monticello Road Corridor |
Columbia International University | $750,000 | Train students for high-demand jobs as well as provide resources necessary to educate students lacking access to broadband. | Columbia |
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Veteran Resource Center |
Upstate Veteran Resource Center | $2,000,000 | Resource hub focusing on increasing service availability for veteran mental health and substance abuse programs. | Greenville |
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Benedict Empowers Students and Transforms Lives Center |
Benedict College |
$3,200,000 |
Learning hub that focuses on military families to address educational access, workforce development, and employment. |
Columbia |
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Limestone University |
Limestone University |
$610,000 |
Purchase of state-of-the-art biology and chemistry lab equipment to train healthcare workers. |
Gaffney |
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John H. (Johnny) Isakson Center for Brain Science and Neurological Disorders |
University of Georgia | $5,000,000 | To further support research related to Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. | Athens |
- General Financial Disclosure.pdf (41.8 KBs)
