(in alphabetical order)
PROJECT REQUESTS
City of Atlanta, Department of Watershed Management
55 Trinity Avenue
Suite 5400
Atlanta, GA 30303
Project: ATLANTA ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE, GA
Funding Request: 5,000,000
Background: Funding will be spent on water and sewer infrastructure work. The proposed relief system will allow the flow volume, typically stored on surface streets, to enter the collection system. Excess flow volume would be diverted and captured in a deep tunnel system for later treatment and release.
City of Atlanta, Department of Aviation
6000 North Terminal Pkwy
Atrium Suite 4000
Atlanta, GA 30350
Project: Atlanta International Terminal LEED Certification
Funding Request: $450,000
Background: The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is planning a new international terminal to accommodate significant growth in international traffic. Funding will assist the Airport in meeting Atlanta's initiative to minimize the environmental impacts of City facilities and will be used to design the "Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. International Terminal" to LEED Certification standards.
Spelman College
350 Spelman Lane, S.W.
Box 1551
Atlanta, GA 30314
Project: Environmental Sustainability and Policy Institute
Funding Request: $396,000
Background: The proposed Environmental Sustainability and Policy Institute will provide environmental sustainability education and outreach efforts for Spelman and Atlanta University Center students, the Spelman community. It will also coordinate environmental sustainability and policy workshops and training opportunities for students, faculty, and MSIs in the Southeast region and provide resources to faculty and policymakers in the areas of environmental policy and sustainability. The goal of this program is to produce graduates who will pursue careers that will positively impact environmental sustainability policy and its impact on health disparities.
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
40 Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Project: METROPOLITAN NORTH GEORGIA WATER PLANNING DISTRICT, GA
Funding Request: $3,000,000
Background: Any federal funding would be used to fund construction of conveyance systems to connect both existing and planned water and wastewater infrastructure and facilities, as well as to study and formulate projects relating to water supply, flood control, and other water quality improvements.
Local governments throughout the District's 15-county area (Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb,
Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding, and Rockdale Counties, Georgia) are required to implement the District's three water resource plans in order to receive permits from GA EPD. It is estimated that more than $75 billion will be spent over the next 30 years to implement the plans.
Morehouse College
830 Westview Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
Project: Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Initiative
Funding Request: $10,000,000
Background: Construct and design a facility to house the Martin Luther King, Jr. papers. This project will preserve the national treasure that is Dr. King's legacy, and help to put Dr. King's message and social impact in historical and present-day contexts.
Georgia Ports Authority
P. O. Box 2406
Savannah, GA 31402
Project: SAVANNAH HARBOR EXPANSION, GA
Funding Request: $2,000,000
Background: The funding is requested for a construction general new start for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project to deepen the Savannah River Navigation Channel from a depth of 42 feet up to a depth of 48 feet.