announce more than $22 million in federal funding through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) for the Port of Richmond in Contra Costa County and the Port of Hueneme in Ventura County
Secure more than $22 million in federal funding for upgrades at the Ports of Richmond and Hueneme.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Grant FY 2025 PIDP – DRIVE Grant | Type U.S. Department of Transportation / MARAD Port Infrastructure Development Program (Federal) | Amount $11.2 Million | Purpose Dock restoration and infrastructure improvements | Status Awarded.
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The Port of Hueneme was awarded $11,250,000 in federal funding on April 28 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) as part of the competitive Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).
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The City of Richmond's FY 2026-27 budget presentation says the Port of Richmond's FY 2025 PIDP DRIVE grant was awarded at about $11.2 million for dock restoration and infrastructure improvements.
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The Port of Hueneme said it secured an $11.25 million federal grant to expand capacity and modernize infrastructure, including wharf and berth upgrades.
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MARAD's FY25 PIDP award descriptions list Oxnard, California, Wharf 2, Berths 4 and 5 Improvements Project as awarded $11,250,000 and Richmond, California, Dock Restoration for Improved Vehicle Entry (DRIVE) Project as awarded $11,224,449. The Richmond project description includes beam repair, pile repair and replacement, deck and surface restoration, and wharf-apron strengthening at Berth 7.
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Congresswoman Brownley's office says Brownley, John Garamendi, Adam Schiff, and Alex Padilla announced more than $22 million in PIDP funding for the Port of Hueneme and Port of Richmond; it lists $11,250,000 for Hueneme and $11,224,449 for Richmond. Garamendi is quoted announcing over $11 million for the Port of Richmond and thanking Schiff and Padilla for partnership.
Assessments
The promised outcome was achieved during Garamendi's current federal term: official MARAD FY25 PIDP award documentation lists $11,250,000 for Port of Hueneme wharf improvements and $11,224,449 for Port of Richmond dock restoration, totaling $22,474,449 for the named port upgrades. A congressional release also ties Garamendi to the funding announcement, with direct candidate-specific attribution for Richmond and shared federal delegation credit for the combined package. Because the named projects received more than $22 million while he remained in office, this counts as delivered, though credit is shared rather than sole.
The underlying outcome appears to have occurred during Garamendi's time in federal office: the Port of Richmond received about $11.2 million and the Port of Hueneme received $11.25 million, totaling roughly $22.45 million for infrastructure upgrades and exceeding the promised $22 million threshold. However, the supplied evidence establishes that the ports received the grants, not that Garamendi personally secured or materially advanced both awards. Because the funding result happened in the same term but candidate-specific credit is not firmly demonstrated, partial credit is the better fit than full delivery.
The evidence shows both target ports received federal PIDP grants during Garamendi's current term: about $11.2 million for Richmond and $11.25 million for Hueneme, totaling roughly $22.45 million. That exceeds the promised threshold of more than $22 million, so the claim is fulfilled in the same term.