


It will allow for the purchase of the resources and technology needed to achieve these goals, while ensuring the security of local law enforcement as they put themselves at risk to increase the safety of their local community. The project will allow for the hiring of additional law enforcement and legal staff to expand the existing efforts of multiple stakeholders, effectively focus these labors to increase efficiency and collaboration in and among various partner agencies, and ensure these efforts result in successful prosecution of cases. Project Description: This request is for community project funding for the Lackawanna County Government, which proposes the development of a targeted and multifaceted approach to aggressively combating violent drug, gang and gun violence within Lackawanna County. Recipient: Lackawanna County Government, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503 Lackawanna County Gun and Gang Reduction and Intelligence Project (GGRIP) SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES Cartwright has requested funding for the following projects: Cartwright has certified that he, his spouse, and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested. In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Rep. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding. Additional information on the rules governing Community Project Funding is available here. Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 10 projects in their community for fiscal year 2022 – although only a handful may actually be funded.

Cartwright's funding requests for important community projects in Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District to the House Appropriations Committee are listed on this page.
