Overview
It is my great honor and privilege to serve as your representative in Congress and to ensure that federal dollars are being invested in El Paso. For Fiscal Year 2026, my office will be accepting Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. Since the start of Community Projects Funding in Fiscal Year 2022, I have been able to secure funding for 38 community projects, bringing back to El Paso nearly $56 million directly to our cities and towns, our schools, our universities, nonprofits, and companies. I am excited to continue to use this process to deliver for El Pasoans.
PLEASE NOTE: we have not received official guidance from the House Committee on Appropriations on FY26 CPFs. For now, we are advising the community to operate under last year's guidance when filling out our form. Once we receive official guidance, we will update our website, forms, resources, and will contact those who have expressed interest in the process. If you are one of the 15 projects that Rep. Escobar selected for FY25, unfortunately we do not have an update at this time as to whether or not these projects will be included in a final FY25 funding package.
The Community Project Funding requests are in addition to the general programmatic and language-based requests which you can learn more about here. Updated reforms require rigorous vetting, limits 15 community project requests from each Member of Congress, public disclosure of potential recipients on the Congressmember’s website, and certification that no Congressmember’s family can benefit from the project.
General CPF eligibility guidance:
- Only state or local governmental entities and certain eligible non-profit organizations are eligible to apply.
- All for-profit groups and entities are ineligible.
- You must be able to demonstrate the the request has community support.
- Funding must be for Fiscal Year 2026 only.
- All projects must meet the relevant statutory and administrative criteria for funding through the grant program under which it is submitted.
- If the project would normally require a funding match or cost share by a non-federal entity, then the requesting entity will need to demonstrate that it can provide this match if it makes a request.
Staff may follow up for additional information to support the CPF request such as budget justification, documentation of community support and need, or proof of ability to meet match requirements once an initial request is submitted. If you have any questions about Congresswoman Escobar’s project submission process, please email tx16.approps@mail.house.gov.
For list of all previously funding Community Funding Projects from Fiscal Year 2022-2025, please click here.
Submission Forms
At this time our office is releasing a preliminary interest form for community projects. If you are interested in staying informed about this process, please use this link. Once the deadline for our office is announced we will release an updated form with all of the information we will need to process your request.
NOTE: The House Appropriation Committee has different criteria and submission requirements for each of the eligible subcommittees and accounts below. If you are unsure about which subcommittee to submit your project through, please read our Resource Guide listed on this page to learn about the scope and eligibility requirement of all eligible accounts.
Resource Guide:
In order to inform El Pasoans about the available accounts and funding, my office has compiled a comprehensive resource guide. This guide contains descriptions of what projects are eligible, insight on the process, frequently asked questions, and more. To view the resource guide, click here.
FY22-25 Submitted Projects:
A full list of all submitted projects from previous fiscal years can be found here.
Deadline:
The House Appropriations Committee sets rigid deadlines for my office to submit requests. The Committee has not yet release these deadlines so our office is reviewing submission on a rolling basis. Once the Appropriations Committee releases further guidance and timelines, our office will establish our deadline. Please stay aware of this website and communications for our office for updates on this timeline.
