FY26 Community Project Funding

I am accepting applications for Community Project Funding to support specific, worthwhile projects in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District. While the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Community Project Funding process is ongoing, I am opening applications for FY26 projects to provide organizations with sufficient time to complete their applications should the Republican House Appropriations Committee choose to accept FY26 projects. Project requirements may change at the discretion of the Republican House Appropriations Committee, including the potential cancellation of Community Project Funding. 

For FY 24, I successfully secured $20,075,769 for all fifteen projects Congressman David Cicilline submitted to the Appropriations Committee. A full list of FY24 projects can be found HERE and a full list of FY25 projects I submitted can be found HERE.

For FY26, Rhode Island state government entities, municipalities, local government entities, and 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, can follow the process below to submit an application for Community Project Funding to our office. For-profit entities are not eligible for Community Project Funding. Projects must be located in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District. 

The deadline to submit a Community Project Funding request to our office for FY26 is 5:00pm on Friday, March 21, 2025.

Only projects with demonstrated community support will be considered. Funding is for FY26 only. Federal programs may require a state or local match or cost-share for projects, which the House Appropriations Committee cannot waive.

Project requirements may change at the discretion of the Republican House Appropriations Committee, including the cancellation of Community Project Funding entirely. 

I anticipate that our office will receive far more requests for funding than can be fulfilled. I expect Members of Congress can only submit fifteen requests in total across all eligible Community Project Funding accounts within the annual federal Appropriations legislation. Please know that I cannot guarantee what will be funded and at what level because final determination on funding is made by the Republican House Appropriations Committee.

We are here to help you identify other potential federal funding opportunities where available. Please reach out to my District Office to discuss your projects should funding not be made available through this year’s appropriations process.

For specific questions about the Community Project Funding process, please reach out to my staff below:

Christina Rankin, Legislative Director
Christina.Rankin@mail.house.gov

202-225-4911

Erlinda Castro, Field Representative 

Erlinda.Castro@mail.house.gov 

(401) 729-5600

Community Project Funding Application

To submit requests, please use the following forms, which are organized according to the eligible categories within the various government funding bills.

The deadline is 5:00pm on Friday, March 21, 2025 to submit a Community Project Funding request to our office for FY26.

In FY25, the following accounts were available for Community Project Funding requests. The Republican House Appropriations Committee has not released guidance on which accounts may be available for submissions for FY26. 

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee

• Department of Agriculture–Farm Production and Conservation Programs
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service (Conservation Operations)
• Department of Agriculture–Research, Education, and Economics
  • Agricultural Research Service (Buildings and Facilities)
• Department of Agriculture–Rural Development
  • Rural Housing Service (Community Facilities)
  • Rural Utilities Service (ReConnect Program)
  • Rural Utilities Service (Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants)
  • Rural Utilities Service (Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants)

Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee

• Department of Commerce
  • NIST—Scientific and Technical Research
  • NOAA—Coastal Zone Management
• Department of Justice
  • COPS Technology and Equipment
  • Byrne Justice
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Safety, Security, and Mission Services

Energy and Water Development Subcommittee

• 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 Subcommittee

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal Assistance—Emergency Ops. Centers
  • Federal Assistance—Pre-Disaster Mitigation

Interior and Environment Subcommittee

• Environmental Protection Agency
  • STAG—Clean Water State Revolving Fund
  • STAG—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

• 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 Subcommittee

• Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • CDBG- Economic Development Initiatives
• Department of Transportation
  • Airport Improvement Program
  • Highway Infrastructure Projects
  • Transit Infrastructure Projects
  • Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
  • Port Infrastructure Development Program