Community Project Funding Requests - Fiscal Year 2027

The House Committee on Appropriations solicited Community Project Funding (CPF) requests – commonly referred to as earmarks – from Members in addition to the standard programmatic and language-based requests. Each Member is limited to 20 Community Project Funding Requests across all subcommittees for FY27 and there is no guarantee that all projects will be funded. The FY27 CPF process has a limited scope with combined earmarks capped at 0.5% of all discretionary spending.

Eligibility Information

Only state and local government entities, certain public institutions, and non-profit entities are eligible to submit and receive funding through CPF. Funding cannot be directed to for-profit entities, memorials, museums, or commemoratives (i.e., projects named for an individual or entity), and will not include waivers for State or local match requirements. While matching funds do not have to be in-hand prior to the request, requesting entities must have a plan to meet such requirements for the project to be viable. Additionally, each submission must be for FY27 only and cannot include multiyear funding requests. The Committee will only consider projects with demonstrated community support in the form of: letters from local elected officials; press articles highlighting need; support from newspaper editorial boards; mentions on State intended use plans, community development plans, or other publicly available planning documents; resolutions passed by city councils or boards; etc.

Please note that each eligible account has its own eligibility criteria, which is available here. In some cases, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development – Economic Development Initiatives account, nonprofits (except some institutions of higher education) cannot be the direct recipient of a CPF, but can be a subrecipient if a state or local government requests the project.

Eligible Accounts by Subcommittee

Descriptions of eligible accounts can be found here.

Subcommittee & Deadline	Eligible Accounts
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration	Department of Agriculture – Farm Production and Conservation Programs Natural Resources Conservation Service (Conservation Operations) Department of Agriculture – Research, Education, and Economics Agricultural Research Service (Buildings and Facilities) Department of Agriculture – Rural Development Rural Housing Service (Community Facilities) Rural Utilities Service (Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants) Rural Utilities Service (Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants)
Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS)	Department of Commerce NIST – Scientific and Technical Research NOAA – Coastal Zone Management Department of Justice COPS Technology and Equipment Byrne Justice Assistance Grants (Byrne) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Safety, Security, and Mission Services
Defense	N/A
Energy and Water Development	Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) Investigations Construction Mississippi River and Tributaries Operation and Maintenance Department of the Interior / Bureau of Reclamation Water and Related Resources
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG)	N/A
Homeland Security	Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Assistance – Emergency Ops. Centers Federal Assistance – Pre-Disaster Mitigation
Interior and Environment	Environmental Protection Agency STAG – Clean Water State Revolving Fund STAG – Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (LHHS)	Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration
Legislative Branch	N/A
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (MilCon/VA)	Army Army National Guard Army Reserve Navy & Marine Corps Navy Reserve Air Force and Space Force Air National Guard Air Force Reserve DoD, Defense-Wide
State, Foreign Operations (SFOPS)	N/A
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD)	Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund – Economic Development Initiatives Please Note: non-profits are not eligible to be direct recipients for this account, but can potentially be a sub-recipient if a state or local government requests the project. Department of Transportation Airport Improvement Program Highway Infrastructure Projects Transit Infrastructure Projects Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Port Infrastructure Development Program

Transparency

The final 20 CPF requests selected and submitted to the Appropriations Committee will be posted on this page. Members are required to certify that neither they nor their immediate family have a financial interest in the CPF requests made.

CA-18 Requests

Please note: The projects are listed by Subcommittee and are in alphabetical order by recipient and project name.

Commerce, Justice, Science

Recipient: San Jose State University
Project Name: Center for Cryogenic and Quantum Technology
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Address: 1 Washington Square, San José, California 95192
Project Description: The project would fund a Center for Cryogenic and Quantum Technology Research and Education at SJSU, including acquisition of advanced cryogenic research systems, hardware, computing infrastructure, personnel and associated costs. Click here for the financial disclosure statement.

Recipient: Santa Cruz County
Project Name: RING Public Safety Radio System
Amount Requested: $5,447,580
Address: 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, California 95060
Project Description: The project would fund a modern P25 Phase II public safety radio system, including system control equipment, simulcast control equipment, VHF antenna systems, county backhaul and networking equipment, and network management system equipment. Click here for the financial disclosure statement.

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration

Recipient: City of Gonzales
Project Name: Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation
Amount Requested: $2,950,000
Address: 147 Fourth Street, Gonzales, CA 93926
Project Description: This project would fund the rehabilitation of the City's Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant, including replacement of nine non-functioning aerators, four channel grinders, installation of a new grit removal system and dichlorination system, and sludge removal from existing lagoons. Click here for the financial disclosure statement.

Recipient: City of Greenfield
Project Name: Public Works Complex
Amount Requested: $370,000
Address: 599 El Camino Real, Greenfield, CA 93927
Project Description: This project would fund the purchase and installation of a new modular Public Works operations facility to replace an existing building with documented fire, life-safety, and building code deficiencies, including serious electrical hazards, inadequate ventilation, and restroom facilities that do not meet California ADA standards. Click here for the financial disclosure statement.

Recipient: Resource Conservation District of Monterey County
Project Name: Salinas River Watershed Solutions
Amount Requested: $1,200,000
Address: 744 La Guardia St, Suite A, Salinas, CA 93933
Project Description: This project would fund the expansion of the Salinas River Arundo Eradication and Stream Maintenance Programs, including eradication of invasive Arundo donax, stream maintenance activities, development of a watershed restoration strategy, and technical assistance to agricultural producers on erosion control, runoff management, irrigation, and water quality practices. Click here for the financial disclosure statement.

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