Norton Announces Community Project Funding Application Process

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced the process for applying to her office for Community Project Funding, formerly known as earmarks, for fiscal year 2024. For a Community Project Funding request to be considered, eligible entities must submit an application by 5:00 p.m. on March 15, 2023, to NortonCommunityProjectFunding@mail.house.gov. Only non-profits and governments are eligible and the subcommittees’ requirements can be found here. Late or incomplete applications, including applications that do not provide the information required by the relevant subcommittee, will not be considered.

Projects must be in the District of Columbia.

An application consists of all the information about the entity and project required by the applicable subcommittee, as well as the following: name of the recipient; address of the recipient; amount of the request; explanation of the request, including purpose, and a justification for why it is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds; evidence of community support; if a non-profit, evidence the entity is a non-profit organization as described under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and evidence that the applicant’s work is primarily focused on D.C.

The Appropriations Committee is only permitting certain programs within specific subcommittees and accounts that are going to participate in the earmark process, listed below.

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

• Department of Agriculture–Farm Production and Conservation Programs
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service (Conservation Operations)
• Department of Agriculture–Research, Education, and Economics
  • Agricultural Research Service (Buildings and Facilities)
• Department of Agriculture–Rural Development
  • Rural Housing Service (Community Facilities)
  • Rural Utilities Service (ReConnect Program)
  • Rural Utilities Service (Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants)
  • Rural Utilities Service (Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants)
    
    

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

• Department of Commerce
  • NIST—Scientific and Technical Research
  • NOAA—Coastal Zone Management
• Department of Justice
  • COPS Technology and Equipment
  • Byrne Justice
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Safety, Security, and Mission Services
    
    

Energy and Water Development

• Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works)
  • Investigations
  • Construction
  • Mississippi River and Tributaries
  • Operation and Maintenance
• Department of the Interior/Bureau of Reclamation
  • Water and Related Resources
    
    

Homeland Security

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal Assistance—Emergency Ops. Centers
  • Federal Assistance—Pre-Disaster Mitigation
    
    

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

• Environmental Protection Agency
  • STAG—Clean Water State Revolving Fund
  • STAG—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
    
    

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

• Army
• Army National Guard
• Army Reserve
• Navy & Marine Corps
• Navy Reserve
• Air Force and Space Force
• Air National Guard
• Air Force Reserve
• DoD, Defense-Wide
  
  

Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

• Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • CDBG – Economic Development Initiatives
• Department of Transportation
  • Airport Improvement Program
  • Highway Infrastructure Projects
  • Transit Infrastructure Projects
  • Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
  • Port Infrastructure Development Program

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