Appropriations
Community Project Funding
Congresswoman Dexter has submitted funding requests for important community projects in Oregon's Third Congressional District to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration.
Under guidelines issued by the House Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 20 projects in their community for fiscal year 2027 (FY27), although only a small number may receive funding. Requests are limited to specific accounts determined by the Appropriations Committee. Each Appropriations Committee will determine entities who are eligible to apply. Only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are eligible to receive funding.
Listed below are the projects Congresswoman Dexter requested for FY27:
Commerce, Justice, and Science projects
Project Name: Walking One Stop – Violence Prevention Pilot
Project Recipient and Address: City of Portland, 1221 SW 4th Ave., Ste. 410, Portland, OR 97204
Project location: City of Portland
Amount Requested: $1,452,000
Funds will be used to develop and implement a three-year pilot to prevent violence by coordinating events called "Walking One Stops" to bring service providers directly to communities most impacted by gun violence and increase service delivery.
Project Name: Pacific Northwest Estuarine Biosecurity & Infrastructure Resilience Initiative
Project Recipient and Address: Portland State University, 1600 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201.
Project location: Portland State University
Amount Requested: $1,250,000
This project will establish an Early Detection and Rapid Response network to monitor and mitigate the invasive Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) in the Columbia River estuary and Willamette River, following the first-ever confirmed detections of this species in the Pacific Northwest in April and November 2025.
Project Name: Mobile Command Center
Project Recipient and Address: Clackamas County 2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City, OR 97045.
Project location: Clackamas County
Amount Requested: $340,000
Funds will acquire a Mobile Command Center for the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, including a trailer, workstations, communications equipment, tow vehicle, and command post all-terrain vehicle.
Project Name: Juvenile Nexus: Unified Justice & Service Coordination Platform
Project Recipient and Address: Multnomah County, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR 97214
Project location: Multnomah County
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Funds will be used to implement a CJIS-compliant juvenile justice case management system to strengthen probation supervision, improve tracking, enhance family engagement, and improve outcomes for 1,300 justice-involved youth.
Project Name: Park Safety Improvement Project
Project Recipient and Address: City of Gresham, 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy, Gresham, OR 97030
Project location: City of Gresham
Amount Requested: $800,000
Gresham is seeking funding to install permanent lighting and safety cameras in its five most vulnerable, heavily-used parks, which suffer from poor visibility, illegal activity, and unauthorized camping. .