FY25 Community Project Funding / Appropriations Requests

FY25 Community Project Funding and Appropriations Requests

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  • Click here for our office’s Community Project Funding PowerPoint presentation
  • Click here for a video recording of our office’s Community Project Funding PowerPoint webinar

***DEADLINE: Monday 4/29/2024 at 5:00pm EST.

PLEASE NOTE:  The House Appropriations Committee majority has decided that non-profits are no longer eligible to apply for Community Project Funding under the Community Development Fund – Economic Development Initiative Projects category, which is a significant change from the previous year.

The office of Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) is now accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding requests and Programmatic & Language Appropriations requests. Full Fiscal Year 2025 guidance has now been released by the House Appropriations Committee and these are listed below and included in the applications themselves.

This process is separated into two categories: 1) Community Project Funding requests and 2) Programmatic & Language Appropriations Requests. The Community Project Funding request process is relevant to most people, while the Programmatic & Language Appropriations requests process is relevant to fewer people and geared more toward organizations and institutions interested in influencing the overall federal government funding process – and is not intended for those seeking specific funding for specific projects.

Each individual application form listed below for both Community Project Funding requests and Programmatic & Language Appropriations requests has more specific information – including guidelines and requirements – that is relevant to the specific category of request being submitted. Prior to submitting applications for either Community Project Funding or Programmatic & Language Appropriations requests, please carefully review all the information that is provided and linked to within the applications themselves.

Community Project Funding Requests

Each year, the Community Project Funding process allows members of Congress to accept applications for local projects in need of funding assistance, review those projects, and then submit up to 15 projects to the House Appropriations Committee for possible inclusion in the federal government budget.

The Community Project Funding process is highly competitive, open only to local and state governments and non-profits, requires projects to meet eligibility requirements outlined by the House Appropriations Committee, and is primarily for projects in need of funding for capital expenses. Please note that there is no guarantee that Community Project Funding requests submitted to our office will be selected for consideration by the House Appropriations Committee, nor does consideration by the House Appropriations Committee guarantee they will be funded.

After our office’s submission deadline for FY25 Community Project Funding requests has closed on Monday 4/29/2024 at 5:00pm EST, our office will then take time to review each project to determine which projects will be selected to move forward in the process, after which we will announce which projects have been selected. For those projects that are selected to move forward in the process, we will follow up to request additional information that will be needed to officially submit the project for consideration to the House Appropriations Committee for them to review and determines if a project will be included in the federal government budget.

Please be aware that the disbursal of Community Project Funding to approved projects is dependent upon Congressional passage of the Appropriations bills and the president’s signing of the Appropriations bills. After that has happened, each federal agency has its own timeline for disbursing Community Project Funding, which can take several months. It is safe to assume that it could take between 12-18 months between the time a project is submitted to our office, until funding is disbursed from the federal agencies – however, that is just a rough timeline.

Community Project Funding Applications

  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
      • Application
      • FY25 Guidance
      • FY24 Guidance
      • Eligible projects include those related to: Agricultural Research Service, Buildings and Facilities; Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Operations; Rural Development, Rural Housing Service, Community Facility Grants; Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service, ReConnect Grants; Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service, Water and Waste Grants; Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service, Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants
  • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
  • Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
      • Application
      • FY25 Guidance
      • FY24 Guidance
      • Eligible projects include those related to: construction associated with the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, Defense-Wide Agencies, Defense
        Logistics Agency, Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve
  • Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (6 categories)
  • Community Development Fund – Economic Development Initiative Projects
      • Application
      • FY25 Guidance
      • FY24 Guidance
      • Eligible projects include those related 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.”
  • Transit Infrastructure Projects
  • Airport Improvement Program Projects
  • Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Projects

Programmatic & Language Appropriations Requests

Separate from the Community Project Funding request process is the Programmatic & Language Appropriations request process.

Programmatic & Language Applications

  • Programmatic Requests
      • Application
      • A request to fund a specific program or activity in the bill at a specified level.
      • Example: Provide $70,000,000 in the Transportation Security Administration’s Procurement, Construction, and Improvements account for the Checkpoint Property Screening System.
  • Language Requests
      • Application
      • A request to include specific bill or report language that does not direct funding to a particular entity but encourages, urges, or directs some type of action.
      • Example: Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies.—The Committee directs the Secretary to expand eligibility for grants under SAMHSA Prevention Programs of Regional and National Significance and corresponding services provided by the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies to private, non-profit, regional organizations, including faith-based organizations.