The Committee on Appropriations recently announced that Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from Members of Congress will be considered by appropriators in the FY 2024 cycle. Each Member of Congress may submit up to 15 projects to the Appropriations Committee for consideration.
The deadline to request community project funding for FY 2024 from the Office of Congressman Dean Phillips is Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 6:00 PM ET. We cannot guarantee that requests submitted after the deadline will be considered.
Community Project Funding requests are for requesting funding for projects that serve Minnesota’s Third District. These requests may be submitted only by not-for-profit institutions to seven House Appropriations Subcommittees. To learn if your specific project is eligible for Community Project Funding, please review the guidance available by the Appropriations Committee here (eligible accounts) and here (guidance for each account).
If a project is eligible, our office will use the following criteria in reviewing requests and selecting up to 15 for formal submission:
Is this project located in Minnesota’s Third District? If not, will it serve the residents of Minnesota’s Third District?
If your request does not cover the full cost of the project, does the project stand a reasonable chance of securing the remainder of funds necessary?
Will the project make a broad and positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of the residents of Minnesota’s Third District?
Is the project shovel-ready, i.e., at an advanced enough stage of development for implementation to begin soon?
In addition to the above criteria, community engagement and support is crucial in determining which projects are worthy of Federal funding. Only projects with strong, demonstrated community support will be considered. There are many ways to demonstrate community support; including but not limited to:
letters of support from elected community leaders (e.g., mayors or other officials);
press articles highlighting the need for the requested Community Project Funding;
support from newspaper editorial boards;
projects listed on State intended use plans, community development plans, or other publicly available planning documents; or
resolutions passed by city councils or boards.
Please note that the Office of Congressman Phillips does not guarantee that the selected project(s) will receive funding. Final decisions regarding which projects receive funding will be made by the House Appropriations Committee, and a funding bill must be signed into law to receive money. Projects that are selected for submission will be posted on this page later.
If you would like to submit a project for consideration, please fill out this form. Be sure to include as much information about your project as you can.
If you have questions about your CPF request, please call our Washington, D.C. office at (202) 225-2871 or email Trey Webster Trey.Webster@mail.house.gov.
