Appropriations Priorities

Each year, Congress must pass discretionary funding for each of the 12 federal agencies. The following resources describe the appropriations landscape for community colleges for fiscal year 2026 as well as ACCT's appropriations priorities for fiscal year 2027.

FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Table

FY27 CC Federal Funding Priorities - Guide for Congressional Forms

ACCT and AACC FY27 Priorities House Committee Letter

ACCT Appropriations Requests FY27 Table

2026 Dear Colleague Letters for Student Aid Appropriations

ACCT's FY 2025 Earmarks Webinar and Slides (Member Restricted)

Federal legislators brought back community funding projects, previously known as earmarks, after a 14 year hiatus in the 117th Congress. In fiscal year (FY) 2023, there were over 200 community funding projects which brought in over $240.8 million for community colleges. While FY24 saw a lower number of projects due to budgetary constraints and changes in eligible accounts, community colleges still got over 180 community project funding requests approved for over $190 million. Click below to see the community funding projects for FY24, FY23, and FY22.

Note: Fiscal Year 2025 was funded through a series of three continuing resolutions (the last one extending from March 14, 2025, to September 30, 2025). As a result, no earmarks were approved during that fiscal year.