FY27 Community Project Funding Requests

To make the federal funding process more responsive to the needs of the American people, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee may accept  requests from Members of Congress for Community Project Funding to support specific, worthwhile projects in the districts they represent. 

Before submitting your project request, please ensure you meet all of the following requirements: 

• You must be a non-profit, public institution of higher education, State, local, or tribal government entity.
• Your project must be located in or serving constituents in Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District (Double check here.)
• Your project must have demonstrated community support.
• Your project request must be for fiscal year 2027 funds only and cannot include multi‐year funding.
• Your project cannot be for a pool, golf course, garden, town hall or any building actively used for local government operations, memorial, museum, or commemorative (named for an individual or entity).

Please see below for a few examples of successful Community Funding Projects secured by Rep. Magaziner in recent years.

• $800,000 for the City of Warwick Police Department for new portable radios and radio scanners to replace aging emergency response equipment.
• $2,080,000 for the Town of Johnston for stormwater and flooding management.
• $700,000 for the Ocean Community YMCA for a building renovation project.
• $850,000 for the South Kingstown Housing Authority to construct a community center serving residents of low-income and senior housing. 

As we do not yet have guidance from the House Appropriations Committee confirming which types of Community Project Funding requests may be  eligible for FY27, please reference the FY26 Community Project Funding guidance. Please note, this guidance is subject to change. If you have any questions, please reach out to our staff at appropriations.ri02@mail.house.gov. 

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION

The deadline to apply is Monday, March 9, 2026

For Fiscal Year 2026, the following specific funding accounts were available for community project funding requests. At this time, the House Appropriations Committee has not issued guidance on which accounts may be available for submissions for FY27. In Fiscal Year 2026, nonprofits were made ineligible for HUD Economic Development Initiative grants (construction and renovation). 

• Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service (Conservation Operations):
    • The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) supports private landowners, conservation districts, and other organizations to conserve, maintain, and improve the nation’s natural resources. Conservation Operations has four major program components: Conservation Technical Assistance, Soil Survey, Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting, and Plant Materials Centers. Examples of specific objectives include reducing soil erosion, improving soil health, enhancing water supplies, improving water quality, increasing wildlife habitat, and reducing damage caused by floods and other natural disasters.
  • Agricultural Research Service (Buildings and Facilities)
    • The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) owns and operates laboratories and facilities across the United States. Many of these laboratories/facilities are decades old, have outlived their functional lifespan, and are badly in need of major repairs, renovation, or replacement. Facility requests must be for ARS-owned facilities or for facilities that will enhance ongoing ARS work. Requests can assist in the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the Department of Agriculture.
  • Rural Housing Service (Community Facilities)
    • Grants to purchase, construct, or improve essential community facilities, to purchase equipment, and pay other related project expenses. Essential community facilities include, but are not limited to, healthcare facilities, public facilities, public safety measures, educational services, or other community support services. Examples of eligible projects include medical or dental clinics, towns halls, courthouses, childcare centers, police or fire departments, public works vehicles, or distance learning equipment. Any project must serve a rural area as specified in 7 CFR 3570.53 (rural areas including cities, villages, townships, and Federally Recognized Tribal lands with no more than 20,000 residents), and the Member’s request must demonstrate community support. Requests should provide the fullest description of the project as possible. Submissions should include details on all proposed uses of funds, activities that will occur, timeline, and detailed information on the complete service territory, including median household income of the proposed project. The Community Facilities program has a cost share calculated on a graduated scale. Please be aware of any cost share as documented in 7 CFR 3570.63(b).
  • Rural Utilities Service (ReConnect Program)
    • ReConnect broadband pilot grants facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. Grant funding can be used for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service to rural areas without sufficient broadband access.
    • The area must be rural and lack sufficient access to broadband service. A rural area is any area which is not located within a city, town, or incorporated area that has a population of greater than 20,000 inhabitants. Sufficient access to broadband is defined as greater than 90% of any rural area in which households have fixed, terrestrial broadband service delivering at least 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream. Mobile and satellite services will not be considered in making the determination of sufficient access to broadband. Stand-alone, middle-mile projects are not eligible under the ReConnect Program. However, middle-mile facilities are eligible if they are needed to bring sufficient broadband service to all premises in the area.
  • Rural Utilities Service (Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants)
    • The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (DLT) helps rural residents better utilize the enormous potential of modern telecommunications and the internet for education and healthcare, two critical components of economic and community development. The DLT program helps rural communities acquire the technology and training necessary to connect educational and medical professionals with students, teachers, and patients in rural areas. The program is intended to serve rural areas with populations of 20,000 or less.
    • Grants may be used for audio and video equipment, broadband facilities that support distance learning or telemedicine (not actual broadband), computer hardware or network components/software, and acquisition of instructional programming.
    • All requests are subject to all the regulations governing the program which can be found at 7 CFR Part 1734.
  • Rural Utilities Service (Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants)
    • The Water and Waste Disposal Grant Program may be used to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of drinking water sourcing, treatment, storage and disposal; sewer collection, transmission, treatment and disposal; solid waste collection, disposal and closure; and storm water collection, transmission, and closure.
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • NIST - Scientific and Technical Research
    • Funding must be for activities consistent with, and supportive of, NIST’s mission and aligned with one or more of the functions and activities described in section 272 of title 15, United States Code, such as STEM education activities, scientific research, or other activities that support American manufacturing and industry.
  • NOAA - Coastal Zone Management
    • Funding must be for activities consistent with, and supportive of, NOAA’s mission and aligned with one or more of the purposes described in the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. § 1451 et seq.).
    • Coastal Zone Management projects are subject to any applicable cost-share required by law under the Coastal Zone Management Program.
  • DOJ - COPS Technology and Equipment
    • Funding will be provided for COPS Technology and Equipment (COPS Tech) community project grants for State, local, and tribal law enforcement to develop and acquire effective technologies and interoperable communications that assist in investigating, responding to, and preventing crime, provided that such equipment meets the applicable requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES).
    • Funding must be aligned with the purposes of section 1701(b)(8) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. § 10381(b)(8)). As such, the Committee will consider projects to develop and/or acquire technologies and equipment, including interoperable communications technologies, modernized criminal record technology, and forensic technology, to assist State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, including by reorienting the emphasis of their activities from reacting to crime to preventing crime and training law enforcement officers to use such technologies.
