Congressman Adriano Espaillat - Apply for Congressional Grant Funding for Local Community Projects Today

Apply for Congressional Grant Funding for Local Community Projects Today  

Now Accepting Applications: Up To 15 Public, Non-Profit Projects Can Be Submitted to House Appropriations Committee 

Click here to view and submit the 2025 Community Project Request Form for Rep. Adriano Espaillat

Deadline to Apply is Friday, April 5th  

Representative Adriano Espaillat, a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, which funds federal agencies and programs—announced the start of a new cycle of community project funding for state and local entities to receive direct federal funding through the Appropriations process.  

Community Project Funding allows Members of Congress to direct congressional funding to their districts to help address the needs of the community. This funding is critical to helping support the administrative and operational functions of eligible groups in the district. 

Eligible entities that can apply for funding include state or local governmental entities and certain eligible non-profit organizations.  All for-profit groups and entities are ineligible.  Eligible projects are broken down by each spending bill.

Click here to view and submit the 2025 Community Project Request Form for Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).

“I am excited to announce the opening of community project grant funding is now accepting applications from New York state and local governments, and non-profit organizations, to request Community Project Funding in the upcoming annual federal spending bills,” said Rep. Espaillat. "Each year, this process assists my office in identifying local projects from around my district which need federal funding and support in order to continue their work to assist constituents. I look forward to collaborating with each of the local groups to help identify projects and next steps to ensure this process and funding opportunity is available to all eligible organizations throughout my district.”

A copy of the guidance can be found here. 

Eligible organizations are encouraged to call the Office of Congressman Adriano Espaillat at 202-225-4365 should groups have questions regarding this funding cycle's process and other updates. 

Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fourth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress. He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.