Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFCDS)

• Funds are not eligible for the earmark repurposing program.

The call for project applications for the CPFCDS Projects is currently underway. For more information on this and the application deadline local agencies should contact their U.S. Representative or U.S. Senator. Local Agency applications must be submitted to the local agency’s U.S. Representative or U.S. Senator, per their elected legislators’ instructions. Local agencies should check their elected leaders web site or contact their staff for more information on this cycle of the program.

Status:

This information includes a listing of each CPFCDS approved project, along with the projects funding amount and identified recipient.  Recipients were determined using the disclosure letters from the U.S. Legislator that requested funding for the project.

Thank you for your time and interest in this program.

Background:

In November 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), was passed into law.  With the passage of IIJA, the Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFCDS) program was created, to support specific community projects as part of the annual appropriations process. 

For every year of funding, the CPFCDS projects are solicited and selected by the members of the U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate.  Once selected, the individual scope and funding amount for each of the selected CPFCDS projects is then written into law via the Annual Appropriations bill.

The CPFCDS program is funded from the 2022 FFY through the 2026 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY).  As a reminder, the FFY begins October 1^st and ends on September 30^th of the following year.

NOTE: Although the U.S. Congress often refers to this program as “Community Project Funding” and the U.S. Senate refers to the program as “Congressionally Directed Spending,” the two terms are synonymous, both referring to the CPFCDS program.

Additional information on the program and selected projects are provided in the below links.

Funding Deadlines:

To request or inquire about CPFCDS funding please contact your representative in the U.S. Congress or U.S. Senate.  A member of the U.S. legislature must submit a formal request to their respective Appropriations Committee for every project they wish to request be funded.  Selected projects are funded and written into law each year as the annual appropriations process. Through the IIJA, the CPFCDS program is funded through 2026 FFY.

Note: Like many other programs, the CPFCDS program is funded through the Highway Infrastructure Program (HIP).  However, it’s important to note the CPFCDS program is a different program entirely from the Highway Infrastructure Program (HIP), and have different guidance, different procedures, and different Program Coordinators.

• FHWA Earmark Q&A Memo (pdf)
• CPFCDS Project Eligibility Request (pdf)
• Outline of Project Application Process (pdf)
• Outline of Project RFA Process - PE Only (no RW, CON/CE) (pdf)
• Outline of Project RFA Process – RW, CON/CE (may include PE) (pdf)

• Local Assistance CPFCDS FAQs
• Additional Questions & Answers
• Reimbursement Ratio Info
• Fact Sheet – Implementation  (pdf)

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CPDCDS Award Obligation Reports