FY26 Appropriations

The deadline to submit an appropriations request was Friday, April 4. Our appropriations window has now closed.

As the Representative of Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District I work to ensure that our federal government invests in the policies and programs that help our communities, our state, and our nation move forward.

There are three types of appropriations requests that can be submitted to my office – Programmatic Requests, Language Requests, and Community Project Requests.

Programmatic Requests: Requesting specific funding levels for agencies and programs funded in the twelve appropriations bills.
- Programmatic and Language Request Guidance can be found HERE.
Language Requests: Requesting bill language or report language directing or encouraging specific actions by federal agencies.
Community Project Funding Requests: Requesting funding for specific projects in their communities, so long as the projects have a federal nexus and meet other requirements established by federal law, House Rules, and the Committee to ensure only high-quality projects are requested and funded.
- Community Project Funding Request Guidance can be found HERE.
Member Financial Disclosure Certification and Federal Nexus Statement Templates can be found HERE

Member Financial Disclosure Certification and Federal Nexus Statement Templates can be found HERE.

Program Funding or Language Requests

Program funding or language requests ask the Congressman to support either (a) specific funding levels for or (b) specific activities by certain agency or department programs (e.g., Pell Grants, Head Start, DoD Breast Cancer Research, Afterschool Programs).

The two types of program requests are:

Program funding requests: Ask for a certain amount of funding for a particular program. The request can be for a specific funding level, to support the President’s Budget Request, to support the FY25 enacted funding level, to generally support robust funding, or to zero out funding.
Language requests: Suggest Congressional intent that an agency focus on a certain policy or take a certain action related to a specific program. Language requests can be for “bill” language that have the force of law and direct an agency to take a specific action or “report” language that recommends an agency prioritize certain policies or actions.

Examples of Program Funding Requests

Increased funding for the 21st Century Learning Centers Program.
Include $25 million for the Predominantly Black Institutions Grants.
Sign the group letter by a certain Representative for full funding for Head Start.

Examples of Language Requests

Sign the group letter that would include report language in support of trauma funding for homeless families.
Include bill language for $150 million for the Reemployment Opportunities Program.

If you have multiple requests, please submit a separate form for each request.

Community Project Funding

Community Project Funding requests ask Congressman Fields to select a specific non-profit or government organization within Louisiana's 6th Congressional District to receive Congressionally directed funding under a specific federal grant for activities that would positively benefit the community.

Important: An organization receiving Community Project Funding must follow all requirements of any federal grant under which it receives funds, and it cannot be a for-profit organization. Community Project Funding requests are for one year of funding and likely will not be received until mid-2027.

Please see below for FY 26 Community Project Funding Requests:

Listed below is a summary of the 15 projects Congressman Fields submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for FY 2026, along with each project's recipient and requested amount. The projects are listed in alphabetical order:

The City of Baker requested $2,700,000 for the construction of a youth ballpark.
The City of Mansfield requested $960,000 for emergency repairs to city's 800,000 gallon water storage tank at the South Mansfield Water Booster Station.
The City of Mansfield requested $5,658,000 for the design and construction of a wastewater collection system.
The City of Natchitoches requested $3,025,000 for the Rue de Gabriel Extension Project, including curb/gutters, roadway extensions, and sewer main extensions.
The City of Opelousas requested $3,200,000 for the replacement of the Bernice Street Bridge.
The City of Shreveport requested $5,000,000 for the replacement of lighting fixtures along I-20.
The City of Shreveport requested $5,000,000 for the Kings Highway Road Project, including utility relocation, sidewalk installation, landscaping, and median installation.
Louisiana State University - Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College, and England Airpark requested $6,500,000 for the Aviation Career and Education Initiative, including building renovation and new construction.
Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) requested $5,504,000 for the construction and development of the Gardere Inspiration Community Center.
Lafayette Consolidated Government requested $5,000,000 for the construction of a Emergency Operations Center.
Lafayette Consolidated Government requested $3,000,000 for Water and Wastewater Laboratories Replacement Project.
Northwestern State University requested $1,800,000 for Innovation Park Technology Equipment.
Southern University requested $4,900,000 for the Emergency Operations Center Complex Construction
Southern University requested $9,500,000 for the major campus egress and emergency road project
St. Landry Parish Government requested $797,400 for the St. Landy Parish Airport construction project, including box hangars and concrete taxiway pads.

In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Congressman Fields has certified that he, his spouse, and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.

See Federal Nexus Statements HERE

If you have additional questions, please feel free to call Rep. Field's DC office at 202.225.3901 or contact Fields.Approps@mail.house.gov. Thank you!