{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-requests-central-washington-input-community-project-funding-0", "Newhouse Requests Central Washington Input on Community Project Funding", "2022-03-29", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Dan Newhouse", "N000189", "newhouse.house.gov", "newhouse", "https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced his office is currently accepting eligible Community Project Funding requests that will improve the lives of Central Washingtonians and support the economic prosperity of Washington state.\n\nThe House Committee on Appropriations recently announced that it will be accepting Community Project Funding requests from Members of Congress, designed to help deliver targeted federal funding to select projects in districts across the country. Community Project Funding requests can be submitted on his website and must be submitted by Monday, April 11th.\n\nConsistent with last year\u2019s process, in order to determine which projects best meet the requirements and criteria of Community Project Funding, including community engagement and support, Rep. Newhouse will seek the input of his Central Washington Community Project Funding Advisory Board. This board is comprised of one representative from each county and tribe in Washington\u2019s 4th Congressional District. The Advisory Board will work in conjunction with Rep. Newhouse\u2019s office and the House Committee on Appropriations to determine which projects will have the most impact in Washington\u2019s 4th Congressional District.\n\nOnce the project submission period ends on April 11, the Advisory Board will convene to review the submissions and vote on their recommendations for final submissions before the final deadline of April 29, 2022.\n\nBackground:\n\nAs the representative for Washington\u2019s 4th Congressional District, Rep. Newhouse will have the opportunity to submit up to fifteen requests for Community Project Funding. These requests are meant to restore Congress\u2019s Article I powers by ensuring that federal funding is directly targeted toward projects that benefit surrounding communities and the district as a whole.\n\nYou can find general guidelines for which types of projects are eligible here and below:\n\nFor-profit entities are not eligible for Community Project Funding.\n\nEach project request must be for fiscal year 2023 funds only and cannot include a request for multi-year funding.\n\nRequests will be posted online on House.gov websites.\n\nMust demonstrate good use of taxpayers\u2019 dollars.\n\nState or local governmental entities are encouraged to apply as the primary grantee to oversee the completion of the project.\n\nFor infrastructure projects, many States have established lists or intended use plans with projects that have already been vetted by governmental officials (e.g. drinking water, wastewater, and highways).\n\nRequests to direct funding to a non-profit organization must provide evidence that the recipient is a non-profit organization as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Further, many water projects often partner with non-profit entities to complete projects. Therefore, projects may also be directed to non-profits with an inherently governmental function.\n\nCommunity engagement and support is crucial in determining which projects are worthy of Federal funding. Only projects with demonstrated community support will be considered. This recommendation builds on past Committee reforms, and Members will be required to present to the Committee evidence of community support that were compelling factors in their decision to submit the request. Examples of these include, but are not limited to:\n\nLetters of support from elected community leaders (e.g., mayors or other officials);\n\nPress articles highlighting the need for the requested Community Project Funding;\n\nSupport from newspaper editorial boards;\n\nProjects listed on State intended use plans, community development plans, or other publicly available planning documents; or\n\nResolutions passed by city councils or boards.\n\nRep. Newhouse is accepting requests for Community Funding Projects here. All requests must be submitted by Monday, April 11. At that time, viable submissions will be considered by the Central Washington Community Funding Projects Advisory Board to determine which projects will ultimately be submitted for consideration by the House Committee on Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-requests-central-washington-input-community-project-funding-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6500740312039852, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}