United States Constitution: Article I, Section 9, Clause 7:

“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.”

Each year, Members of the House are allowed to submit a limited number of discretionary program requests to the House Appropriations Committee for projects in need of federal funding. 

Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22) is eager to hear our community's priorities for the annual process of congressionally directed appropriations requests. This process represents a valuable opportunity each year to channel federal resources back to New York's 22nd Congressional District based on the needs and suggestions of its residents, local governments, and non-profits.

The exclusive responsibility of spending federal funds rests with Congress, and, in particular, the House of Representatives. Within the House of Representatives, the House Committee on Appropriations is responsible for the passing of legislation regulating expenditures of the federal government. The committee is structured with twelve subcommittees, each entrusted with the distinct responsibility of drafting one of the twelve appropriations bills. Some, but not all, of the subcommittees permit the inclusion of congressionally directed spending requests by members of Congress in their annual appropriations bills. The spending requests Members can make to the Appropriations Committee are of the two following forms: 

• Community Project Funding (CPF) requests — Members may request funding for specific projects in their communities.

• Programmatic requests — Members may request specific funding levels for agencies and programs funded in the twelve appropriations bills.

Typically, each subcommittee will have several accounts or programs specifically designated for members to make funding requests from. In the case of CPF requests, these accounts or programs will have strict guidelines for the projects that will be accepted. Members are also permitted to make a third type of request to the Appropriations Committee on behalf of stakeholders:

• Language requests — Members may request bill language or report language directing or encouraging specific actions by federal agencies.

Below, you will find guidance and supporting documents (helpful to you in making your request to our office) from each subcommittee that is accepting appropriations requests, and the required application forms for each type of request.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit using the Google Form linked below. 

For any questions, feel free to contact Congressman Brandon Williams’s Legislative Director handling Appropriations at: michael.inguanta@mail.house.gov.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 15, 2024. 

Programmatic and Language requests may be submitted using the attached form linked below, or by completing and sending the form located here to one of Congressman Williams’s offices. 

FY2025 Programmatic and Language Request Form

Community Project Funding requests may be submitted using the attached form linked below, or by completing and sending the form located here to one of Congressman Williams’s offices.

FY2025 Community Project Funding Request Form

Additionally, please find the FY25 Community Project Funding Guidance document here, as a helpful resource for navigating the process.