Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández strives to ensure that the federal government invests in the programs and policies that create opportunities for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District and our nation. She welcomes constituents and advocacy groups to submit for consideration any programmatic, language, or community project funding requests they deem a priority for Fiscal Year 2026.
PROGRAMMATIC AND LANGUAGE REQUESTS:
Programmatic request: a request to fund a specific program in the appropriations bill at a specified level.
Example: Provide $1,000,000,000 for the USDA 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.
To submit a programmatic or language request, please complete this FORM. The deadline for submissions is March 28, 2025. Please note this form should not be used for Community Project Funding requests.
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING:
Community Project Funding (CPF) request: a funding request for a specific governmental entity or non-profit organization to carry out a specific community project. For-profit entities are not eligible for funding.
Example: Provide $500,000 for a specific entity in City, State.
CPF requests may only be made for certain types of projects. Those types are determined by the House Appropriations Committee. Each project account must meet the specified eligibility and/or matching requirements. This is a highly competitive process as our office can only select a limited number of requests for submission to the Appropriations Committee. The Committee will ultimately decide which projects move forward.
The deadline for submitting a CPF request will be announced as soon as we receive information from the Appropriations Committee. We encourage interested folks to review our guide from FY25 to prepare to apply as the period to do so will be very short.
*Disclaimer: All requests must comply with House Rules. Submission of your request does not create a binding commitment on any party nor a guarantee that any organization or program will be awarded funding from any federal agency through the appropriation process. Furthermore, the submission, review, and approval of applications for federal funding will be carried out consistent with federal agency rules and regulations. Failure to complete this form fully and provide sufficient information for review may nullify your request.
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández strives to ensure that the federal government invests in the programs and policies that create opportunities for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District and our nation. She welcomes constituents and advocacy groups to submit for consideration any programmatic, language, or community project funding requests they deem a priority for Fiscal Year 2025.
PROGRAMMATIC AND LANGUAGE REQUESTS:
Programmatic request: a request to fund a specific program in the appropriations bill at a specified level.
Example: Provide $1,000,000,000 for the USDA 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.
To submit a programmatic or language request, please complete this FORM. The deadline for submissions was March 29, 2024.
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING:
Community Project Funding (CPF) request: a funding request for a specific governmental entity or non-profit organization to carry out a specific community project. For-profit entities are not eligible for funding.
Example: Provide $500,000 for a specific entity in City, State.
CPF requests may only be made for certain types of projects. Those types are determined by the House Appropriations Committee. Each project account must meet the specified eligibility and/or matching requirements. This is a highly competitive process as our office can only select a limited number of requests for submission to the Appropriations Committee. The Committee will ultimately decide which projects move forward.
The deadline to submit CPF requests to our office was Friday, April 19 at 5pm MT.
Please note that this limited timeline is due to external deadlines that our office does not control.
Note: The House Appropriations Committee has not yet released final information on FY25 Community Project Funding. To provide interested applicants with more time to submit projects, we’re accepting submissions based on the guidelines for FY24. Please note that eligible accounts and requirements may be subject to change by the Appropriations Committee.
*Disclaimer: All requests must comply with House Rules. Submission of your request does not create a binding commitment on any party nor a guarantee that any organization or program will be awarded funding from any federal agency through the appropriation process. Furthermore, the submission, review, and approval of applications for federal funding will be carried out consistent with federal agency rules and regulations. Failure to complete this form fully and provide sufficient information for review may nullify your request.