    • Funding for building construction or renovation is not an eligible use of funding under this account.
  • DOJ - Byrne Justice
    • Byrne JAG Grants assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement efforts to prevent crime, improve the criminal justice system, provide victims’ services, and other related activities. Community projects funded under this category must comply with the requirements cited in JAG statutes and be consistent with the Department of Justice guidance for the program.
  • NASA - Safety, Security, and Mission Services
    • Funding must be for activities consistent with and supportive of the work of NASA’s mission directorates and within the agency’s authorities, such as STEM education activities, technology development, and scientific research. Funding for building construction, renovation projects, or medical research will not be considered for community project funding under this account.
• Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
  • 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)
• Homeland Security
  • FEMA - Emergency Ops. Centers
    • FEMA’s EOC grants improve emergency management and preparedness capabilities by supporting flexible, sustainable, secure, strategically located, and fully interoperable EOCs with a focus on addressing identified deficiencies and needs. According to the National Fire Protection Association, an EOC is defined as a “facility or capability from which direction and control is exercised in an emergency. This type of center or capability is designated to ensure that the capacity exists for leadership to direct and control operations from a centralized facility or capability in the event of an emergency.”
    • Only projects that meet the requirements detailed in the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for the EOC Grant Program, including the cost-share requirement and environmental and historic preservation requirements, as applicable, will be considered for funding.
  • FEMA - Pre-Disaster Mitigation
    • Only projects that meet the requirements detailed in the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program will be considered for funding, including the cost-share requirement and environmental and historic preservation requirements, as applicable. The state agency responsible for administering mitigation grants in the requestor’s state must submit an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and that entity will serve as the administrative agent for the grant. Therefore, all project proposals must be accompanied by a letter of support from the appropriate state agency (RIEMA) affirming that it believes the project is eligible.
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • EPA - STAG - Clean Water State Revolving Fund & Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
    • These projects include construction of and modifications to municipal sewage treatment plants and drinking water treatment plants. Similar to past practice, the Committee will be limiting STAG infrastructure grants only to projects that are publicly-owned or owned by a non-profit entity and that are otherwise eligible for the funding from that state’s Clean Water or Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRF) loan programs. Public entities (State, municipal, local, territorial, or Tribal government entities) should be considered as the primary grantees to oversee the completion of the project. Privately-owned projects are NOT eligible for infrastructure grants, even if they are otherwise eligible for assistance under a SRF program. Many water projects often partner with nonprofit entities to complete projects. Therefore, the Committee will consider, on a limited basis, projects that are directed to non-profits with an inherently governmental function. The Committee will look favorably upon requests for projects that are listed on a state’s most recent Intended Use Plan.
    • There is a minimum 20% cost share requirement for any portion of a project funded through a STAG infrastructure grant.
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: construction and unspecified minor military construction projects for active or reserve components. Eligible Community Project Funding requests are those that are submitted to Congress by DoD, the Services, and Combatant Commanders. Projects suggested by an installation or unit commander will not be accepted. The project must be listed in Unfunded Requirements/Unfunded Priorities Lists or the Future Year Defense Program.
  • 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
• Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
  • HUD - CDBG - Economic Development Initiatives
    • Project requests for the FY26 Economic Development Initiative program must be eligible under one or more of the following criteria of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program: 42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(1), 5305(a)(2), 5305(a)(4), 5305(a)(5); which are as follows—but limited to—land or site acquisition, demolition or rehabilitation; blight removal; and construction and capital improvements of public facilities, except for “buildings used for the general conduct of government.”  Programmatic and operational expenses are not eligible.
      • 5305(a)(1) – the acquisition of real property (including air rights, water rights, and other interests therein) which is (A) blighted, deteriorated, deteriorating, undeveloped, or inappropriately developed from the standpoint of sound community development and growth; (B) appropriate for rehabilitation or conservation activities; (C) appropriate for the preservation or restoration of historic sites, the beautification of urban land, the conservation of open spaces, natural resources, and scenic areas, the provision of recreational opportunities, or the guidance of urban development; (D) to be used for the provision of public works, facilities, and improvements eligible for assistance under this chapter; or (E) to be used for other public purposes;
      • 5305(a)(2) – the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or installation (including design features and improvements with respect to such construction, reconstruction, or installation that promote energy efficiency) of public works, facilities (except for buildings for the general conduct of government), and site or other improvements;
      • 5305(a)(4) – clearance, demolition, removal, reconstruction, and rehabilitation (including rehabilitation which promotes energy efficiency) of buildings and improvements (including interim assistance, and financing public or private acquisition for reconstruction or rehabilitation, and reconstruction or rehabilitation, of privately owned properties, and including the renovation of closed school buildings);
