Sánchez delivers nearly $1 million to Río Hondo College Police Academy

April 30, 2024

WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) delivered $963,000 in federal funding she secured for Río Hondo College’s Police Academy through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was signed by President Biden in March.

The funding will be used to develop new scenario-based learning environments and virtual reality technology to place cadets in emotionally charged, simulated settings that reflect real law enforcement incidents, allowing them to safely learn from mistakes and improve their performance and responses.

“The rapid improvements in physical spaces and technology allow us to better train the future officers and first responders that will serve our community,” said Congresswoman Sánchez. “These funds will help the college conduct more scenario-based and simulation training to prepare the cadets for their new careers.”

“Río Hondo College and its Board of Trustees are grateful to Congresswoman Sánchez for her leadership in securing community funding for our future scenario-based/simulation training center,” said Río Hondo College Superintendent/President Dr. Marilyn Flores. “Funding updated physical equipment and technology that produces realistic scenarios for our cadets is critical to helping them become fully trained officers and prepared first responders.”

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Congresswoman Sánchez secured over $12.7 million for all 15 community projects she submitted for fiscal year 2024. The projects selected were in response to requests from residents, organizations and local partners throughout California’s 38th Congressional District.

In addition to this project, the congresswoman delivered funding for the following community projects (listed in alphabetical order):

$1 million for the Cerritos Community College Child Development Center.
$500,000 for the City of Diamond Bar’s Heritage Park renovation.
$500,000 for the City of La Habra’s Vista Grande Park.
$500,000 for the City of La Mirada’s Behringer Park Athletic Facility renovations.
$600,000 for the County of Los Angeles’ Heights Hopper electric buses and charging infrastructure.
$300,000 for the City of Montebello’s Police Department’s license plate reader and geographic data mapping project.
$850,000 for the City of Norwalk’s Transit System’s bus stop equity project.
$1.26 million for the City of Norwalk’s Water System Improvement Program.
$850,000 for the City of Pico Rivera’s Historic Whittier Boulevard Neighborhood Paseos project.
$850,000 for the City of Santa Fe Spring’s Slauson Avenue improvement project.
$2 million for the City of Walnut for the Walnut Gymnasium and Teen Center renovation.
$850,000 for the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District’s Wilson High School Media Center upgrade.
$1 million for the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust’s Project Pipeline.
$1.66 million for the YMCA of Greater Whittier for the Uptown Whittier Family YMCA Center’s renovation and expansion.

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