Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations: Community Project Funding Requests & Disclosures

Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. has submitted funding requests for important community projects in Georgia’s Second Congressional District to the House Appropriations Committee.

Under guidelines issued by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, each member of the U.S. House of Representatives may request funding for up to 15 projects in their community for fiscal year 2026 – although only a handful may actually be funded. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and funding is predominantly available only to state and local governments as well as public entities.

[Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies]

[Columbus State University]
$312,514
For the acquisition of critical equipment to enhance the safety, efficiency, and operational capabilities of our campus police force
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Early County Board of Commissioners]
$628,661
To upgrade regional 911 equipment
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[City of Newton]
$120,000
To upgrade existing emergency vehicles
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Buena Vista Police Department]
$305,978
To replace aging patrol fleet to enhance officer safety and patrol effectiveness, upgrade obsolete equipment to ensure continued functionality, and invest in innovative public safety technology and programs
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Southwest Georgia Children's Alliance, Inc.]
$738,221
To expand prevention programs, informed care practices, and justice system response to child abuse and domestic violence across 17 counties in Georgia’s Second Congressional District
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies]

[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]
$980,000
For herbicide and mechanical control and removal of invasive aquatic vegetation to restore navigational and recreational access on Lake Seminole and ecosystem restoration
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies]

[City of Attapulgus]
$478,420
For the first phase of a multi-phase plan to replace all of the existing asbestos cement water main within its drinking water distribution system
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Lee County Board of Commissioners]
$1,200,000
For a 1.0 million gallon per day well and treatment facility to provide safe, reliable, and potable drinking water to their residents
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[City of Blakely]
$960,000
To provide a major transmission line that would move water from the City's largest water storage component to areas of the city that have very poor water pressure (i.e. Early County School System and Early County Head Start)
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies]

[City of Whigham]
$5,000,000
To build a municipal wastewater treatment plant to serve residents and businesses
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[City of Albany]
$1,129,035
For Phase I of the Albany Medical District Housing Plan, a neighborhood revitalization project to restore historic homes and build new affordable workforce housing surrounding Phoebe Putney hospital
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Crawford County Board of Commissioners]
$3,000,000
To construct a Youth Center adjacent to the county’s existing recreation complex
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[City of Americus]
$2,000,000
For its downtown streetscape project that would make vital improvements such as upgraded sidewalks for accessibility, additional lighting for safety, and green spaces
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[City of Plains]
$302,000
For a combined project including parking and public restrooms
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Macon County Board of Commissioners]
$1,000,000
To construct a community building to house a county-wide disaster relief shelter that will also serve as a gymnasium and athletic facility
Member's Signed Certification Letter