General Information

• Community Project Funding (CPF), formerly known as earmarks, is a way for Members of Congress to submit specific local projects to be included in the annual appropriations bill for funding.
• Each Member of Congress may request up to 15 total CPF’s across the seven available appropriations bills.
• There is no guarantee all projects submitted will be included in the bills or funded at the requested levels.
• Applicants must be state or local government entities or a non-profit for certain programs.
• All projects submitted by the Member will be posted publicly on both the Appropriations Committee and Member’s websites.
• The website must contain the proposed recipient and address of the recipient, the amount of the request, and an explanation of the request, including the purpose and why it is a valuable use of taxpayer funds. Our FY23 webpage can be found here and all Congressional Member submissions can be found here.
  
• Projects are required to show broad community support. This could include but not limited to letters of support from local legislatures, resolutions from local governments or city councils, press articles highlighting the need for the project, and local transportation or infrastructure plans.
• Each appropriations account has specific guidelines and requirements, so please refer to the application for more information. Several accounts were removed from FY23.