Congressionally Directed Spending Request Form
Please fill out this form in its entirety. All narrative sections must be in plain English. This form in part or in whole could be made public. Please be aware: if your organization submits a request prior to release of the President’s Budget Request for fiscal year 2022, you will be responsible for confirming or revising your request.
This form must be completed and submitted by May 21st—late requests will not be considered. This form and its deadline may be subject to change pending guidance from the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Lastly, please note the following:
- This form is for congressionally directed spending items. If you are making a programmatic request, please fill out the FY2022 Defense or General Appropriations Request Form.
- Only public and non-profit entities may request congressional directed spending items.
- Requests may be made for the following bills: Agriculture; Commerce, Justice, and Science; Energy and Water; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Interior; Labor, Health, and Human Services; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development. Please use this list to complete the "Appropriation Account or Agency" field under "Funding Information" by copying and pasting the agency or account into the form below.
- All requests must include at least TWO (2) letters of support from third parties within the community or communities that would benefit from fulfilment of the request. These letters must clearly communicate the benefits that the request would confer upon the community/communities. Please submit all letters in a single PDF file below.
- More information about congressionally directed spending (CDS) items and the FY22 Appropriations Process as well as a list of CDS item-eligible accounts can be found here; the accounts are organized by bill. Note that the deadlines contained on that page are for member request letters. If you wish to submit a CDS request to the Office of Senator Patty Murray, please abide by the deadline stated on this form.
Relevant Documents (PDF's only accepted)
Affirmations and Acknowledgements
- Submission of a request that meets the requirements of this form as well as any subsequent requirements that may be promulgated by the Office of Senator Patty Murray or the Senate Committee on Appropriations does not guarantee the award of federal funding and/or the support of Senator Murray.
- This request and any information submitted in support of it may be made public in part or in their entirety
- The requesting entity will comply with any request presented to them by the Government Accountability Office, the Office of Inspector General of a federal agency, Congress, or any other federal entity performing an audit, investigation, or oversight function
- Any funding award associated with this request does not guarantee support or funding in future fiscal years.
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