Congressional Directed Spending Requests

Eligible Accounts: The office anticipates the following accounts will be eligible sources of CDS funding for FY27: Click here. The guidance provided in this document is derived from FY26 CDS guidance. While the office expects the FY27 guidance to closely resemble the FY26 guidance, please be aware that the requirements or availability of individual accounts may change once FY27 guidance is issued.

All requests must comply with Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. In FY22, FY23, FY24, FY25, and FY26 the Committee limited CDS funding to public and not-for-profit entities, i.e., private businesses and other for-profit entities are not eligible for CDS funding. Lastly, the requirements, content, and deadlines associated with Senator Sanders’ application are not necessarily representative of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Once submitted, a member of the Senator’s office will reach out to you directly if your application moves forward to the next step in the appropriations process. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of submissions, we are unable to notify entities whose applications were not selected to move forward.