Achievements
BY THE NUMBERS
15 million jobs created nationwide - 34,300 jobs in CA-21
Over 17 million new business applications filed nationwide - 13,400 new small businesses in CA-21.
800,000 manufacturing jobs created nationwide - 79,000 new manufacturing jobs in California.
Lifted over 27,300 children out of poverty in CA-21.
Unemployment at 3.7% - lowest in over 50 years.
LOWER COSTS IN CA-21
25,000 residents saving $890 in health premiums.
83,000 diabetics save on their insulin and prescription drugs.
87,699 Social Security recipients got a 3.2% COLA –an increase of $50.
88,444 households saving $30 on their monthly internet bills – $51 million in benefits.
$299 million in child tax credits for over 92,000 families.
STRONGEST ECONOMIC RECOVERY
The American Rescue Plan delivered over $1 billion to California's San Joaquin Valley to help local governments continue providing vital services to residents like emergency and public health services, retaining employees, and strengthening our efforts to distribute vaccines and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 across the Valley.
Fresno County - $194 million
Fresno - $177 million
Fowler - $1.2 million
Kingsburg - $2.2 million
OrangeCove - $1.9 million
Parlier - $2.9 million
Tulare County - $91 million
Visalia - $32.5 million
Dinuba - $4.6 million
Farmersville - $2 million
Exeter - $1.9 million
Woodlake - $1.4 million
Reedley - $4.8 million
Sanger – $4.7 million
Selma – $4.6 million
Supporting Small Businesses
Continued investment in small businesses is key to our economic recovery. The American Rescue Plan delivered vital relief to help small businesses bounce back into our economy:
$35,489,874 in restaurant grants for small businesses
$23,982,849 in Shuttered Venue Grants (SVOGs) for small businesses
Expanded the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses to maintain payroll, retain workers' and cover overhead costs.
Kids Back in School
The American Rescue Plan made the largest, one-time federal investment in K-12 education. In California’s 21st Congressional District, Costa secured $675,798,891 to reopen schools and get students back on track. (Learn More)
Fresno County Schools - $523,629,821
Tulare County Schools - $152,169,270
Tackling Homelessness
The American Rescue Plan funded state programs like Project Home Key, which is helping local communities purchase and rehabilitate motels and hotels into affordable housing to help homeless individuals.
The City of Fresno has been awarded $137.8 million in total funding – helping over 3,000 homeless individuals through the renovation of various hotels and motels including the “Welcome Home” development by Valley Teen Ranch and the Travelodge on Blackstone.
In the City of Visalia, we secured $13.8 million to rehabilitate 42 units as part of Majestic Gardens Hotel, serving chronically homeless individuals. Previous funding opened doors for Sequoia Village, a 50-unit supportive housing complex in Visalia.
INVESTING IN THE VALLEY
Bringing back federal funding to the San Joaquin Valley is one of Costa's top priorities. Since 2021, he has secured over $53 million for a total of 40 community projects across the district and San Joaquin Valley. From transportation, and healthcare to public safety, these projects directly tackle the immediate challenges facing our communities.
Other Major Projects in the District:
Build Back Better Challenge: $65.1 million for the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation (F3) Coalition to accelerate the integration of technology and skills in the region’s agriculture industry - creating over 10,000 jobs and attracting $250 million in private investments in the Central Valley.
California High-Speed Rail: $3.3 billion to advance California’s High-Speed Rail by supporting the final design and right-of-way acquisition for the Merced extension from Madera to Merced, as well as the Bakersfield extension from Poplar Ave. in Shafter to Bakersfield. This is also funding civil, track, and systems construction for the 13-mil Bakersfield interim extension, the design and construction of the Fresno Station, the design and procurement of trainsets, and the design and construction of trainset facilities.
Central Valley Training Center: $1.9 million for the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation to construct a 60,000-square-foot training center in West Fresno as part of the Fresno City College West Fresno campus. This center will help women, minorities, veterans, ex-offenders, at-risk and disconnected young adults, and other underrepresented individuals with job training and counseling.
