House Democrats and Republicans have both agreed to move forward with Community Project Funding, formerly known as earmarks. While the practice had been prohibited for over a decade, now each Member of the House may request up to 10 Community Project Funding grants for projects within their districts. Each Member’s office may set a different deadline for the requests. Institutions that are considering making a request should check with their respective House Member’s office for their deadline. The House Appropriations Committee will consider the requests through the 12 Appropriations Subcommittees, which have their own deadlines for Members to request the funding. Member offices may begin filing requests on March 29. The Senate has yet to decide how to proceed. Senate Republicans have not made a formal decision, though Senate Appropriations Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has offered to allocate half of the Senate earmarks to Republican requests.
Information from the House Appropriations Committee may be accessed here, here, and here. The Appropriations Subcommittee on L-HHS-ED & Related Agencies’ FY 22 Member Request Guide may be accessed here.