Appropriations requests from prior years:
The Appropriations process is an annual opportunity to affect the funding of a wide range of federal, state, local, and tribal programs through programmatic requests. Separately, in recent appropriations cycles, Congress has allocated some of the federal budget for Community Project Funding (CPFs, also known as “earmarks”), which is one-off project funding for nonprofits or state, local, or tribal governments.
Rep. Mullin invites you to weigh in on this important process by making either a programmatic or CPF Appropriations request. However, please note that we expect to receive hundreds of requests and there is a strict limit on the number of requests each member of Congress can submit, so submitting a request here is no guarantee that Rep. Mullin will be able to submit it to the Appropriations Committee.
There is no initial deadline to submit Appropriations requests to Rep. Mullin. Requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please check back here in the future for any changes or new deadlines once the Appropriations Committee releases more information about this year’s process.
Community Project Funding (Earmark) Requests
In FY27, Congress will likely allocate some of the federal budget for Community Project Funding. Please note that while there are many worthy organizations and projects, not every project will be funded and most projects will not be funded at the level requested below. No funding will be made available until and if the FY27 Appropriations bill(s) are passed by both the House and Senate and signed by the President.
Rep. Mullin will not be accepting CPF requests until the Appropriations Committee releases its FY27 guidance on what projects it will accept. Please check back here in the near future for any updates.
Programmatic Requests
Programmatic requests are for either bill text, which sets specific funding levels for authorized federal programs, or for language in Appropriations subcommittee reports, which provide directives to federal agencies on how to use appropriated funding, but which do not have the force of law. Programmatic requests must be specific to an account under an existing federal department, agency, or office. Report language must similarly be tied to an existing agency or account.
FAQs
If I submit a request, will it go to the Appropriations Committee?
Rep. Mullin will make every effort to submit requests that meet the eligibility criteria to the Appropriations Committee, which initially decides which requests are included in bills or subcommittee reports. However, every member of Congress has a limit on how many requests they can submit, and therefore requests will need to be prioritized.
Will my CPF (earmark) request be public?
Yes. If Rep. Mullin submits your Community Project Funding request to the Appropriations Committee, then it will become public (in law or a public report) and will be posted on this and other websites.
What happens after I submit? What is the timeline?
The full Appropriations process may not be completed until the end of the previous fiscal year, this calendar year, sometime next year, or possibly not at all. If Rep. Mullin decides to submit your request to the Appropriations Committee, he or his staff will be in touch with you to confirm your interest, ask for follow-up information as needed, and keep you informed about the timeline. Once (and if) the Appropriations bill(s) are signed into law by the President, it still may be several months after that before recipients are able to obtain the funding.
How do I get help on submitting a request or change my submission?
If you need help completing the form linked below, if you have any questions, or if you need to modify your request once submitted, please email CA15.Appropriations@mail.house.gov.
Request Form
Submit an Appropriations request here.
There is no initial deadline to submit Appropriations requests to Rep. Mullin. Requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please check back here in the future for any changes or new deadlines once the Appropriations Committee releases more information about this year’s process.