Ldr. Jeffries has submitted funding requests for important community projects in New York’s 8th Congressional District to the House Appropriations Committee. 

Under guidelines issued by the Committee, each Representative may request funding for projects in their community for Fiscal Year 2026 – although only a handful may actually be funded. 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. 

In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Ldr. Jeffries has certified that he, his spouse and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.

Requested Projects in FY26

Project Name: Central Brooklyn Violence Prevention Collaborative

• Proposed Recipient: Research Foundation of CUNY o/b/o John Jay College of Criminal Justice 
• Recipient Address: 230 W 41st Street #7, New York, New York, 10036 
• Project Location: 69 Belmont Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11212 
• Amount Requested: $1,860,000 
• Description of Request: In consultation with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD), the Central Brooklyn Violence Prevention Collaborative provides technical assistance and capacity building to local community organizations operating in New York’s 8th Congressional District. These groups work to identify at-risk individuals who are likely to commit violent crimes and engage them in preventative support services in consultation with local law enforcement. This funding would be used by John Jay College to hire additional staff for their current programming and to place staff who can provide technical assistance to local violence prevention groups.  
• Signed certification letter stating the project’s Federal nexus and that there is no financial interest in the project.

Project Name: Kings County District Attorney’s Office Project Restore

• Project Name: Kings County District Attorney’s Office Project Restore 
• Proposed Recipient: Kings County District Attorney’s Office 
• Recipient Address: 350 Jay St, Brooklyn, New York, 11201 
• Project Location: 350 Jay St, Brooklyn, New York, 11201 
• Amount Requested: $1,913,240 
• Description of Request: This funding would be used by the Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA) to expand a uniquely successful prosecutor-led program that followed a major gang takedown in Bed-Stuy by KCDA and NYPD. The requested funding would expand the program to include young men from gangs in Brownsville that are affiliated with the two Bed-Stuy gangs and are responsible for continued gun violence in Brownsville and other neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Funding would support staff at the DA’s office to carry out the project, as well as funding to assess community benefits through research and the contracting of trauma experts to work with known shooters and shooting victims.   
• Signed certification letter stating the project’s Federal nexus and that there is no financial interest in the project.