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Marin County, CA – The County of Marin will receive $3.1 million in federal funding for child safety improvements and workforce housing under a sweeping appropriations package signed into law this week — continuing a multiyear track record of successful congressional advocacy for local priorities.
The funding is included in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill, included in a package of appropriations bills, one of several appropriation measures that fund more than 95% of the federal government through September 30.
Under the THUD bill, Marin projects receiving funding include:
- Point Reyes Workforce Housing Development and Construction Project – $2 million
This funding will help meet immediate affordable housing needs for low-income residents, workers and their families in West Marin, many of whom are agricultural and service-sector workers facing displacement due to housing instability and ranch closures. The project, led by the Community Land Trust Association of West Marin (CLAM) in partnership with the County will support putting up interim and permanent affordable housing units in Point Reyes Station. - Fairfax-San Anselmo Children’s Center Safety Upgrade Project – $850,000
The project will support critical safety and facility improvements at the Fairfax–San Anselmo Children’s Center, which provides state-subsidized childcare to 110 low-income children — roughly 12% of all subsidized childcare slots in Marin. Planned upgrades include seismic retrofitting, HVAC improvements, and other life-safety renovations to ensure the continued operation of one of the County’s oldest subsidized childcare centers. - Oak Hill Workforce Housing Project (Marin County Public Finance Authority) – $250,000
The funding will support long-term affordability for Marin residents critical to the local economy. The allotment would advance workforce housing efforts at the Oak Hill site in unincorporated Larkspur, near San Quentin Village and allow for construction to begin sometime in 2026. The project is being developed on surplus land owned by the State of California. The affordable apartments be owned and financed by the Marin County Public Financing Authority, a joint powers authority formed by the County and the Marin County Office of Education.
“These investments reflect both the urgency of Marin County’s housing and childcare challenges and the strength of our partnerships at every level of government,” said County Executive Derek Johnson. “Federal funding like this allows us to protect essential services, keep families housed, and make long-overdue safety improvements that benefit the entire community. The County is grateful to Congressman Jared Huffman for putting forward these requests, and Senator Adam Schiff and Senator Alex Padilla for their support.”
A Consistent Record of Federal Investment
Fiscal year 2026 marks the County’s sixth year requesting congressionally directed spending since earmarks were restored in 2022. Marin has secured funding in every year in which a federal budget including earmarks was enacted. Projects that have received boosts from recent earmark allocations include workforce housing, childcare safety, North Bay dairies, lighting for Golden Gate Village in Marin City, and bike/pedestrian trail along busy Sir Francis Drake Boulevard.