FY2025

Senator Sanders is now accepting preliminary requests for Vermont-based projects for Fiscal Year 2025. These requests must be submitted via electronic application by 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 8, 2024. To fill out an application, click hereAny CDS request that Senator Sanders submits to the Appropriations Committee must comply with Senate Rule XLIV of the United States Senate.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this application is to identify high-impact projects in Vermont that can reach completion with assistance from the federal government. For-profit entities are not eligible to receive Congressionally Directed Spending. Submission of this application should not be construed as a guarantee that funding will be requested or awarded. 

Eligible Accounts: Click here for a specific list of accounts under which CDS requests were supported in the Fiscal Year 2024 process. While we expect that Fiscal Year 2025 will proceed in largely similar fashion, please be aware that the requirements or availability of individual accounts may change.

Electronic application forms may be submitted here. As noted above, all CDS requests must be must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 8, 2024.

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

FY2024

Senator Sanders selected a number of Vermont projects for funding in the FY2024 Appropriations bill. Find the appropriation requests below.

FY2023

Senator Sanders selected a number of Vermont projects for funding in the FY2023 Appropriations bill. Find the appropriation requests below.

Find the full list of the approved FY2023 appropriations requests that are included in the government funding bill here.  

FY2022

Senator Sanders selected a number of Vermont projects for funding in the FY2022 Appropriations bill. Find all of the appropriation requests below. 

Find the full list of the approved FY2022 appropriations requests that are included in the government funding bill here.