Appropriations Requests

"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law" - U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 9

As your Congressman, I am working to ensure our federal government invests in programs and policies that strengthen our communities, our state, and our nation. One of Congress’s core constitutional responsibilities is setting federal spending levels by passing 12 appropriations bills. As part of this process, I will advocate to the House Appropriations Committee for funding priorities that directly benefit Maryland’s 2nd District.

Below are the different ways Congress funds the government and how your organization, nonprofit or government entity can request an appropriation.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Community Project Funding Requests

You may prepare submissions with the House Appropriations Committee's FY27 Community Project Funding Guidance, provided by the Majority. Please note that House leadership has implemented new and wide-ranging restrictions on funding for nonprofits. Contact our office for guidance.

If you missed Congressman Olszewski's informational CPF sessions, please review these PowerPoint slides.

To submit a request, please fill out our FY27 CPF Requests Form.

The deadline to submit a Community Project Funding Request to Congressman Olszewski for Fiscal Year 2027 is as follows:

If you have any questions, please contact us at MD02Appropriations@mail.house.gov, or you may contact my District Office at (410) 427-5725.

Congressman Olszewski's FY26 Community Project Funding submissions.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Programmatic & Language Requests

Members of Congress can also submit Programmatic and Language requests, typically on behalf of advocacy groups and stakeholders, to help shape federal spending and policy priorities.

Programmatic requests seek to express general support for funding an existing program or to request a specific amount of funding for a specific existing program in one of the 12 appropriations bills.

A Language Request does not specifically direct funding to a particular entity but encourages some type of action by an agency. For example, an advocacy group may want to urge an agency to conduct an impact study.

You may prepare submissions with the House Appropriations Committee's FY27 Programmatic and Language Guidance, provided by the Majority.

To submit a request, please fill out our FY27 Programmatic and Language Requests Form.

The deadline to submit a Programmatic or Language Request to Congressman Olszewski for Fiscal Year 2027 is as follows:

If you have any questions, please contact us at MD02Appropriations@mail.house.gov, or you may contact my District Office at (410) 427-5725.