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Federal and state advocacy teams brief Hayward on grants, WIFIA status and state bill activity
Summary
Capital Advocacy Partners and Townsend Public Affairs outlined recent federal appropriations, major grant wins and state legislative priorities, and answered council questions on vendor law, WIFIA review status, cybersecurity grants and housing-bond opportunities.
Capital Advocacy Partners (CAP) and Townsend Public Affairs presented separate federal and state advocacy updates Tuesday night, telling the Hayward City Council they continue to pursue federal and state funding while monitoring policy changes that could affect local grants.
At the federal level, CAP representatives said they helped secure more than $34 million for Hayward since 2014 and highlighted recent awards and requests including a $381,000 FY26 community project, $15 million for water-plant improvements, firefighting and Prop 47 funds tied to the city's navigation center, and a $215,000 CAL FIRE wildfire-prevention grant. CAP also said Hayward's WIFIA…
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