      • 5305(a)(5) – special projects directed to the removal of material and architectural barriers which restrict the mobility and accessibility of elderly and handicapped persons.
  • DOT - Airport Improvement Program
    • AIP community project requests may be used for enhancing airport safety, capacity, and security, and mitigating environmental concerns.
    • All projects must be:
      • AIP eligible in accordance with sections 47101 to 47175 of title 49, United States Code, and FAA policy and guidance.
      • Included in the FAA’s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).
      • Supported broadly by local stakeholders, including residents, businesses, and elected officials.
      • Administered by an airport and/or airport sponsor.
    • For large and medium primary hub airports, the grant covers 75 percent of eligible costs (or 80 percent for noise program implementation). For small primary, reliever, and general aviation airports, the grant covers a range of 90-95 percent of eligible costs, based on statutory requirements. Specific cost share requirements should be understood by the grantee, and verified by the FAA Regional District Office, along with other requirements to receive FAA funding.
  • DOT - Highway Infrastructure Projects
    • Highway Infrastructure Projects are capital projects eligible under title 23 of the United States Code. Eligible projects are described under Section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by title III of division A of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Tribal and territorial capital projects authorized under chapters 1 and 2 of title 23, United States Code, are also eligible.
    • The Subcommittee will not fund activities that are administrative in nature even if they are eligible expenses under the statutory citation. These include general operating expenses, and activities required under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code.
    • All projects must be:
      • Capital projects or project-specific planning/design for a capital project.
      • Supported by the state or Tribal government that would administer the project. Inclusion on a Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) or Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) would satisfy this requirement.
    • Applicants should be aware that Highway Infrastructure Projects have a non-Federal cost share calculated on a sliding scale. The cost-share requirements are defined in statute and vary based on activity, location, and other factors. Additionally, most projects will be subject to various Federal requirements such as competition in contracting, Buy America, and the National Environmental Policy Act. The Committee strongly encourages potential funding recipients to reach out to their state departments of transportation to determine the eligibility and viability of projects.
  • DOT - Transit Infrastructure Projects
    • Transit Infrastructure Projects are public transportation capital projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49 of the United States Code. Eligible capital projects are described under section 5302(4) of title 49, United States Code.
    • All projects must be:
      • Transit capital projects or project-specific planning/design for a transit capital project.
      • Supported by the state, local governmental authority, or Tribal government that would administer the project. Inclusion on a Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) or Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) would satisfy this requirement.
      • Administered by public entities or Tribal entities.
    • Public transportation or transit is defined in Section 5302(15) and (22) of title 49, United States Code, as regular, continuing shared-ride surface transportation that is open to the general public or open to a segment of the general public defined by age, disability, or low income, and does not include intercity passenger rail transportation, intercity bus service, charter bus service, school bus service, sightseeing service, courtesy shuttle serves for patrons of one or more specific establishments, or intra-terminal or intra-facility shuttle services.
    • The Subcommittee will not fund activities that are administrative in nature even if they are eligible expenses under the statutory citation.
  • DOT - Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
    • Rail infrastructure projects are capital projects eligible under the CRISI program authorized in section 22907 of title 49, United States Code. CRISI provides grants to assist in financing the cost of improving passenger and freight rail transportation systems.
    • All projects must be:
      • Rail capital projects or systems planning for a rail capital project;
      • Supported by the state, local governmental authority, or Tribal government that would administer the project; and
      • Sponsored by public entities or Tribal entities.
    • The Subcommittee will not fund activities that are administrative in nature even if they are eligible expenses under the statutory citation. These include but are not limited to general operating expenses, rail-related research, and workforce activities.
    • The Committee strongly encourages recipients to reach out to the project sponsor (i.e., public agency) to determine the eligibility and viability of their projects. Rail capital projects under the CRISI program require a minimum 20 percent non-federal share.
  • DOT - Port Infrastructure Development Program
    • Port Infrastructure Development Program projects are projects eligible under Section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by title XXXV of division C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. The Subcommittee will only fund projects that meet eligibility criteria and will be administered by eligible applicants, as described by statute. As a reminder, funding may not be directed to for profit recipients.
    • Due to the limited amount of total CPF funding, priority will be given to projects at small inland river and coastal ports and terminals, as described in 46 U.S.C. 54301(b), and to discrete, smaller-scale projects at larger ports and intermodal connections to ports.
    • This program has a statutory non-Federal matching requirement, with potential exceptions for small and rural area ports. Applicants should review 46 USC sections 54301(a)(8) and 54301(b) for more information on these cost-share requirements before submitting requests for funding.