Rep. Delgado Announces Application Period for Community Project Funding

Press Release

Today, U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) announced the launch of the Community Project Funding (CPF) process open to local governments and non-profits for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). The CPF process allows localities and non-profits to submit requests for direct federal funding for high-priority community projects in New York's 19th Congressional District.The deadline for Appropriations submissions to Delgado's office is April 18, 2022.

For Fiscal Year 2022, Rep. Delgado successfully secured funding for 9 projects in NY-19 including funding for local police, child care, broadband, and more.

This initiative is coupled with stringent eligibility, ethics, and transparency guardrails that are outlined on the individual forms linked below. CPF will be available only to nonprofit organizations and to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. In addition, only projects with evidence of strong support from the community will be considered, and evidence of community support and community need is required as part of your submission. This evidence can take the form of a letter from local stakeholders, inclusion on a state or local planning document, letters to the editor in local papers, and many more options discussed further below.

Find more information and resources to apply on Rep. Delgado's website:

Community Project Funding | Representative Antonio Delgado (house.gov)

Questions regarding CPF can be directed to Delgado's Washington D.C. office at (202) 225-5614. The application deadline is April 18, 2022.

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