Fiscal Year 2027 Community Project Funding

CPF Overview
Community Project Funding (CPF) is an initiative for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) that allows Members of Congress to request direct funding for projects that benefit the communities they represent. CPF is separate from federal grants and funding apportioned by formula. CPFs are also not regular appropriations requests, which deal with overall funding levels for federal programs.

Please see our FY27 Appropriations Requests page for more information about submitting non-CPF appropriations requests.

The CPF process includes stringent eligibility, ethics, and transparency guardrails that are outlined on the individual forms linked below. CPF will be available only to nonprofit organizations and to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.

In addition, only projects with evidence of strong support from the community will be considered, and evidence of community support and community need is required as part of your submission. This evidence can take the form of a letter from local stakeholders, inclusion on a state or local planning document, letters to the editor in local papers, and many more options discussed further below.

Eligible applicants should complete our CPF Application form and email supporting documents before Monday, March 9th, 2026 at 6:00 PM CT to CommunityProjectFunding.IL04@mail.house.gov (with the project title in the subject line).

Please note that this limited timeline is due to external deadlines that our office does not control.

Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

Projects will be considered in accordance with the Appropriations Committee-established guidelines below. If you have any questions regarding CPF funding, please email us at CommunityProjectFunding.IL04@mail.house.gov.

CPF Guidelines

Requirements for Eligibility:

Located in the 4th Congressional District
State or Local Support (letters, resolutions, elected letters, bills, development plans, agency, etc.)
Community Support (forums, articles, hearings, letters, etc.)
Matching Funds (government, any level)
Other Funds (private, philanthropic)
Focused 1-year of funding (intend to use FY27)
Demonstrated Impact or Benefit to Community
Projected Budget submitted (total cost)
Proposed project fits an eligible Appropriations account
Project approved by federal, state, or local agency/entity (for new project)
State and local governments can submit projects from already approved and vetted list of projects
Must submit IRS determination letter demonstrating status
For-profit or private organizations are NOT eligible

Ethics & Transparency Requirements:

Each Member may only submit 20 CPF projects to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration through the eligible appropriations accounts. Of those 20, there is no guarantee that all will be funded. If your project is one of the 20 submitted, the full details of your request (including the information provided below) are required to be posted publicly online on Rep. García’s website.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) will conduct a mandatory audit of a sample of enacted CPF projects and report its findings to Congress. This report will likely be made public at some point.
A Member, their spouse, and immediate family may not have any financial interest in the project.
There is a federal nexus requirement for each funded project, the committee will only fund projects that are tied to a federal authorization law.

The House Appropriations Committee’s FY27 CPF Guidance can be found here and full details by eligible accounts can be found here.

Please note that some of the eligible accounts and entities have changed from prior years.