Fiscal Year 2027 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 20 projects in their community for fiscal year 2027 – 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.

[Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies]

[City of Arlington]
$190,555
To purchase and install the HVAC system in the City of Arlington's multi-purpose building, which serves as an emergency shelter
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Hospital Authority of Miller County, Georgia]
$900,000
To purchase and renovate a building to house a behavioral and mental health unit and to purchase its equipment
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Mitchell County Board of Commissioners]
$600,000
To purchase a quad cab fire engine
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Stewart County Commission]
$1,000,000
To renovate and improve the Fountain B. Wims Center, a community center and emergency shelter
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Commerce, Justice, and Science]

[Albany Police Department]
$900,000
To staff and operate the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement which focuses on community outreach and violence interruption, lighting/cameras/environmental design safety improvements, secure data-sharing, and evaluation to measure results
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Americus Police Department]
$650,000
To expand the deployment of video surveillance cameras and license plate recognition technology in high crime areas throughout Americus, Sumter County, and the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Bibb County Sheriff's Office]
$350,000
To support the Cold Case and Violent Crime Investigation Initiative through advanced forensic DNA testing and modern investigative case analysis tools
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Chattahoochee County Sheriff's Office]
$334,382
To upgrade its radio and 911 communications infrastructure to ensure reliable, secure, and interoperable emergency response capabilities
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office]
$775,000
To support the Restoring Inspiration by Success in Education (R.I.S.E.) Initiative which includes trauma-informed services for families to help reduce juvenile justice referrals, repeat law enforcement encounters, and behavioral services requiring police response
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Muscogee County Sheriff's Office]
$1,360,900
To purchase 100 interoperable mobile radios, three inmate transportation vans plus safety inserts, and twenty night vision goggles with helmet mounts
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Energy and Water]

[Army Corps of Engineers]
$980,000
To remove invasive aquatic vegetation, including Hydrilla, repopulating grass carp for continued control, and reestablishing fisheries as well as the operation and maintenance of the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam to assure safe navigation, hydro-electric power, flood control, and recreation
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Interior and Environment]

[City of Camilla]
$2,000,000
To bring the city's wastewater system into compliance with Georgia Environmental Protection Division requirements and to increase its capacity to current demands
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Labor, Health & Human Services]

[Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc.]
$745,000
To renovate and remodel the Rural Model Clinic to ensure the ongoing provision of Ryan White HIV/AIDS services, expand access to specialty and ancillary services, and reduce stigma related to HIV/AIDS
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Donalsonville Hospital, Inc.]
$348,000
To purchase a backup generator and specialized stretchers for the hospital's emergency room and nursing home facilities
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Phoebe Sumter Medical Center]
$548,776
To fund a dedicated, hospital-based ambulance to ensure reliable, rapid inter-facility transport for critically ill patients
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Transportation, Housing & Urban Development]

[Baker County School System]
$1,000,000
To construct the Baker County Student and Community Resilience Center, a multipurpose education and community facility
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[City of Warner Robins]
$416,977
To be used for streetscaping the Green Street Corridor in Warner Robins to provide for improved safety and multi-modal access
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Columbus State University]
$769,842
To create a drone pavilion that would be used to create a space for students, researchers, and industry to develop and test new drone technologies; host regional and national drone competitions; and provide educational and job-training opportunities for students in the area
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Development Authority of Seminole County and Donalsonville]
$851,000
To provide sewer service to the Seminole East Industrial Park in Donalsonville, GA
Member's Signed Certification Letter

[Macon-Bibb County]
$1,500,000
To construct 10 new owner-occupied homes as part of the Homeownership Opportunities project
Member's Signed Certification Letter