Appropriations Priorities

Each year, Congress must pass discretionary funding for 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.

FINAL LETTERS

SENATE

**Community College Federal Funding Priorities, FY27 - Guide for Congressional Forms

**Ask your Senators to sign these Group Letters Supporting Community College Programs

**Sample Email Message: Pell, CCAMPIS, SCCTG, ABE Appropriations

FY 2027 Appropriations Request Submission Deadlines by Subcommittee

ACCT and AACC Letter to U.S. Senate on FY27 Funding Priorities

ACCT Appropriations Requests FY27 Table (Updated)

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

ACCT's FY 2027 Earmarks and Funding Request Tutorial and Slides (Member Restricted)

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

HOUSE

**Ask your members of Congress to sign these Group Letters Supporting Community College Programs

**Sample Email Message: Pell, CCAMPIS, SCCTG Appropriations

ACCT and AACC Letter to U.S. House on FY27 Funding Priorities

ACCT Appropriations Requests FY27 Table

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. There was an increase in FY26, which amounted to 220 community funding projects for community colleges, totaling to more than $294.2 million. The following chart outlines the community funding projects approved for community colleges from FY22 to FY26.

Click below to see the community funding projects for FY26, 24, 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.