Espaillat: Apply for Congressional Funding for Local Community Projects Today

Click here to view and submit the 2024 Community Project Request Form for Rep. Adriano Espaillat

Deadline to Apply is March 17th!

NEW YORK, NY – Last week, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, which funds federal agencies and programs—announced the start of a new cycle of community project funding for state and local entities to receive direct federal funding through the Appropriations process.

Community Project Funding allows Members of Congress to direct congressional funding to their districts to help address the needs of the community. This funding is critical to helping support the administrative and operational functions of eligible groups in the district.

Eligible entities that can apply for funding include state or local governmental entities and certain eligible non-profit organizations. All for-profit groups and entities are ineligible. Eligible projects are broken down by each spending bill.

Click here to view and submit the 2024 Community Project Request Form for Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).

“We are incredibly excited to announce that New York state and local governments, and non-profit organizations, are now able to request Community Project Funding in upcoming annual federal spending bills,” said Reps. Espaillat, Meng, and Morelle. “This process ensures that Members of Congress can work with their communities to identify projects which need funding and has successfully allowed us to target funding to projects in our congressional districts that need this support the most to continue their work. Members of Congress know our districts best, and we look forward to collaborating closely with community groups to identify the projects and what steps may be involved to ensure this process and funding opportunity is available to all.”

A copy of the guidance can be found here.

Please note that, unfortunately, the House Republican Majority has stripped all Department of Labor, Education, Health and Financial Services/General Government (Small Business) projects. The new GOP majority also set stringent limitations on the Department of Housing and Urban Development, CDBG – Economic Development Initiatives account. This year, no programmatic or operational expenses are eligible for this account. The only eligible use of funds will now be for 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”.

Additionally, Republicans have barred museums, commemoratives, memorials, swimming pools, water parks, golf courses, healthcare facilities, and venues strictly for entertainment– e.g., theaters and performing arts venues from receiving EDI funds.

Eligible organizations are encouraged to call the Office of Congressman Adriano Espaillat at 202-225-4365 should groups have questions regarding this funding cycle's process and other updates.

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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fourth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress. He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.

Media inquiries: Candace Person at Candace.Person@mail.house.gov