FY 2027 Federal Funding Requests
Distinguishing Community Project Funding, Program, and Language Requests
Community Project Funding (CPF) request
A funding request for a specific governmental or other eligible entity to carry out a specific community project. Example: Provide $500,000 for a specific entity in City, State.
Programmatic request
A request to fund a specific program in the bill at a specified level. Example: Provide $200,000,000 for the ReConnect program.
Language request
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 by an agency. Example: The Committee encourages USDA to study the impact of expanded broadband on rural communities’ economic prosperity. If the programmatic or report language request is intended to be for a specific governmental or other.
Request Forms and Resources
Programmatic or Language Request
If you have a funding or language proposal for Fiscal Year 2027, please complete this form. This form can be used for both programmatic funding requests in addition to language requests. Please note that submission of this form does not mean that the proposal will be funded.
Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026
2027 Programmatic or Language Request Form
Community Project Funding Request
If you have a Community Project funding request, please complete the form below. Full formal CPF guidance, including eligibility of programs/accounts will be made available at a later time. For your awareness, this year's guidance can be found here. Once available, it is imperative that you review the list of eligible programs to ensure that your project meets all of the requirements as laid out by the House Appropriations Committee. The full list of this year's eligible programs can be found here.
Note: The number of eligible programs the last few years has been greatly reduced and House members are restricted to submitting 20 projects. The Defense and Financial Service & General Government bills are not eligible for CPFs.
Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026
2027 Community Project Funding Request Form
FY2027 Appropriations Requests
Recipient: University of Maryland, College Park
Project Title: UMD Computational Support for the Chesapeake Bay Area Monitoring Prediction System
Description: The University of Maryland is developing a first of its kind, coupled, multi-domain modeling and data assimilation system for the Chesapeake Bay region. The system will merge observations from atmosphere, freshwater streams, estuary, soils, land surface, and ecosystems into state-of-the-art coupled models to provide prediction and other decision support data for use by emergency managers and state and local authorities.
Amount: $3,000,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: University of Maryland, College Park
Project Title: AI Readiness in Education (AIRE) Hub
Description: This project would establish a policy and practice hub to meet the AI needs of educators in Maryland, housed at the University of Maryland-College Park, but with a broad reach that serves as a resource and thought partner for school districts across the state.
Amount: $625,072
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: United States Bomb Technician Association
Project Title: Bomb Technician/Hazmat Training and Response Exercise
Description: This project would create the first of its kind in the State of Maryland a partnership between the Maryland First Responders/Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center (MCAC) and the USBTA a Bomb Technician/Hazmat Training and Response Exercises.
Amount: $950,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Maryland Technology Development Corporation
Project Title: Southern Maryland Energetics & Advanced Manufacturing Transition Program
Description: The Southern Maryland Energetics & Advanced Manufacturing Transition Program will establish a structured commercialization and technology transition platform aligned with the mission of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD).
Amount: $2,500,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Morgan State University
Project Title: Southern Maryland Blue Catfish Management and Regional Seafood Market Development Initiative
Description: This project, led by the Morgan State University Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL) in St. Leonard, Md., addresses the critical ecological and economic threat posed by the invasive blue catfish in the Southern Maryland region.
Amount: $600,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
Project Title: Boys & Girls Clubs of Maryland Statewide Initiative
Description: The project will enable Boys & Girls Clubs across Maryland to positively impact youth ages 6-18 in 23 counties and Baltimore City. Programs will encompass an evidence-based statewide prevention initiative aimed at reducing risk of involvement in violence and substance use.
Amount: $4,000,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Project Title: ADA-Accessible Piers and Pathways at St. Clement’s Island State Park
Description: This project would improve walkways and piers on St. Clement’s Island to ADA standards.
Amount: $500,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Project Title: BARC Building 307B Renovation and Modernization Project
Description: This project would consolidate existing facilities into 11 buildings housing offices and labs, including Building 307B. 307B is home to the Food Components and Health Laboratory, the Food Surveys Research Group, and the Food for Health and People and the Environment Laboratory.
Amount: $3,000,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Title: Fishing Creek, MD Dredging and Jetty Repair
Description: This project would appropriately manage the assets around Fishing Creek, MD. Work activities could include but are not limited to south jetty repair, channel maintenance and environmental restoration.
Amount: $5,000,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: MedStar Ambulatory Services
Project Title: MedStar Ambulatory Services and Rural Healthcare Improvement
Description: This project would be used for renovations at MedStar Health Urgent Care at La Plata to support the addition of onsite Orthopedic services.
Amount: $3,000,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center
Project Title: Nuclear Medicine Modernization Initiative
Description: This project would replace aging nuclear medicine equipment, which is limiting both diagnostic precision and the patient experience.
Amount: $650,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Charles County Government
Project Title: Melwood Camp Accomplish - Medical Cabin
Description: This project would build an accessible medical cabin at the Melwood Recreation Center to provide high quality care for children and young adults with disabilities participating in Camp Accomplish.
Amount: $3,100,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Maryland Department of Emergency Management
Project Title: Maryland Joint Operations Center Update
Description: This project would be used to provide technology and facility improvements for the State Emergency Operations Center and Maryland Joint Operations Center.
Amount: $1,500,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: College of Southern Maryland
Project Title: Aviation Maintenance Workforce Development Training Facility
Description: This project would construct and upgrade specialized aviation training infrastructure at the College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) Center for Trades and Energy Training (CTET) to support Phase II implementation of an FAA Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) program and expand regional capacity to prepare students for high-demand aviation maintenance careers.
Amount: $1,200,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Bowie State University
Project Title: Bowie State Center for Autism and Family Engagement
Description: This project would construct and outfit the Center for Autism and Family Engagement to address this growing family services need by building institutional research infrastructure, strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration, and expanding access to services in underserved and under resourced communities in the state of Maryland.
Amount: $900,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: City of Bowie
Project Title: Bowie Food Pantry
Description: This project would replace and upgrade the Bowie Food Pantry facilities including a new drive-up location for food distribution and emergency services addressing vulnerable populations in Prince George's County.
Amount: $2,000,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: University of Maryland, College Park
Project Title: UMD RecWell’s Outdoor Experience Pavilions
Description: This project would construct two outdoor learning pavilions designed to offer sheltered nature-connected spaces for experiential education.
Amount: $800,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Town of La Plata
Project Title: Town of La Plata - Southwest Access Management Plan
Description: This project would be used to execute an access management and safety plan for US 301 south of Charles Street (MD 6).
Amount: $1,250,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: St. Mary's College of Maryland
Project Title: St. Mary's College of Maryland Student Connectivity Upgrade
Description: This project would upgrade broadband infrastructure, significantly expanding and improving broadband access in its rural location to support academic programming in high-demand fields such as data science, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.
Amount: $1,195,000
Financial Disclosure
Recipient: Town of Indian Head
Project Title: "H2O" Housing to Opportunity
Description: This project would develop additional housing opportunities in the community to create a continuum of available, extremely affordable housing inventory in Southern Maryland targeted toward families navigating economic challenges.
Amount: $786,000
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