FY23 Congressionally Directed Spending Request Form

Only public and non-profit entities are eligible to request Congressionally Directed Spending. In addition, to receive funding, projects will need to demonstrate significant community support through at least two letters of support. Importantly, projects will also need to meet all requirements established by the federal agency for the specific grant program, including funding match requirements.

Note, this form is only for Congressionally Directed Spending Requests as defined by Senate Rules.

Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) Requests: According to Senate Rule XLIV, a CDS is a provision “included primarily at the request of a Senator providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, location or Congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive award process.” Generally speaking, this is funding requested for a specific project in a specific location.