FY27 Community Project Funding
March 6th Deadline: Community Project Funding Applications Due Friday, March 6th at Noon
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has announced that the Committee will begin accepting requests for Community Project Funding for the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations process. Community Project Funding enables Members of Congress to direct federal spending towards specific projects and programs that address the most significant needs facing our communities. The deadline for all appropriations requests submission to my office is Friday, March 6th, at 12pm CT.
I am proud that 15 projects in our district that I nominated through this process last year were approved for funding, bringing more than $15 million in support for critical local projects that will support local priorities including infrastructure improvements, education and workforce development, public safety enhancements, flood mitigation, and transportation upgrades.
This year my office is permitted to submit up to 20 requests, and we hope to bring home even more federal funding to the 8th District. Only state, local, and tribal governments; publicly owned entities; and certain non-profit entities are eligible for Community Project Funding. Projects must apply for specific federal funding accounts within a specific federal agency, and not all federal funding accounts are eligible. Applicants will also need to demonstrate strong community support for the proposed project.
Please be aware that this year, the Republican majority on the House Appropriations Committee has made projects in the following accounts ineligible to receive Community Project Funding:
- The Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee (FSGG)
All requests must be submitted to my office by Friday, March 6th, at 12pm CT. You can learn more about the application process here, or email Anna Dodge at anna.dodge@mail.house.gov with any questions.
You can submit your application here.
Below, please find links for guidance regarding Programmatic and Language requests and Community Project Funding requests for each subcommittee.
Full Committee Guidance
- Programmatic and Language Request Guidance can be found HERE.
- Community Project Funding Request Guidance can be found HERE.
- A list of eligible accounts is available HERE.
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Commerce, Justice, and Science
Defense
- Programmatic and Language Request Guidance (link)
Energy and Water Development
Financial Services and General Government
- Programmatic and Language Request Guidance (link)
Homeland Security
Interior and Environment
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
- Programmatic and Language Request Guidance (link)
- Community Project Funding Request Submission (link)
Legislative Branch
- Programmatic and Language Request Guidance (link)
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs
National Security and Department of State (formerly State-Foreign Operations)
- Programmatic and Language Request Guidance (link)
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development
- Programmatic and Language Request Guidance (link)
- Community Project Funding Request Guidance
- Department of Transportation – Airport Improvement Program (link)
- Department of Transportation – Highway Infrastructure Projects (link)
- Department of Transportation – Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (link)
- Department of Transportation – Transit Infrastructure Grants (link)
- Department of Transportation – Port Infrastructure Development Program (link)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development – Economic Development Initiatives (link)