FY 2027 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

Our form is now OPEN.

Deadline: (TBD)

Applicants are encouraged to submit your requests as soon as possible.

Thank you for your interest in applying for community project funding for Fiscal Year 2027. Please take the time to provide more information about your community funding project request, and how my office can be helpful to you. If you are interested in applying for funding for a specific project in CA-21, please fill out the form below. Applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with the Office of Congressman Jim Costa to discuss their project proposals prior to submitting.

Applicants must follow all instructions, and submit your requests by the deadline provided:

Please review House Appropriations Committee general guidance and consult the subcommittee-specific guidance for the subcommittee which your requested project would fall under. Until guidance for FY27 becomes available, please consult the FY26 guidance available here.

Per the House Appropriations Committee, no project requests will be accepted in the following areas: Financial Services and General Government (FSGG); Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS); National Security and Department of State; Legislative Branch; and Defense.

Additional Details:

Please review House Appropriations Committee Guidance:
- General Guidance
- Community Project Guidance
Any information on the form could be public.
Our office can only submit 15 requests in total.
If submitted to our office or eventually to the Appropriations Committee, there is no guarantee that you will receive funding.
To submit, you must be a government entity or a 501(c)3 non-profit under the IRS tax code.
Be advised that some accounts require a non-federal match.
To be considered, you must be located within CA-21.
The Committee on Appropriations requires that all applicants must demonstrate community support (letters of support OR press articles if available).
Once the preliminary project form is submitted, we will work with you on submitting more information, letters of support, and press articles (if available). You do not need to submit support documents at this time, but please be prepared to provide them to our office on short notice upon request.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with the Office of Congressman Jim Costa to discuss their project proposals prior to submitting.

If you have any questions, please call our Washington, DC office at (202) 225-3341, Fresno office at (559) 495-1620, or the Visalia office at (559) 749-9330.

Review previous Fiscal Year Community Project Funding selections HERE.

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Requesting Organization/Group Information

Organization Name:

Organization Street Address:

Street Address Continued:

City:

State:

Zip:

Point of Contact First Name:

Point of Contact Last Name:

Contact Phone Number:

Phone Type:

Phone Number

Alternate Phone Number

What are these options?

Constituents who are hard of hearing or use a video phone have the option to choose TDD or VP based on the type of device they are using. This allows our office to respond to them accordingly. The default option 'Voice' is a standard audible telephone.

Point of Contact Email

Funding Request

Project Name:

Is the requesting organization/group a public entity or a non-profit organization?

Do your projects have the support of the local community and are you prepared to share evidence of community support (e.g., letter of support) with your project application(s)?

Is the project located in or does it operate primarily in the 21st Congressional District of California?

Summary: Please provide a description of the project. (500 words or less)

What is the overall cost of the project?

Amount of funding requested:

Can the funding be fully used in Fiscal Year 2027?

Is this project seeking additional funding through different sources?

Do you have any funding? If so, please list your sources of funding.

Do you have matching funding?

How will this project benefit California’s 21st Congressional District?

Do you have any partners in this project?

Appropriations Bill for Request

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