CONGRESSIONALly
directed spending

As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I am committed to increasing federal investment in New Mexico. Through recent reforms, the federal appropriations process now provides the opportunity to fund local projects through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS). During this process, I work with nonprofit entities, universities, and state, Tribal, and local governments to direct federal funding to projects that truly have an impact on the lives of New Mexicans.

I’ve been proud to work with communities across New Mexico to deliver $932 million in Congressionally Directed Spending to support 440 projects. You can find the list of CDS projects I secured funding for in FY26 here, in FY24 here, in FY23 here, and in FY22 here.

Please submit this form to express your interest in making an FY2027 Congressionally Directed Spending request through my office.

If additional information is needed on your project, you will be emailed a more comprehensive form. Not every request will be deemed eligible by the relevant Appropriations Subcommittee, and all CDS funding is contingent upon enactment of FY2027 Appropriations Bills.

All requests must comply with Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. Among other things, Rule XLIV bars members from carrying any financial or pecuniary interest in any CDS project they support and requires members to list each of the CDS projects they request the Senate Appropriations Committee fund in each fiscal year.