Each Member of Congress may request funding for projects in their community for Fiscal Year 2026. These projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding. Additional information on guidance for Community Project Funding is available here.
My office is no longer accepting FY 2026 Appropriations requests for Community Project Funding.
Below are Community Project Funding requests I submitted on behalf of Florida’s 18th Congressional District. This list will be updated based on established timelines.
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Project Name: DeSoto County’s Wastewater Treatment Expansion
Request Amount: $5,000,000
Summary of Request: Allocation of funding will assist in expanding a 0.75 MGD wastewater treatment facility to accommodate demand for connections based on storm recovery and general development and growth.
Federal Nexus Letter
Project Name: Lake Placid, Florida-Septic to Sewer Conversion
Request Amount: $7,000,000
Summary of Request: Allocation of funding will allow Lake Placid with the support of the County and State, to construct an advanced wastewater treatment plant (1mgd), a few wastewater collection lines, abandon septic tanks, and expand their reuse system, all to eliminate septic tanks around the area lakes.
Federal Nexus Letter
Project Name: Auburndale, Florida-Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
Request Amount: $6,085,000
Summary of Request: Allocation of funding will improve economic growth, physical health, education, environment, and wastewater management. Outcomes will be measured by readiness to serve new (i.e. one or more) residential, industrial, commercial, and educational users with needed sewer infrastructure.
Federal Nexus Letter
Project Name: Lake Hamilton, Florida-Wastewater Plant
Request Amount: $9,840,000
Summary of Request: Allocation of funding will assist Lake Hamilton comply with Kissimmee River Basin Management Action Plans (BMAP) and discharge requirements imposed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
Federal Nexus Letter
Project Name: Polk County’s Reclaimed Water Alternative Water Supply
Request Amount: $5,000,000
Summary of Request: Allocation of funding will go to constructing a reclaimed water main to transfer excess reclaimed water from the Northwest to the Northeast Regional Service Area. The proposed 16-inch pipeline would be approximately 30 miles and be constructed from a combination of PVC and HDPE pipe material. Due to the distance, two booster stations are anticipated along the route to provide the hydraulics needed to convey the reclaimed water to the area of demand.
Federal Nexus Letter
Project Name: The City of Lakeland’s Western Trunk Sewer Main
Request Amount: $6,000,000
Summary of Request: Allocation of funding will assist the City in replacing the existing 36-inch sewer pipe with 2.4 miles of new 42-inch PVC gravity trunk sewer main including 43 manholes, a new lift station and approximately 1-mile of 24-inchforce main. This project will replace aging infrastructure, correct material deficiencies, eliminate overflows from over capacitated pipelines, and allow both commercial and residential growth by creating additional pipeline capacity.
Federal Nexus Letter
Commerce, Justice, Science, & Related Agencies
Project Name: Florida Polytechnic University's Public Service Applied Innovation Laboratory (PSAIL)
Request Amount: $2,900,000
Summary of Request: Allocation of funding will support the development of PSAIL, a high-impact experiential learning program in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) for students at Florida Poly. The facility will be built within an existing unfinished space on campus and will support operations tied to the University’s Network and Security Operations Center and AI Solutions Lab. This will prepare students for careers in Florida’s growing tech and public safety sectors.
Federal Nexus Letter