Dairy Business Innovation Project: $20 million USDA grant was awarded to Fresno State for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiative; as part of the American Rescue Plan. Fresno State is partnering with the California Dairy Innovation Center to create a "Pacific Coast Coalition" to support dairy businesses in California, Oregon, and Washington in the production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. Fresno State students are benefitting from a new internship program and research positions that are preparing them for future employment opportunities in the dairy industry.
Fresno-Yosemite International Airport Expansion Project: $17.5 million to improve the runaway and expand the terminal. This funding is helping build a new terminal concourse that will feature two international and domestic passenger bridges as part of the FAT Forward plan, a terminal expansion project estimated to bring an $85 million local economic impact.
Good Jobs Challenge: $23 million for the Good Jobs 4 The Central Valley project to unite dozens of organizations in California’s Central Valley - helping create over 10,000 new jobs by 2026 in the financial services, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and construction industries.
114th Fresno Fighter Wing: Advocated for the selection of California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing as one of the preferred locations to receive the F-15EX Eagle II. The F-15EXs will replace the aging F-15C/D Eagles currently in operation.
REPAIRING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
In 2021, Costa was instrumental in getting the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law, which makes a $1.2 trillion investment to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure. It’s the largest U.S. infrastructure investment since the Eisenhower administration created the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s.
INVESTING IN CA-21:
Over 428 Infrastructure Projects
$7.5 Billion in Federal Funding Secured
For more information about the investments from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the San Joaquin Valley, click HERE.
FUNDING SECURED FOR VALLEY WATER PROJECTS:
Throughout his service in Congress, Costa has secured millions to repair critical water infrastructure and improve water storage capacity. Most notably, he was instrumental in enacting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and securing millions in federal funding to improve water storage in the San Joaquin Valley, including:
$643.1 million for Water Storage projects.
$748 million for Aging Water Infrastructure
$19.4 million for Clean Drinking Water Projects
$27 million for Groundwater Recharge Projects.
Water Storage Projects:
$135 million to raise B.F. Sisk Dam, which will develop nearly 130,000 acre-feet of additional water.
$92 million for the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project, which will add 115,000 acre-feet of additional water.
$30 million for the Sites Reservoir Project to pursue off-stream storage capacity of up to 1.5 million acre-feet of additional water.
$25 million for the Delta-Mendota Canal to complete a required feasibility study.
$22.2 million for the Friant-Kern Canal to correct capacity constraints due to subsidence in Belmont Reach and below Orange Cove.
Clean Drinking Water Projects:
$14 million for the City of Parlier to construct a water treatment system to remove Trichloropropane (TCP) from its water system.
$2.5 million for the City of Dinuba to design and install the Well 21 project, which will provide service to the west end of Dinuba.
Repairing Aging Water Infrastructure:
$42.53 million to refurbish the San Luis Unit 8 motor generator, turbine, and butterfly valve as part of the base of B.F. Sisk Dam.
$25 million for the planning, design, and implementation of the Delta-Mendota Canal Jones Pumping Plant Excitation Cabinet and Control Panel Refurbishment.
$8.8 million to repair aging water infrastructure and reduce flood risk at Pine Flat.
$300,000 to make operations and maintenance repairs at Terminus Dam.
Groundwater Recharge Projects:
$3 million to invest in the Upper Kings Groundwater Resiliency Project facilitated by the Alta, Fresno, and Consolidated Irrigation Districts, which would construct 3,300 acres of basins to be used for capturing surface water in wet years and pumping groundwater during dry years.
$2.8 million for the McMullin Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency to install a groundwater well measurement and monitoring array with a telemetrically supported data collection system to improve water management for its agricultural customers – saving 20,508 acre-feet of water annually.
$2 million for the Fresno Irrigation District to pursue the Carter-Bybee Recharge Basin project, which will help perform groundwater recharge, and capture, and store flood water supplies in Fresno County.
$1 million to help complete a feasibility study to allow for the construction of the Seaborn Reservoir Project, a multi-benefit reservoir to capture high-flow flood release and reduce the downstream flooding hazard to local infrastructure in Tulare County.
$959,752 for the City of Visalia - Groundwater Basin Project to increase groundwater recharge capacity, while maintaining groundwater levels and improving drought resiliency.