FY23 Appropriations Requests

FY23 Appropriations Requests

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 2023.

Our office will accept the following requests.

PROGRAMMATIC AND LANGUAGE REQUESTS:

1. Programmatic request: a request to fund a specific program in the appropriations bill at a specified level.
   1. Example: Provide $1,000,000,000 for the USDA ReConnect program.

2. 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.
   1. 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 by April 8, 2022. 

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING:
Rep. Leger Fernandez’s CPF guide is available HERE

3. 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.
   1. Example: Provide $500,000 for a specific entity in City, State.

CPF requests may only be made for the accounts listed in this guide and must meet the specified eligibility and/or matching requirements. This is a highly competitive process as our office can only select 15 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 is April 13, 2022. Please note that this limited timeline is due to external deadlines that our office does not control.

Please submit your requests using these forms:

• Ag., Rural Devel., Food & Drug Admin
• Commerce, Justice and Science
• Defense
• Energy and Water Development
• Financial Services and General Government
• Homeland Security
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
• Health & Human Services
• Labor and Education
• Military Construction & Veterans Affairs
• Transportation, Housing and Urban Development

The Appropriations Committee has not yet announced which accounts will be eligible for CPFs. However, we expect the accounts to be similar to those allowed for FY22. As we await further guidance, we recommend reviewing our office’s guide from last year.

As soon as we receive additional details from the Appropriations Committee, we will make CPF submission forms available. The deadline to submit CPF requests to our office is April 13, 2022.

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You may send any supplemental materials or questions to NM03Requests@mail.house.gov. Please call our office at 202-225-6190 with any questions.

*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.