Appropriations

Each fiscal year, the Appropriations Committee accepts general appropriations requests from Members of Congress to meet the needs of American communities across the country. As the Representative for Georgia's Thirteenth Congressional District, Congressman David Scott is pleased to coordinate constituent requests for FY 2026.

Please find information about FY 2025 Community Project Funding requests HERE

PROGRAMMATIC AND LANGUAGE REQUESTS:

  1. Programmatic request: A request to fund a specific program in the appropriations bill at a specified level.
    • Example: Provide $200 million for the USDA Food and Farm Worker Relief Grant Program (FFWR).
  1. 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 urges NIH to prioritize PCOS research funding for New and Early-Stage Investigator Awards and build new mechanisms to encourage experienced biomedical and public health researchers to study PCOS and collaborate with patients to identify more effective treatments and a possible cure for PCOS.

To submit a programmatic or language request, please complete this FORM. If you are submitting both a programmatic and language request, please fill out two separate forms.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING REQUESTS:

To submit a Community Project Funding request, please complete this FORM.

DEADLINE for Submissions: COB Friday, April 16th, 2025.

Please reach out to Nolan.Dunnahoo@mail.house.gov for more information.

Transparency:

All Members of Congress are required to post all Community Project Funding requests submitted to the committee on their website. The posting must include the name of the proposed recipient, the address, the amount of the request, and an explanation of the purpose and justification for the use of taxpayer funds. Per the new requirements, Rep. Scott has certified that neither he nor his immediate family have a financial interest in any of the submissions.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, April 16, 2025

 

Instructions and Requirements

 

1.      Please carefully read the information below regarding the specific appropriations accounts that remain eligible for Community Project Funding (CPF) requests and ensure that your request fits within one of those accounts.

 

2.      Include ONE submission per form. No more than 2 submissions per requesting organization.

 

3.      All requests must be for a one-time, single-year allocation of funds.

 

4.      Completed forms should be sent via email to GA13earmarks@mail.house.gov by NO LATER THAN Friday, April 16, 2025.  

 

5.      Ensure that all questions on the form are completed.

 

6.      Ensure that any cost share requirements can be met.

 

7.      Include a letter on your entity’s official letterhead making the request.

 

*Please note that all submitted forms are subject to public disclosure.